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Funding supports Blackpoint's mission to be a one-stop-shop for MSPs to combat escalating cyber threats
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. and BOSTON, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackpoint Cyber (Blackpoint), a leading, technology-focused cybersecurity company providing its advanced security suite via managed service providers (MSPs), today announced it has received a $190 million growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, with participation from Accel. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel join existing investors including Adelphi Capital Partners, Telecom Ventures, Pelican Ventures and WP Global Partners. The investment will be used to fund further development of Blackpoint's security technology and enable its MSP partners to combat a constantly changing threat landscape.
Founded in 2014 by CEO Jon Murchison, a former National Security Agency computer operations expert who spent more than a decade executing high-priority national security missions, Blackpoint leverages real-world cyber experience and deep knowledge of cyber defense tactics to help MSPs safeguard their customers from cyberthreats. Blackpoint's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) technology rapidly detects and isolates threats at the earliest sign of a breach. Many security services place the burden of response and action on their customers, whereas Blackpoint's 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) investigates suspicious activity and takes action to neutralize threats in real-time on behalf of its MSP partners. This eliminates alert fatigue and time spent on false positives.
"The MSP market is growing fast, and we are matching that growth by scaling and innovating new cybersecurity solutions," said Jon Murchison, CEO and founder of Blackpoint Cyber. "Cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and advanced, forcing MSPs to rapidly adapt to protect their customers and infrastructure. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel bring deep experience in cybersecurity, a sophisticated understanding of the threat landscape, and the resources needed to propel our next phase of growth, and we are thrilled to partner with them and continue providing our MSP partners with an elite and ever-innovative cybersecurity ecosystem."
Blackpoint is committed to adding additional products to its platform and simplifying the security stack for its MSP partners as they play an ever-increasing role in cybersecurity. Blackpoint recently introduced its Managed Application Control solution to help MSPs ensure that only authorized applications are running on devices and reduce the risk of unauthorized activity or malware infiltration. Blackpoint also launched the Blackpoint University learning platform in 2023 to provide MSPs with access to sales and technical cybersecurity training and lessons from leaders in the military, intelligence, and business communities.
"Blackpoint sets itself apart as the security service of choice for MSPs with its next-gen MDR technology and integrations to detect and actively respond to threats," said Dewey Awad, a Partner at Bain Capital Tech Opportunities. "We are thrilled to join Jon and the management team to help accelerate the growth of the business and drive new product development that delivers a unique value proposition to MSPs and their customers."
Bain Capital has deep experience across the cybersecurity sector, having invested in and added value to a wide range of early-stage to mature software companies such as InAuth (acquired by American Express), Rapid 7, Check Point, Barracuda Networks, SolarWinds, Evident.io (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Blue Coat (acquired by NortonLifeLock), ExtraHop, and BioCatch.
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.
About Blackpoint
Blackpoint Cyber offers the only world-class, nation state-grade cybersecurity ecosystem serving the MSP community. Using its own software and SOC, Blackpoint's true 24/7 MDR service not only detects breaches earlier than any other solution on the market, but also provides an actual response rather than just an alert to keep your and your clients' networks safe from widespread damage.
About Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities (www.baincapitaltechopportunities.com) aims to help growing technology companies reach their full potential. We focus on companies in large, growing end markets with innovative or disruptive technology where we believe we can support transformational growth. Our dedicated, tenured team has deep experience supporting growing technology businesses—bringing together differentiated backgrounds in private and public equity investing as well as technology operating roles. We invest behind fundamental long-term tailwinds as technology penetrates across industries, creating a large and growing number of investment opportunities. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities focuses on five priority sub-verticals: Application Software, Infrastructure & Security, Fintech & Payments, Healthcare IT, and Internet & Digital Media. We are a business unit of Bain Capital, one of the world's leading private investment firms with approximately $160 billion in assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live.
About Accel
Accel is a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere, from inception through all phases of private company growth. Atlassian, Bumble, CrowdStrike, DJI, Fiverr, Flipkart, Freshworks, Qualtrics, Segment, Slack, Spotify, Squarespace, Tenable, and UiPath are among the companies Accel has backed over the past 40 years. We help ambitious entrepreneurs build iconic global businesses. For more, visit www.accel.com or www.twitter.com/accel.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Cipollone, whose reported resistance to Trump’s schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness, was subpoenaed by the select committee last week after weeks of public pressure to provide testimony to the panel.
The person briefed on the matter, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations, said Cipollone agreed to appear before the committee for a private, transcribed interview.
As Trump’s top White House lawyer, Cipollone was in the West Wing on Jan. 6, 2021, as well as for key meetings in the turbulent weeks after the election when Trump and associates — including Republican lawmakers and lawyer Rudy Giuliani — debated and plotted ways to challenge the election.
The agreement for Cipollone to speak to the panel follows last week’s dramatic testimony from former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. The young aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the committee with a striking account of what she saw and heard in those weeks and presented lawmakers with arguably their clearest case for how Trump or some of his allies could face criminal liability.
Cipollone is said to have stridently and repeatedly warned Trump and his allies against their efforts to challenge the election, threatening to resign as Trump eyed a dramatic reshuffling atop the Justice Department.
One witness said Cipollone referred to a proposed letter making false claims about voter fraud as a “murder-suicide pact.”
But while his interview with the committee could prove to be a breakthrough, it remained unclear whether Cipollone would try to limit what he is willing to talk about. As the administration’s chief lawyer, he could argue that some or all of his conversations with Trump are privileged.
Nevertheless, the nine-member panel believes he is a crucial witness who can provide them with an even closer, first-hand recollection of the several and varied efforts by Trump allies to subvert the Electoral College, including a strategy to organize so-called alternate electors for Trump in seven swing states that Biden won. Lawmakers also said that Cipollone’s name came up in a number of private depositions as a voice of reason against efforts to appoint a loyalist as attorney general who championed false theories of voter fraud and a plan to have Trump march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 alongside his supporters.
Hutchinson testified last week that days before the Capitol attack, Cipollone warned that there were “serious legal concerns” if Trump accompanied the protesters to the Capitol, saying, “We need to make sure that this doesn’t happen.” By the morning of Jan. 6, Cipollone was urging Hutchinson to “keep in touch” about any possible movements by the president and “please make sure we don’t go up to the Capitol, Cassidy.”
If Trump did go to the Capitol, Hutchinson recalled Cipollone saying, “we’re going to get charged with every crime imaginable.” He had previously identified obstruction of justice or defrauding the electoral count as among the possibilities, she said.
While Cipollone sat for an informal interview in April, the committee has reiterated that it required his cooperation on the record after it obtained evidence about which he was “uniquely positioned to testify.”
“Our evidence shows that Pat Cipollone and his office tried to do what was right,” Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the committee, said in a hearing last month. “They tried to stop a number of President Trump’s plans for Jan. 6.”
“We think the American people deserve to hear from Mr. Cipollone personally,” She added.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California peace activist who has worked to remove land mines from war-torn regions and replace them with grape vines, fruit trees and vegetables was named the 2023 World Food Prize laureate Thursday at a ceremony in Washington.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based foundation awarded its annual prize to Heidi Kühn, founder of Roots of Peace. Since founding her nonprofit in the basement of her San Rafael, California, home in 1997, Kühn’s organization has helped remove thousands of mines and assist farmers in more than a half-dozen countries. The group recently signed an initial agreement to begin work in Ukraine.
Kühn, 65, said she formed the idea of starting her group after hosting an event at her home for dignitaries advocating for the eradication of land mines.
“Looking back on it, perhaps it was a vision of turning blood into wine, killing fields into vineyards and hatred into love,” Kühn said in an interview last week.
Kühn was named the winner of the prize, which carries a $250,000 award, at an event featuring Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Terry Branstad, the World Food Prize Foundation president and former U.S. ambassador to China. Kühn, who was visiting minefields in Azerbaijan when the award was announced, will be formally given the prize at an event in October in Des Moines.
“Her work shows the world the vital role that agriculture must have in the resilient recovery from conflict to restoration of peace,” Branstad said during the announcement. “For making her mission to turn mines to vines, I am so pleased to announce that the 2023 World Food Prize laureate is Heidi Kühn.”
Kühn said she created her nonprofit after becoming sick with cancer at age 30 while heading a TV production company and raising three children, ages 1, 3 and 5.
“My little prayer was, ‘Dear God, grant me the gift of life and I will do something special with it,’” said Kühn, who survived the cancer and had another child.
After learning about the world’s estimated 60 million land mines, and in part inspired by Princess Diana’s efforts to ban the explosives, Kühn said she met with vintners in California’s Napa Valley and began a fledgling effort that has steadily grown over the decades.
Roots of Peace started in Croatia and then went on to establish programs in Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Israel, Iraq, Palestinian areas, and Vietnam.
Besides lining up crews to remove mines, Roots of Peace completes market assessments to help determine how farmers can make a living off the newly cleared land. In Vietnam, for example, the group helped plant more than a million pepper trees that resulted in a harvest of high-grade pepper that is now sent to the U.S.
While her organization has become established with funding from a variety of government and private sources, Kühn said, her transition from raising four young children to heading an international mine-clearing organization still can seem strange, even to her.
“It is rather bizarre to be raising four kids, and then their mother is going off to a mind field,” Kühn said. “It is unusual.”
Norman Borlaug, an Iowa native who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work to alleviate hunger through wheat research and other efforts, established the World Food Prize in 1986. The award has been given to 52 people in honor of their achievements in improving the quality, quantity and availability of the world’s food supply. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/for-turning-mines-to-vines-founder-of-roots-of-peace-wins-world-food-prize/ | 2023-05-11 18:21:26 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/for-turning-mines-to-vines-founder-of-roots-of-peace-wins-world-food-prize/ |
The European Council has approved new regulations requiring batteries to be far more recyclable. The rules mean novel business opportunities in Germany.
BERLIN, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the regulations, producers will be responsible for collecting set percentages of waste portable batteries (63% by the end of 2027 and 73% by the end of 2030). Moreover, they will have to meet dedicated collection objectives for waste batteries from light means of transport (51% by the end of 2028 and 61% by the end of 2031).
The rules also impose mandatory minimum recycled content levels for new industrial, SLI and EV batteries as well as content documentation. And it sets recycling efficiency targets of 80% for waste nickel-cadmium and 50% for other batteries by the end of 2025.
The rules amount to a sea change in how battery materials are dealt with in the European Union and its largest economy and battery heartland Germany.
"The new EU battery regulation covers the entire battery lifecycle and ensures that critical raw materials are reused as far as possible," explains Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) battery expert Nicolas Brahami. "Batteries sold within the EU will have to adhere to sustainable production practices and responsible recycling processes, ultimately supporting Europe's transition to low-emission mobility."
"This marks an important step towards batteries becoming the first true closed-loop industry," adds Brahami. "The regulation will shore up the EU - and Germany specifically - as the leading location for investment across the entire battery materials value chain. At GTAI we've seen big interest from leading industry players, especially in the recycling sector, in investing in new capacities in Germany."
For background information, please listen to our podcast on battery recycling "Germany's New Gold Rush":
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Group hopeful after Gov. Beshear vetoes ‘anti trans’ bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a controversial bill that targets transgender youth.
Senate Bill 150 passed in the final days of the legislative session, before the start of the veto period.
The bill bans access to gender-affirming health care and restricts bathroom use policies for transgender youth, bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
Doug Price is A grandfather of four, one of whom is trans. Friday, he joined a small group with Progress Kentucky traveling in a caravan from Lexington to Berea In hopes of showing state legislators their support for trans rights.
“This is our legislature stepping into the lives of parents and children, that they have no need to do,” Price said.
Just hours before the caravan, Governor Andy Beshear vetoed SB 150.
“We ought to be in the suicide prevention business, not the other way around,” Governor Beshear said. “All medical groups say this will increase teen suicide. We ought to be preventing that, not causing it.”
The group is hoping legislators in favor of Senate Bill 150 hear their message loud and clear. The small group was made up of healthcare professionals, members of the LGBTQ community, and their loved ones.
They say Governor Beshear’s veto of the bill does give them hope, but they’re ready to continue to fight the bill if and when legislators overturn the veto.
Following the veto, Attorney General and Gubernatorial Candidate Daniel Cameron said in a statement, “If I were Governor I would have absolutely signed it. The media’s coverage on this bill has been shameful gaslighting and the action by our governor not only sets a dangerous precedent for our children’s future, but also endangers their health and well-being.”
While those who oppose the bill, like Price, feel the veto does just the opposite.
“If this law goes into effect, there will be trans children who will commit suicide,” Price said.
Lawmakers can still vote to override the governor’s veto next week in their final two days of the legislative session.
Republicans have enough votes to do so because of the supermajority they hold in the general assembly.
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The Parent Pass App was designed by Fort Worth families, for Fort Worth families and features a multitude of free parenting resources including a local child care finder, learning resources for kids aged zero to eighteen, family events, neighbor giveaways, and more.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Place for Kids!, the public-private partnership focused on ensuring every Fort Worth child is on a path to learning and life success, today announces the official launch of their Parent Pass app for Fort Worth families. The Parent Pass app is a first-of-its-kind app designed by parents, for parents, to provide them with all of the information and resources they need as a parent in Fort Worth in one location. The Best Place for Kids! is celebrating the launch of the Parent Pass app with a family-friendly celebration on October 8, 2022.
Parent Pass is free to download and use. The app provides the opportunity for parents to connect with other parents in Fort Worth, and gain instant access to educational opportunities and key resources for families and children from birth through high school. Parent Pass includes unique features such as:
- Local child care finder
- Calendar of free neighborhood events and programs
- Free mental health and wellness resources
- At-home child learning activities and resources
- Ability to exchange freebies with other Fort Worth families
- Real-time crime data for every Fort Worth neighborhood
- Direct access to family and child specialists and emergency hotlines
The app was designed together with 100 Fort Worth families weighing in on every feature - ensuring its relevance and usefulness. These 100 families from across nine diverse neighborhoods in Fort Worth came together each month, spending over 1,200 hours developing and designing key features and functionalities of the app.
"By partnering with Fort Worth families to create the Parent Pass app, we were able to incorporate the specific resources, partners, and supports that matter most to them, and put them in one place. This not only makes the Parent Pass convenient for families, but it helps provide access to many free events and parent-recommended resources that every Fort Worth parent should know about and have access to," said Sadie Funk, Director of The Best Place for Kids! "We hope to build an even more uplifting, empowering community of parents and families here in Fort Worth who are all connected and helping each other through the Parent Pass app."
"I am so proud of the many partners and parents from across this city who have come together to contribute their time and talents to create a one-of-a-kind resource for every local family here in Fort Worth," said Mayor Mattie Parker. "As our city grows, so do our opportunities to innovate and change things for the better - the Parent Pass app is a shining example of what our city can do when we all work together to build a more connected community and a brighter future for every child and family."
To celebrate the launch of the Parent Pass app, The Best Place for Kids! is hosting a free launch celebration on October 8, 2022, at Dream Park featuring games, bounce houses, giveaways, food, and many community partners who will have activities for children of all ages. Families can sign up for the free event at https://parentpass.app/parent-pass-family-launch-party/.
Parents and caregivers who reside in Fort Worth can download the Parent Pass app for free on the App Store or Google Play and view a tutorial on how to use the app at parentpass.app.
The Best Place for Kids! is rooted in the belief that education is about developing the whole child. Together with leaders from philanthropy, education, healthcare, business, nonprofits, and our local cities and counties, we are employing a whole-community, whole-child approach to build a more connected and supportive local ecosystem that enables students and families to thrive. Learn more about The Best Place for Kids! at https://bestplace4kids.com.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VAVA announced the 4K Triple Laser Projector Chroma is now available at its online store, following the record-breaking success it achieved on Indiegogo.
Introduced as VAVA's most advanced and powerful ultra short throw projector, Chroma features triple laser technology, ALPD® 4.0, Alexa voice control, MEMC, 60W Harman Kardon Speakers and a smart Android TV system. VAVA Chroma's Indiegogo campaign raised nearly $7.8 million, making it Indiegogo's most funded campaign of 2021.
Powered by Triple Laser Technology and ALPD® 4.0
VAVA Chroma uses the world's most advanced ALPD® 4.0 phosphor fluorescent technology and 3 channel laser light source. With the use of red, blue, and green plus laser light sources, it delivers striking visuals with up to 106% Rec. 2020 color gamut, precise color accuracy, and incredible contrast.
"That triple laser system definitely performs as advertised, produced bright and vivid images, whether in 4K or 1080p." Reviewed by JC Torres at Slash Gear, "That system is also powered by the highest ALPD 4.0 technology, giving it an edge even against most cinemas that still use ALPD 3.0."
80-150" Display Range
Unlike traditional projectors, the Chroma uses ultra short throw technology and boasts a 0.233:1 throw rate. The projector can be placed just 7.2" away from the wall for a stunning 100" projection and can be easily adjusted up to 150" for a cinematic experience.
Smart Android TV system
The VAVA Chroma builds in the Android 9.0 system and Aptoide app store, which means apps including YouTube, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Disney+, and more will be accessible through the built-in OS. It is also compatible with various streaming devices on the market, including Apple TV, Nvidia Shield, Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku TV, and more.
VAVA's new triple laser projector Chroma is now available for purchase at VAVA Official Store and Best Buy at $3,499.99.
About VAVA: VAVA's goal is to simplify modern life through exceptional expertise and the highest quality technology. VAVA designs and manufactures a line of cutting--edge and innovative products directed toward improving the lives of its customers. Additional information about VAVA and its award-winning products can be found at the VAVA official store.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation.
The country’s anti-virus headquarters said 62 people have died and more than 1.7 million have fallen ill amid a rapid spread of fever since late April. It said more than a million people recovered but at least 691,170 remain in quarantine.
Outside experts say most of the illnesses would be COVID-19, although North Korea has been able to confirm only a small number of COVID-19 cases since acknowledging an omicron outbreak last week, likely because of insufficient testing capabilities.
A failure to control the outbreak could have dire consequences in North Korea, considering its broken health care system and its rejection of internationally offered vaccines that has left a population of 26 million unimmunized.
The outbreak is almost certainly greater than the fever tally, considering the lack of tests and resources to monitor the sick, and there’s also suspicion that North Korea is underreporting deaths to soften the blow for Kim, who already was navigating the toughest moment of his decade in power. The pandemic has further damaged an economy already broken by mismanagement and U.S.-led sanctions over Kim’s nuclear weapons and missiles development.
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim during a ruling party Politburo meeting on Tuesday criticized officials over their early pandemic response, which he said underscored “immaturity in the state capacity for coping with the crisis” and blamed the vulnerability on their “non-positive attitude, slackness and non-activity.”
He urged officials to strengthen virus controls at workplaces and make “redoubled efforts” to improve the supply of daily necessities and stabilize living conditions, the KCNA said Wednesday.
Kim’s comments came days after he ripped officials over how they were handling the distribution of medicine released from state reserves and mobilized his army to help transport the supplies to pharmacies in capital Pyongyang, which were made open 24 hours to deal with the crisis.
Before acknowledging COVID-19 infections last Thursday, North Korea had insisted of a perfect record in keeping out the virus that has reached nearly ever corner of the world, a claim that was widely doubted. But its extremely strict border closure, large-scale quarantines and propaganda that stressed anti-virus controls as a matter of “national existence” may have staved off a huge outbreak until now.
It’s unclear whether the North’s admission of a COVID-19 outbreak communicates a willingness to accept outside help. Kim’s government had shunned millions of vaccine shots offered by the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution program, likely because of international monitoring requirements attached to them.
It has so far ignored rival South Korea’s offer to provide vaccines, medicine and health personnel, but experts say the North may be more willing to accept help from its main ally China. South Korea’s government said it couldn’t confirm media reports that North Korea flew multiple planes to bring back emergency supplies from China on Tuesday.
North Korean officials during Tuesday’s meeting continued to express confidence that the country could overcome the crisis on its own, with the Politburo members discussing ways for “continuously maintaining the good chance in the overall epidemic prevention front,” KCNA said.
While Kim was seen wearing masks for the first time following North Korea’s admission of COVID-19 infections last week, state media photos of Tuesday’s meeting showed Kim and Politburo members engaging in discussions barefaced, in a possible expression of confidence. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/N-Korea-reports-another-jump-in-suspected-17180135.php | 2022-05-18 00:12:12 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/N-Korea-reports-another-jump-in-suspected-17180135.php |
Renovated home’s beachside location make it a true gem
This two-story beachside home is a true gem that won’t disappoint. Its downstairs living space features refinished wood flooring, exposed beams, volume ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace that warms up the living-dining room area. In addition to the tastefully updated kitchen with stone countertops, subway-tile backsplash and stainless-steel appliances, it boasts two owner suites – one that shares the upstairs with a guest bedroom and features a fully updated bathroom with a sunken tub, a tiled walk-in shower, double sinks and a large open deck to enjoy beautiful sunrises. Other highlights include a 2022 roof, new plumbing in 2021, fresh interior and exterior paint, new light fixtures and an enclosed porch that overlooks the fenced-in backyard. Situated between the Standish and Amsden beach approaches, it is a few minutes from Oceanside Country Club, shops and restaurants.
ADDRESS: 133 Ray Mar Drive, Ormond Beach
TOTAL LIVING SQUARE FEET: 1,619
LOT SIZE: 75 feet by 100 feet
BEDROOMS: 3
BATHROOMS: 2
STORIES: 2
YEAR BUILT: 1961
PRICE: $499,900
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Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling.
The city said in a news release the curfew would be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday, with an additional curfew likely to be put in place Thursday through next Monday, March 27. The curfew mainly affects South Beach, the most popular party location for spring breakers.
The release said the two separate shootings Friday night and early Sunday that left two people dead and “excessively large and unruly crowds” led to the decision. The city commission plans a meeting Monday to discuss potential further restrictions next week.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted Sunday that the crowds and presence of numerous firearms has “created a peril that cannot go unchecked” despite massive police presence and many city-sponsored activities meant to keep people busy.
“We don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police,” Gelber said.
The latest shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Drive in South Beach, according to Miami Beach police. A male was shot and died later at a hospital, and officers chased down a suspect on foot, police said on Twitter. Their identities were not released, nor were any possible charges.
In the Friday night shooting, one male victim was killed and another seriously injured, sending crowds scrambling in fear from restaurants and clubs into the streets as gunshots rang out. Police detained one person at the scene and found four firearms, but no other details have been made available.
Under the curfew, people must leave businesses before midnight, although hotels can operate later only in service to their guests. The city release said restaurants can stay open only for delivery and the curfew won’t apply to residents, people going to and from work, emergency services and hotel guests. Some roads will be closed off and arriving hotel guests may have to show proof of their reservations.
Last year, the city imposed a midnight curfew following two shootings, also on Ocean Drive. The year before that, there were about 1,000 arrests and dozens of guns confiscated during a rowdy spring break that led Miami Beach officials to take steps aimed at calming the situation.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/03/19/miami-beach-sets-spring-break-curfew-after-2-fatal-shootings/ | 2023-03-19 20:40:20 | 0 | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/03/19/miami-beach-sets-spring-break-curfew-after-2-fatal-shootings/ |
Justin Anderson wakes up on game days and, often, even he doesn’t know what position he’ll be playing that night. On Saturday, a batch of Mad Ants injuries pushed him into the center role and, whoa, did he ever deliver for Fort Wayne.
Anderson’s 3-pointer cemented a 122-115 overtime victory over the Capital City Go-Go, in front of an announced crowd of 2,307 that witnessed a back-and-forth game at Memorial Coliseum. Anderson scored 42 points – he was 15 of 26 from the field – along with seven rebounds.
“I have literally played every position this year,” said the 6-foot-7 Anderson, who came into the night averaging 22.5 points during the regular season for the Mad Ants (9-5). “There have been games where I’ve had to play the point guard, games where I’ve been the 2, 3, 4 or the 5, and I hope that people are taking notice. Coach Tom (Hankins) uses me as a Swiss Army Knife. He trusts me. He believes in me.
“But it’s very difficult. I’ll be very honest, defensively, I’m fine. I can guard all five (positions) and I think I’ve shown that. But offensively, man, it’s tough. There are some big guys down there that I’ve got to battle with and everybody sees me being a big boy, but I’m not 6-10 or 6-11, so it gets tough. But anything to win, anything to help this team win.”
Anderson did plenty against the Go-Go (10-7), which rallied from a 24-point third-quarter deficit to take a 113-106 lead with 1:30 remaining in regulation time. Anderson got the Mad Ants’ comeback started with a pair of free throws, then hit a 3-pointer. He and teammate Jermaine Samuels Jr. chipped in key shot blocks and point guard David Stockton, who battled illness all day, forced overtime by driving and banking a shot off the glass with 26 seconds remaining.
Samuels finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds, six shot blocks and five assists. Trevelin Queen, who had been with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers the previous eight games, had 21 points for the Mad Ants.
After alternating between wins and losses their previous five games, and squandering a substantial lead Saturday, the Mad Ants were proud of their resiliency.
“It was impressive, but that’s the game. The game of basketball is a game of runs," Anderson said. "And a couple of times in the huddle, we felt it; they went on a run and their second unit was impressive as far as how they picked up and how they changed the momentum of the game. But they had to sustain that … and we just had to continue to be solid. I’m really proud of this group’s ability to stay poised and trust each other down the stretch.”
Kendall Brown added 14 points for the Mad Ants, who won the game when a target score of seven points, under first-year G League overtime rules, was reached. The Mad Ants face the Go-Go again 12:30 p.m. Monday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
“I’m just super excited and proud of these guys,” said Hankins, who was without Bennie Boatwright (knee), Norvel Pelle (personal), Deividas Sirvydis (back) and Gabe York (ankle). “We’re down some bodies, so we have to play different positions. Justin Anderson has to play center a lot. … Our bench is short right now and that’s just how it can be in the G League.
“Just to be able to fight through it, tough it out by losing the lead, coming back to tie it up and getting to overtime, it showed how much grit and togetherness we have. The most difficult thing that you need to do is get your team together and we showed that (togetherness) tonight.”
Capital City was paced by Craig Sword’s 20 points and Quenton Jackson’s 18 with 11 rebounds. Former Purdue player Trevion Williams had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
But all were eclipsed by Anderson, 29, who has played 242 NBA games with Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Cleveland and Indiana.
“He’s talented enough to still be in the NBA,” Hankins said. “He’s shown it here the last couple weeks with the run he’s been on. His basketball IQ and his ability, he’s basically the quarterback out there. He calls a lot of plays on his own and he sees what’s going on. All the experience he’s gained, he’s retained things and he applies it in the game setting, which is not easy to do when you’re tired, playing multiple positions and are getting beat up and beat on. It all just speaks volumes of what kind of player he is.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/mad-ants/i-hope-people-are-taking-notice-mad-ants-andersons-versatility-pays-off-with-42-points/article_e599aeb2-a4ea-11ed-a5ef-1706e2d2effa.html | 2023-02-05 04:25:20 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/mad-ants/i-hope-people-are-taking-notice-mad-ants-andersons-versatility-pays-off-with-42-points/article_e599aeb2-a4ea-11ed-a5ef-1706e2d2effa.html |
BERLIN (AP) — A town in central Germany has voted in favor of letting all swimmers bathe topless at its four municipal pools.
German news agency dpa reported Friday that officials in Goettingen had initially permitted topless bathing on weekends after a person who identified as neither male nor female objected to being told to cover up last year.
Dpa quoted a town spokesperson saying that “the overwhelming majority” of swimmers approved of the measure and following a council vote it would now apply throughout the week.
A court in Berlin this week separately rejected a discrimination lawsuit filed by a woman who was told by officials to cover her breasts at an open-air water playground in the capital, while men were not asked to do so. The ruling can be appealed. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-german-town-votes-to-permit-topless-swimming-in-local-pools/ | 2022-09-16 22:47:50 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-german-town-votes-to-permit-topless-swimming-in-local-pools/ |
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The United States’ Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, Japan’s Shohei Ohtani and Venezuela’s Miguel Cabrera and Jose Altuve are among eight Major League Baseball MVPs on rosters for next month’s World Baseball Classic.
Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara of the Dominican Republic is also headed to the tournament, to be played in Tokyo; Taichung, Taiwan; Phoenix; and Miami.
The 600 players include 67 major league All-Stars, 35 of them from last season. There are seven Rookies of the Year: Trout, Pete Alonso and Devin Williams of the United States; Ohtani; Venezuela’s Ronald Acuña Jr.; the Dominican Republic’s Julio Rodríguez; and Mexico’s Randy Arozarena.
Players skipping the tournament include major league home run champion Aaron Judge, New York Yankees teammate Luis Severino of the Dominican Republic and Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa of Puerto Rico.
Japan’s roster includes first baseman Munetaka Murakami, winner of the Central League’s last two MVPs; right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, winner of the Pacific League’s last two MVPs; along with San Diego pitcher Yu Darvish and Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki.
Former New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Céspedes is on Cuba’s roster, which includes active major leaguers for the first time. Among those are Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoán Moncada and outfielder Luis Robert, who are joined by outfielder Alfredo Despaigne, a former star in the Japanese major leagues.
South Korea’s roster includes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo, the Korean League’s 2022 MVP and a son of 1994 MVP Lee Jong-beom, along with Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman.
Israel’s roster includes Joc Pederson, Dean Kremer and Richard Bleier along with Ty Kelly, Ryan Lavarnway, Danny Valencia and Shlomo Lipetz of last year’s Olympic team.
Brothers Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets and Alexis Díaz of Cincinnati will play for Puerto Rico.
Cabrera and Mexican 41-year-old left-hander Oliver Pérez each will be in their fifth WBC.
Each team must include at least 14 pitchers and two catchers.
A pitcher is limited to 65 pitches during a first-round game, 80 in a quarterfinal and 95 in the championship round, though a limit can be exceeded to finish a plate appearance. A pitcher may not pitch in games on three consecutive days. There must be one day off after throwing 30 or more pitches and two days off after throwing 50 or more pitches.
Netherlands plays Cuba in the tournament opener.
First-round groups are:
A: Taichung, March 8-13 — Cuba, Italy, Netherlands, Taiwan.
B: Tokyo, March 9-13 — Australia, China, Japan, South Korea.
C: Phoenix, March 11-15 — Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United States.
D: Miami, March 11-15 — Dominican Republic, Israel, Puerto Rico Venezuela.
The top two teams in each group advance to quarterfinals, at Tokyo on March 15-16 and at Miami on March 17-18. The semifinals on March 19 and the final will be at Marlins Park.
This will be the fifth edition of the WBC following victories by Japan in 2006 and ’09, the Dominican Republic in 2013 and the U.S. in 2017. A scheduled 2021 tournament was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Monday, February 27, 2023
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384 FPUS56 KOTX 280733
ZFPOTX
Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
WAZ036-281200-
Spokane Area-
Including the cities of Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Snow likely. Snow accumulation of 1 to
2 inches. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Southeast wind 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Highs
in the 30s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 17. Southeast wind
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Snow likely. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the
lower to mid 20s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of snow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Lows in the lower to mid
20s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
$$
WAZ031-281200-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Blustery. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. A
chance of snow. Highs in the 30s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows in the
lower to mid 20s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
Temperature rising into the mid 20s after midnight. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Snow likely. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Snow likely. Light snow accumulations.
Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance
of snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the mid to upper
30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows 19 to 23. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
$$
WAZ035-281200-
Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur,
and Coulee City
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the mid to upper 20s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a
chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Breezy. South wind
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21. South wind 5 to
10 mph shifting to the northeast overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. North wind
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Not as cool. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the lower to mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s.
.FRIDAY...Breezy, sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Lows in the
mid to upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s to
lower 40s.
$$
WAZ034-281200-
Moses Lake Area-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the mid to upper 20s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, then
mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 40s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
West wind 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s to lower
50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to
lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow. Highs in
the lower to mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow.
Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the lower to mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
$$
WAZ038-281200-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the lower to mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches valleys and
2 to 4 inches in the mountains. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows 15 to 20. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Temperature rising into the
lower 20s after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21. Highs
in the mid to upper 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the 30s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid to upper 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the mid to upper
30s.
$$
WAZ041-044-281200-
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the lower to mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, then
partly sunny with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the
30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Gusts up to 20 mph
overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
Temperature rising into the upper 20s after midnight. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 20s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Lows in the lower to mid
20s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 30s.
$$
WAZ043-281200-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, Nespelem, and Tonasket
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the lower to mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs in
the lower to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows 18 to 22. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid to upper 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 21. Highs
in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Lows in the mid to upper
20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
$$
WAZ047-281200-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows 18 to 22.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy in the morning, becoming partly sunny. A
50 percent chance of snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches
valleys . Highs in the 30s. Gusts up to 30 mph in the mountains.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows 14 to 22. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Blustery. West wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, except west 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 50 mph in the mountains.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Highs
in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Highs in the 30s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Snow. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the lower to
mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the 30s.
$$
WAZ048-281200-
Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
1132 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows 17 to 20. Temperature rising to around 15 through
sunrise.
.TUESDAY...Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of snow in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches valleys and
2 to 4 inches in the mountains. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Lows 12 to 20. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Temperature rising into the
lower 20s after midnight. Windy. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, except west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in
the mountains.
.THURSDAY...Windy, snow. Moderate snow accumulations possible.
Highs in the 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Snow likely. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Lows 19 to 25. Temperature rising into the lower 20s
after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Highs in
the lower to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows 19 to 23. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Breezy, snow. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Snow likely. Lows 17 to 21. Highs in
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Ministry Marks the Successful Start of Global Sales and Marketing Missions
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) this week, 7 September, hosted the first in a series of Global Sales and Marketing Missions at venues across Fort Lauderdale designed to further promote The Bahamas as a leading tourism destination and paved a path towards continued tourism recovery.
A delegation led by the Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, participated in a lineup of productive meetings with key stakeholders from across the tourism industry, culminating in a culturally-inspired evening event at the Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
During a tour of the newly named Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, DPM Cooper was presented with a key to the City of Miami by Congresswoman Fredricka Wilson — a Bahamian descendent leading the charge to preserve the history and contribution of Bahamians, who were the city's first settlers.
Joined by destination representatives, hotel partners and BMOTIA executives, DPM Cooper and Acting Director General, Latia Duncombe, hosted 150 sales representatives and industry partners and some 20 media and influencers at the evening event. Guests were transported to The Bahamas via picturesque digital displays of the beautiful Bahama islands, promotional videos highlighting the offerings of the 16 island destinations, a three-course sit down dinner featuring a Bahamian inspired menu, and an electrifying Junkanoo performance. A live Q+A panel highlighted The Bahamas' steadily growing tourism numbers for key industry leaders, sales and trade representatives, stakeholders and media in attendance.
"All of our markets are critical to our success as we strive to reach pre-pandemic tourism arrivals," said Duncombe.
"We have daily airlift coming from Florida and it's extremely important for us to show how easy it is to get to and through the islands of The Bahamas. Whether it's boating fishing, diving, or the MICE market, there are significant opportunities here in Florida — just 50 miles away. We are reengaging our trade and media partners as part of our strategy to double stopover visitors across our 16 island destinations.
"We know it's not always possible for key industry sales and media representatives to visit our beautiful islands -- so it is important for us to bring a taste of The Bahamas directly to them to ensure the destination remains top of mind in a very competitive landscape."
The series of events will continue onto Orlando, Florida, 8 Sept., followed by New York City, New York, later this month. Further stops in North America include Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Los Angeles, California, followed by cities across Canada.
In addition to major travel hubs throughout the U.S. and Canada, the delegation will be heading to Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates to bring a taste of Bahamian culture directly to key international markets across the globe to inspire travel to the destination.
ABOUT THE BAHAMAS
The Bahamas has over 700 islands and cays, as well as 16 unique island destinations. Located only 50 miles off the coast of Florida, it offers a quick and easy way for travellers to escape their everyday. The island nation also boasts world-class fishing, diving, boating and thousands of miles of the Earth's most spectacular beaches for families, couples and adventurers to explore. See why It's Better in The Bahamas at www.bahamas.com or on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram.
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Anita Johnson-Patty
Director, Global Communications
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation
ajohnson@bahamas.com
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Public Relations
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is going through another round of white-collar job cuts as the company continues to reduce costs amid a transition to electric vehicles.
The company confirmed Tuesday that it was starting to notify several hundred engineers and other salaried employees that their jobs are being eliminated. The firings come after around 200 Ford contract employees were let go last week.
Spokesman T.R. Reid wouldn’t give a specific number of Ford jobs that are being cut this week, but said they are not nearly the scale of those made last summer when the company let go of 3,000 white-collar workers and another 1,000 contractors largely in the U.S.
Most of the cuts were in engineering, but all business units will see job cuts, Reid said.
“Teams that were affected were pulled together yesterday to let them know that there would be actions taken this week. Then individual people will be notified today and tomorrow,” Reid said.
CEO Jim Farley has said much of Ford’s workforce doesn’t have the right skills as it makes the transition from internal combustion to battery-powered vehicles.
This week’s moves, he said, show that Ford is adapting to change more consistently. “It’s more real time and not kind of big titanic events,” he said, adding that the company also is hiring in some areas such as software development.
The job cuts also come as Ford tries to level out what its executives say is a $7 billion cost disadvantage to its competitors. The company also is investing over $50 billion by 2026 to develop and build electric vehicles across the globe.
Ford plans to be able to manufacture EVs at a rate of 600,000 per year by the end of this year and 2 million a year by 2026.
The company has reorganized itself into three business units, Ford Model e for electric vehicles, Ford Blue for vehicles with combustion engines and Ford Pro for commercial vehicles.
Ford’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. But its commercial and combustion units are highly profitable.
Company officials said the electric vehicle unit, called “Ford Model e,” will be profitable before taxes by late 2026 with an 8% pretax profit margin.
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YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — OptiNose Inc. (OPTN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.1 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Yardley, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents.
The specialty pharmaceutical company posted revenue of $20.9 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $74.8 million, or 87 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $76.3 million.
OptiNose expects full-year revenue in the range of $62 million to $68 million.
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Boulder and Mental Health Partners is offering free mental health trainings to all Boulder community members.
The trainings being offered will aim to help attendees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental distress, substance use problems and suicide crises.
Boulder granted Mental Health Partners $30,000 to offer these important trainings for free to anyone who works or lives in Boulder.
The trainings begin Thursday and continue through June. Trainings being offered include “Introduction to Mental Health and Wellness,” where participants learn how to recognize and respond to people showing signs of mental distress and strategies to build resilience. “Question, Persuade, Refer,” where participants how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. “Mental Health First Aid (MHFA),” which provides the skills needed to initially support a person who may be experiencing a crisis or developing a mental health or substance use problem.
More information about the trainings can be found at the Mental Health Partners website, mhpcolorado.org/trainings. To register, email trainings@mhpcolorado.org. | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/04/05/boulder-and-mental-health-partners-offer-free-mental-health-trainings/ | 2023-04-05 20:36:37 | 1 | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/04/05/boulder-and-mental-health-partners-offer-free-mental-health-trainings/ |
Here's how to know when your child is too sick for school
A sniffle, a sneeze or a cough can set off alarm bells these days for families with young children.
Mother of two, Vickie Leon, said her kids, ages 4 and 2, can sometimes go a month or two without bringing anything back from day care. Then there are times when it seems the family in Aurora, Colorado, is sniffling with a virus every other week.
"Once that hits, we are just in it for a while," she said.
Many kids have spent years socially distancing to protect against COVID-19, and now health care systems are being overloaded with cases of the respiratory virus RSV — which can cause a runny nose, decreased appetite, coughing, sneezing, fever and wheezing.
The viral infection has always been common. Almost all children catch RSV at some point before they turn 2, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. And immunity developed after an infection often wanes over time, leading people to have multiple infections in a lifetime, said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.
The public health challenge this year is that while many children were kept home to protect against COVID-19, they were also isolated from RSV, meaning more are having their first — and therefore most severe — infection now, said CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
An RSV infection is often mild but could be a cause for concern for young infants, children with underlying conditions and older adults, said Schaffner, who is also medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
That doesn't mean it is time to panic, added Wen, who is also author of "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health." Catching RSV and other viral and bacterial infections is a part of children growing up and developing their immune system.
Here's how to assess when to keep your child home from school and when to visit the pediatrician, according to experts.
Is it cold, flu, COVID or RSV?
Between colds, influenza, strep throat, RSV and lingering COVID-19, there are a lot of infections swirling about this winter — and they can often look a lot alike in terms of symptoms, Schaffner said. Even astute doctors may have trouble telling them apart when a patient is in the office, he added.
However, pediatricians are well practiced and equipped to treat upper respiratory infections, even if it isn't possible to distinguish exactly which virus or bacteria is the cause, Wen said.
Whatever virus or bacteria is stirring up sniffles, headache or a sore throat in your household, the age, symptoms and health status of your child will likely make a difference in how you proceed, she said.
Should you keep your kid home?
Ideally, public health professionals would like it if no child showing symptoms were sent to school or day care, where they could potentially spread infections Schaffner said. But — especially for single parents or caregivers who need to be at work — that is not always the most practical advice, he added.
At-home tests may signal if a child has a COVID-19 infection, he added. But for other viruses like a cold, there may not be a good way to know for sure.
Some symptoms that might really signal it is time to keep your child home from school or day care include high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, trouble eating, poor sleep or problems breathing, Wen said.
Donna Mazyck, a registered nurse and executive director of the National Association of School Nurses, breaks it down into two primary considerations: Does the child have a fever and are they too ill to engage with learning fully?
Families should also check their school's guidelines, some of which can be detailed on when a child needs to be kept home from school, while others will rely more on parental judgment, she said.
"When in doubt, consult the school policies and have a plan with a pediatrician," Wen said.
And for children at higher risk because of other medical conditions, consult with your pediatrician before your child gets sick so you know what to look for.
When is it time to send them back?
Again, here is where schools may have different policies and it becomes important to check with written information, a school administrator or school nurse, Wen said.
"Generally, the schools will ask that the child be fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications" before returning to the classroom, she said.
For children with asthma or allergies, it may not be reasonable to keep them out of school whenever they show any coughing or sniffling symptoms, Wen said. That could very well keep them out half the year.
And some symptoms, like a continued cough, may linger as an infection clears and a child recovers. In those cases, it may be appropriate to send a child back to school, Mazyck said, reiterating that it is important to check on the school's guidelines.
When to seek medical help
Families are often good at bringing their children into the pediatrician when they seem unwell, Schaffner said. Still, with so many things going around, it is important to remind families that doctors would rather see kids who aren't feeling well earlier than later, he added.
If they seem lethargic, stop eating or have difficulty breathing, parents and caregivers would also be justified in taking their kids to the pediatrician and seeking medical attention — especially if the symptoms worsen, Schaffner said.
"This is not something that they should hesitate about," he said.
For younger babies and infants, it might be time to go to the emergency room if they are struggling to take in liquid or have dry diapers, flared nostrils, trouble breathing and a chest that contracts when it should expand, Wen added.
Families should seek emergency treatment for school-age kids who have trouble breathing and speaking in complete sentences, Wen said. Fortunately, most will not need emergency treatment — and those who do are usually back home and doing well in a couple days, Schaffner said.
"Parents should know that treating RSV and other respiratory infections is the bread and butter of pediatricians and emergency physicians," Wen said. "This is what we do."
How to prevent sickness and spread
To prevent these respiratory illnesses, teach your children to utilize the hygiene practices health care professionals were promoting long before the pandemic, like washing hands, using hand sanitizer when a sink isn't available, coughing and sneezing into an elbow or tissue, and not sharing food or utensils with friends, Wen said.
There is not yet a vaccine for RSV approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but there are effective ones available for influenza and COVID-19, Schaffner said.
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ClearCharge is an End-to-End Solution That Helps Fleets of Any Size Organize, Implement, and Manage Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
HOOKSETT, N.H., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Fleet, the nation's fastest growing fleet management company, today announced the launch of ClearCharge, a new offering that simplifies electric vehicle (EV) charging and infrastructure solutions for fleets of any size across the nation. ClearCharge Home, ClearCharge Work, ClearCharge Public, and ClearCharge DropStation are available to clients to support their unique charging location needs. ClearCharge enables commercial fleets to plan, develop, and implement Level 2 and 3 charging to meet the evolving needs of their business.
"The increased popularity and rapid technology advancements in EVs is encouraging enterprise scale EV adoption - it is becoming a viable path for meeting cost-savings and ESG objectives. However, charging accessibility and infrastructure deployment complexity can prove challenging for fleets that might otherwise be 'EV-ready,' today," stated Hari Nayar, vice president of fleet electrification and sustainability. "ClearCharge eliminates that complexity and offers futureproofed solutions that are viable today and can scale tomorrow – as EV fleets grow. ClearCharge provides a holistic set of options for fleet operators, enabling them to leverage our decades of expertise to operate their electric fleets with confidence, no matter where the job requires the driver and vehicle to be."
Reflecting the transportation nuances of last-mile, service, corporate, delivery and cargo fleets, ClearCharge is designed for any business in any industry with any number of vehicles that wants to deploy EVs with charging infrastructure. ClearCharge solves the four common and challenging charging scenarios commercial fleets face—at work or depot, at home, on the go in public, and remote. Product features include:
- ClearCharge Home—simplifies home charger installation with tracked charging data and energy reimbursement reporting. Merchants provides expert guidance on compatible EV chargers, consultations, and manages the installation at the driver's home.
- ClearCharge Work—brings corporate or fleet depot charging solutions to the workplace. Offered across three program levels—Work, Plus, and Pro—Merchants creates a customized and scalable infrastructure plan, provides on-site support with suppliers and installers from its network, training for workplace personnel, and post-deployment management.
- ClearCharge Public—an all-in-one solution for EV fleet drivers to locate a charger, authenticate payment and initiate charging via a single smart phone application. For fleets that need hassle-free charging throughout the workday away from headquarters, ClearCharge Public simplifies drivers needs, and related billing transactions for fleet managers.
- ClearCharge DropStation—a portable power plant that can be "dropped" anywhere to keep fleet batteries at remote job sites charged and ready for the trip back home or to the depot without range anxiety.
"As ClearCharge expands and opens multiple charging pathways for fleets later this year with ClearCharge Public and DropStation, Merchants' portfolio of EVs will too—with the addition of more than 1,200 new EVs spanning delivery vans and pickup trucks," continued Nayar. "We're very excited about the EV future. As inventory and charging infrastructure continues to improve, prior imposing barriers to electrification have started to recede, giving fleet managers an opportune moment to transform their fleet operations and make progress in their sustainability goals."
ClearCharge Home and Work are generally available to fleets that require Level 2 and 3 EV charging. ClearCharge Public will be compatible with Android and Apple smartphones, and will be coming soon. Reservations for ClearCharge DropStation are now open with deliveries starting in Q4 2023. Fleet managers can visit https://www.merchantsfleet.com/ClearCharge for more information.
About Merchants Fleet
Merchants Fleet is North America's fastest growing fleet management company, enabling the movement of people, goods and services freely and responsibly. From flexible funding, fleet acquisition and fleet management to vehicle remarketing, fleet consulting, fleet electrification, and the power of cloud-based fleet management platform TotalView®, Merchants serves as a single source for all fleet and mobility needs across more than 20 unique industries. Merchants is headquartered in New England, has its Innovation Center in the Chicago area, and serves fleet clients of all sizes throughout North America. Learn more at www.MerchantsFleet.com.
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Harris brings 20+ years of product development experience in the literacy market to expand the company's print and digital product portfolio
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 95 Percent Group LLC, a leading provider of literacy solutions and instructional strategies for K-12 schools nationwide, today announced the addition of Jennifer Harris, Chief Product Officer, to its executive team.
Harris joins 95 Percent Group with deep experience building and leading innovative product development organizations in the literacy market. She has held senior leadership roles at Rowland Reading Foundation, Zaner-Bloser, and most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. As Chief Product Officer at 95 Percent Group Harris will be charged with developing a robust product development strategy to accelerate the expansion of the company's print and digital product portfolio.
"I am delighted to welcome Jennifer to the team," said CEO, Brad Lindaas. "Her experience developing innovative product solutions for the literacy market is exactly what we need to advance our mission and impact. Jennifer is uniquely positioned to grow our product offerings and drive our expansion into new markets."
Harris rounds out 95 Percent Group's executive team which also includes Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer; Anella Wetter, Chief Sales Officer; Laura Sullivan, Chief Marketing Officer; George Gatsis, Chief Technology Officer; and Mehul Patel, Chief Financial Officer.
Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an educational company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. Using an approach that is aligned with Structured Literacy, the company focuses on providing educators with whole-class and small group literacy solutions as well as developing foundational knowledge about The Science of Reading to deliver evidence and research-based instructional strategies. The company's professional development, diagnostic assessments, skill continua, and explicit instructional materials strengthen MTSS/RTI frameworks and ensure that students receive targeted intervention instruction to close skill gaps.
For additional information on 95 Percent Group, see www.95percentgroup.com
In 2021, 95 Percent Group secured a significant investment from Leeds Equity Partners to further develop its literacy curriculum as well as invest in new digital solutions.
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Which DC Funko Pop is best?
DC Comics are known as having a bit of a dark side compared to their rivals over at Marvel. The Batman movies, in particular, feature heavy tones and plenty of believable drama, so it might surprise you that DC has partnered with the adorable action figure makers at Funko Pop to create a line of toys. From the Dark Knight himself to the trouble making superheroes from The Suicide Squad, Funko shows the lighter side of DC.
The best DC Funko Pop is the 1989 Joker that replicates the character Jack Nicholson portrayed in the cult favorite Batman film. It includes his famous bright purple suit, matching purple top hat and signature smirk.
What to know before you buy a DC Funko Pop
Funko Pop Collections
Funko releases their figurines based on a series of categories. The most popular is the Heroes and Villains section, which features all the characters from DC Comics, Marvel, Star Wars and The Mandalorian. Of course, the characters that make up these entities are vast and therefore make for a huge supply of their toys. The next category is the Animations and Cartoons section that has figures from Pokemon, Pixar, Disney, anime and even video games. The last main section is Movies and TV. Here, you can find Dwight from The Office, Arya Stark from Game of Thrones and Pennywise from the horror movie IT.
Funko Pop toy styles
Sure, Funko toys are impressive because they cover pretty much all of pop culture. You can find almost any character from any piece of film, television, comedy, cartoon, video game and even corporate mascots. The real appeal comes from the style of their toys. Funko has managed to capture the hilarious look of the classic bobblehead toys without the novelty of an actual bobbing head. Each toy is only a few inches tall and has giant heads, along with large child-like cartoon eyes. This makes them somehow look adorable. Even Micheal Myers looks like he might be up for a cuddle instead of a killing spree.
Figure size
Most Funko’s are 3 ¾ inches tall. This is the standard size that their figures are known for, and it stays in line with their child-like look. These sizes can vary slightly if you have a character with a large hat or big hair. There are wider versions of Funkos too, like Plumpy from Candyland or Godzilla. If you want something a little bigger, look at the Super-Sized Funko Pop Toys. These figures stretch to 10 or 11 inches tall, like LeBron James, Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas or the Kool-Aid Man.
What to look for in a quality DC Funko Pop
DC exclusives
Funko has exclusive DC Comics collections that are only sold on their official website, at certain conventions or at specific retailers. These toys will feature more unique looks compared to traditional superheroes. For example, you can get an exclusive Catwoman toy dressed in all pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There’s a Dia De Los DC version of The Flash that has him all decked out in Day of the Dead makeup. Look for the exclusive Wonder Woman dressed in golden armor from the Wonder Woman 1984 film.
New releases
Many of those who buy Funko Pop toys are collectors. They purchase the toy along with a display case to place them on a shelf and admire their exclusivity from afar. For these buyers getting the newest release is very important. Funko is constantly dropping new versions of their toys and oftentimes, they’ll sell out quickly. This is especially true for exclusive releases like the ones that are only available at select retailers. When a new line becomes available, it’s best to jump on it right away.
Holiday themed
Believe it or not, there are holiday themed DC toys from Funko. We’ll probably never see Superman dressed up as Santa Claus in a movie or The Flash covered in Day of the Dead makeup, but luckily, Funko has you covered. In their DC Christmas collection, you can indeed see Superman in a full on Santa outfit opening his robe to reveal the “S” on his chest. You can also find Wonder Woman using tinsel as a weapon and Harley Quinn with elf shoes and candy cane socks. Their limited Halloween series shows Harley Quinn, Batman, Joker, The Flash and Bane all wearing colorful Dia de Muertos paint.
How much you can expect to spend on a DC Funko Pop
DC Funko Pop toys cost between $9-$15, depending on the character, edition and packaging.
DC Funko Pop FAQ
What are Funko Pop toys made of?
A. Funko uses vinyl to make their Pop toys. Vinyl is a form of plastic also known as PVC or polyvinyl chloride. This material is lightweight, durable and inexpensive to produce.
Are Funko Pop toys worth collecting?
A. This depends on your level of interest in the toys. Many people consider these toys collectables and are intent on buying every new version that’s released. That being said, Funko’s do not necessarily increase in value. If you’re in it for the money, you will likely be disappointed.
What are the best DC Funko Pops to buy?
Top DC Funko Pop
What you need to know: Funko Pop took a unique approach to its Joker figurine by going back to the classic 1989 look.
What you’ll love: Coming in at just above 3 inches, the Joker wears a bright purple and blue clown tuxedo with a flower pinned to the lapel and a purple hat. He’s also holding a cane, leaning to the side and wears his infamous Joker smile.
What you should consider: This figure does not represent the newer, darker versions of the Joker.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top DC Funko Pop for the money
Funko Pop Movies: Harley Quinn
What you need to know: Hailing from The Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn is protrayed as a Funko toy with a distressed red dress and combat boots.
What you’ll love: The best part about this figure is the detail they added to Harley Quinn’s look. You can see her “Daddy’s lil Monster” tattoo on her left collar bone and a black heart on her cheek.
What you should consider: This Funko does not include her famous baseball bat but uses a staff instead.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Funko Pop Heroes: Death Metal Batman
What you need to know: If you’ve ever wondered what a metalhead Batman would look like, check out Funko’s version of the rock ‘n’ roll vigilante.
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- Net income of $10.7 million and adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $14.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023
- Earnings per common share of $1.09 and adjusted earnings per common share (non-GAAP) of $1.50 for the three months ended March 31, 2023
- Annualized return on average assets of 1.11% and annualized return of adjusted earnings on average assets (non-GAAP) of 1.53% for the three months ended March 31, 2023
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share declared, an increase of 20.0% from the prior-quarter and 36.4% from the prior-year first quarter
MANITOWOC, Wis., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank First Corporation (NASDAQ: BFC) ("Bank First" or the "Bank"), the holding company for Bank First, N.A., reported net income of $10.7 million, or $1.09 per share, for the first quarter of 2023, compared with net income of $10.2 million, or $1.34 per share, for the prior-year first quarter. After removing the impact of one-time expenses related to acquisitions as well as gains and losses on sales of securities and other real estate owned ("OREO"), the Bank reported adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $14.7 million, or $1.50 per share, for the first quarter of 2023, compared with $10.5 million, or $1.38 for the prior-year first quarter.
Operating Results
Net interest income ("NII") during the first quarter of 2023 was $32.2 million, up $1.6 million from the previous quarter and up $9.9 million from the first quarter of 2022. The impact of purchase accounting increased NII by $2.2 million, or $0.17 per share after tax, during the first quarter of 2023, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.10 per share after tax, during the previous quarter and $0.3 million, or $0.03 per share after tax, during the first quarter of 2022.
Net interest margin ("NIM") was 3.74% for the first quarter of 2023, compared to 3.71% for the previous quarter and 3.06% for the first quarter of 2022. NII from purchase accounting increased NIM by 0.26%, 0.15% and 0.04% for each of these periods, respectively.
Bank First recorded a provision for credit losses of $4.2 million during the first quarter of 2023, compared to $0.5 million during the previous quarter and $1.2 million during the first quarter of 2022. On January 1, 2023, the Bank adopted the Current Expected Credit Losses methodology, commonly referred to as CECL, for estimating allowances for credit losses. The adoption of this new methodology increased the Bank's allowance for credit losses related to both loans and unfunded loan commitments by $13.9 million. The Bank recognized this increase through an adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2023, net of deferred taxes of $3.9 million. Loans purchased through the acquisition of another institution are treated differently under CECL than they were under Bank First's former methodology. The acquisition of the loan portfolio of Hometown Bancorp, Ltd. ("Hometown") during the first quarter of 2023 resulted in a day 1 provision for credit losses expense of $3.6 million as required under CECL.
Noninterest income was $5.8 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $5.2 million for the first quarter of 2022. Service charge income increased by $0.2 million, or 12.5%, from the prior-year first quarter as a result of the added scale from the acquisitions of Denmark Bancshares, Inc. ("Denmark") and Hometown. Income provided by the Bank's investments in Ansay and UFS increased by $0.2 million each from the prior-year first quarter, representing 30.0% and 26.2% increases, respectively. Loan servicing income from loans that have been sold to the secondary market with servicing rights, and therefore servicing income, retained by the Bank increased by $0.2 million, or 45.2%, from the prior-year first quarter. Loan portfolios previously sold to the secondary market with servicing rights retained acquired from Denmark and Hometown totaled $159.5 million and $343.6 million, respectively, leading to this increase in loan servicing income. Gains on the sale of secondary market mortgage loans declined from $0.7 million during the first quarter of 2022 to $0.1 million during the first quarter of 2023 as a result of a significant industry-wide slowdown in residential mortgage lending year-over-year.
Noninterest expense was $19.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $17.3 million during the prior quarter and $12.7 million during the first quarter of 2022. Most areas of noninterest expense have increased over the past four quarters as a result of added operational scale from the acquisitions of Denmark and Hometown, which increased the Bank's total assets by $1.24 billion, or 42.5%, from the end of the first quarter of 2022 to the end of the first quarter of 2023. In addition to this trend, expenses directly attributable to these acquisitions totaling $1.3 million, $1.4 million and $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2023 and fourth and first quarters of 2022, respectively, have caused volatility in several noninterest expense areas, most notably personnel, occupancy and outside service fee expenses. Core deposit intangible assets of $15.1 million and $16.5 million created by the Denmark and Hometown acquisitions, respectively, created an increase in amortization of intangible assets expense over the last several quarters.
Balance Sheet
Total assets were $4.17 billion at March 31, 2023, a $506.8 million increase from December 31, 2022, and a $1.24 billion increase from March 31, 2022. The preliminary fair value of assets acquired in the Denmark acquisition during the third quarter of 2022 and the Hometown acquisition during the first quarter of 2023 totaled approximately $687.5 million and $614.4 million, respectively.
Total loans were $3.32 billion at March 31, 2023, up $429.3 million from December 31, 2022, and up $1.01 billion from March 31, 2022. Excluding the impact of loans acquired from Denmark and Hometown, loans grew by 7.6% from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Annualized loan growth during the first quarter of 2023, removing the impact of loans acquired from Hometown, amounted to 5.0%. As discussed in Bank First's release of results for the previous two quarters, management made the decision early in the third quarter of 2022 to slow loan growth while concentrating more aggressive rate offerings on customers who maintain their full banking relationship with the Bank. This decision, predicated on management's forecast of a tightening liquidity environment, was intended to conserve the Bank's liquidity until competitors better aligned rate offerings with movements in the interest rate environment. Bank First continues to exhibit strong liquidity metrics and management believes the Bank is well positioned to support our customers' growth as well as continue to cultivate new relationships.
Total deposits, nearly all of which remain core deposits, were $3.46 billion at March 31, 2023, up $403.0 million from December 31, 2022, and up $906.1 million from March 31, 2022. The preliminary fair value of deposits acquired in the Denmark and Hometown acquisitions totaled $606.5 million and $532.4 million, respectively. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits comprised 32.0% of the Bank's total core deposits at March 31, 2023, compared to 31.4% at March 31, 2022. The high-quality deposit portfolio mix acquired from Denmark and Hometown allowed this critical component of the Bank's profitability to remain strong subsequent to those transactions.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2023, totaled $9.1 million, up from $6.7 million and $5.4 million at the end of the fourth and first quarters of 2022, respectively. Nonperforming assets to total assets ended the first quarter of 2023 at 0.22%, up from 0.18% at the end of the prior quarter and 0.19% from the end of the prior-year first quarter. Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2023 include eight properties valued at $3.9 million that were previously operating branch locations of Bank First, Denmark or Hometown which are no longer part of the Bank's branch network. These properties have all been listed for sale.
Capital Position
Stockholders' equity totaled $562.4 million at March 31, 2023, an increase of $109.3 million and $244.1 million from the end of the fourth and first quarters of 2022. The acquisitions of Denmark and Hometown increased total stockholders' equity by $124.8 million and $115.1 million, respectively. Dividends totaling $2.6 million and $8.8 million during the first quarter of 2023 and trailing twelve months, respectively, reduced capital. Repurchases of BFC common stock totaling $6.1 million and $15.5 million, at an average per share price of $74.36 and $73.73, further reduced capital during the first quarter of 2023 and trailing twelve months, respectively. Bank First's tangible book value increased by $29.3 million and $96.1 million during the first quarter of 2023 and trailing twelve months, respectively, and tangible book value per common share outstanding totaled $34.14 at March 31, 2023 compared to $36.14 at December 31, 2022 and $34.24 at March 31, 2022.
Dividend Declaration
Bank First's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable on July 5, 2023, to shareholders of record as of June 21, 2023.
Bank First Corporation provides financial services through its subsidiary, Bank First, which was incorporated in 1894. Bank First offers loan, deposit and treasury management products at each of its 28 banking locations in Wisconsin. The bank has grown through both acquisitions and de novo branch expansion. The bank employs approximately 389 full-time equivalent staff and has assets of approximately $4.2 billion. Insurance services are available through our bond with Ansay & Associates, LLC. Trust, investment advisory and other financial services are offered through the bank's partnerships with Legacy Private Trust and an alliance with Morgan Stanley. The bank is a co-owner of a bank technology outfitter, UFS, LLC, which provides digital, core, cybersecurity, managed information technology and private cloud services. Further information about Bank First Corporation is available by clicking on the Shareholder Services tab at www.bankfirst.com.
For further information, contact:
Kevin M LeMahieu, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (920) 652-3200 / klemahieu@bankfirst.com
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 7, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
641 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Fairfield and east central Putnam Counties through 715 PM EDT...
At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Brewster, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Danbury, Sherman, Brewster, Newtown, Ridgefield, Bethel, Brookfield,
New Fairfield, Putnam Lake, Brewster Hill and Peach Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4149 7344 4151 7339 4151 7338 4149 7337
4147 7332 4147 7330 4145 7330 4145 7328
4138 7325 4134 7355 4137 7355 4136 7361
4146 7366 4155 7346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 253DEG 15KT 4141 7357
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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PERMET, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament elected its top military official as the country’s new president on Saturday after no candidates were nominated in three rounds of voting.
Gen.-Maj. Bajram Begaj won the post after the 140-seat Parliament voted 78 in favor, four against and one abstained.
The governing left-wing Socialist Party nominated and voted for Begaj, 55, after failing to reach a compromise with the opposition on a candidate to replace President Ilir Meta, and no independent candidate was nominated.
Most of the opposition voted against Begaj while another party boycotted the voting.
Begaj is post-communist Albania’s eighth president and the third from the military ranks.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner.
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions. The department said she is also head of a Russian national media company that promotes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Critics of the Kremlin and imprisoned Russian rights campaigner Alexey Navalny have been calling for sanctions against Kabaeva, saying her news outlet took the lead in portraying Western commentary on the invasion as a disinformation campaign.
The U.K. sanctioned Kabaeva in May and the EU imposed travel and asset restrictions on her in June.
Also named in Treasury's latest sanctions package is Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev, an oligarch who owns the Witanhurst estate, a 25-bedroom mansion that is the second-largest estate in London after Buckingham Palace.
His $120 million yacht, the Alfa Nero, was also identified as blocked property. Also sanctioned was his son Andrey Andreevich Guryev and his son's Russian investment firm Dzhi AI Invest OOO.
“As innocent people suffer from Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Putin’s allies have enriched themselves and funded opulent lifestyles,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
“Together with our allies, the United States will also continue to choke off revenue and equipment underpinning Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.”
The State Department also imposed additional visa restrictions and other sanctions.
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-Data demonstrating novel platform to measure protease activity accurately differentiates patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) vs. patients with liver cirrhosis without HCC, alone or in combination with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) biomarker blood test
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glympse, a biotechnology company developing revolutionary technology to diagnose and monitor disease, today announced that it will present a poster demonstrating that its novel protease biosensor diagnostic platform can detect hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) The Liver Meeting 2022, being held in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 4-8, 2022.
The incidence of HCC is rising and is projected to continue this trend through 2030. Current methods of HCC surveillance, including ultrasound and/or the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) biomarker blood test, fail to identify over one-third of early-stage HCC cases. Glympse recently presented early data demonstrating that its panel of novel, non-invasive biosensors, which measure protease activity from a blood sample, was able to differentiate patients with HCC from healthy controls (AUC > 0.94) and from cirrhosis patients without HCC (AUC = 0.93).
At AASLD, Glympse will present a poster evaluating its biosensor panel in comparison to the AFP blood test in samples from 54 patients with HCC and 23 patients with liver cirrhosis but without HCC. The Glympse assay detected HCC in 22 of 30 patients with AFP levels below 20 ng/mL, suggesting the potential diagnosis of HCC patients in whom AFP is not diagnostic. In combination, the Glympse assay and AFP biomarker test (AFP ≥ 20 ng/mL) demonstrated an AUC = 0.90 in differentiating HCC and cirrhosis patients.
"Innovative, early HCC detection techniques are urgently needed," said Amit Singal, M.D., Medical Director of the Liver Tumor Program and Clinical Chief of Hepatology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. "These data demonstrate that a novel approach for HCC detection like measuring protease activity may add to our future resources for surveillance."
"These encouraging data demonstrate that the Glympse protease activity assay may accurately be able to detect HCC in patients, even if commonly used markers are negative. This highlights its potential as an invaluable surveillance tool," said Tram Tran, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Glympse. "As HCC case numbers continue to grow, early detection is essential to our ability to combat this disease. We look forward to presenting this data at AASLD and engaging with the scientific community about this important research."
Information regarding the poster presentation can be found below.
Title: Accurate diagnosis of HCC in cirrhotic patients with a novel protease assay compared to standard AFP
Presented By: Tram Tran, M.D.
Time/Date: Monday, Nov. 7, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
Abstract #: 4415
Glympse is a biotechnology company focused on optimizing disease diagnosis and monitoring. The company is developing biosensor technology that, from a simple blood draw, can measure the activity of proteins that are uniquely involved in the progression of disease. Using proprietary machine learning algorithms, the Glympse biosensor protease activity assay data is used to generate real-time information about the disease. The lead indication for this technology is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is currently diagnosed through an invasive liver biopsy procedure. For more information, please visit www.glympsebio.com.
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PEMBERTON TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- A school bus aide in Burlington County, New Jersey is accused of assaulting a child.
Donald Pride, 72, was charged with aggravated assault for the incident on Monday afternoon.
According to police, the Pemberton Township School District reported an altercation between Pride and a 9-year-old boy on the bus.
Police say Pride was arrested and charged after an investigation.
No further details about the incident were released.
Pride was being held in the Burlington County Jail pending a court appearance, Pemberton Township police said.
The school district released the following statement:
On Monday, August 1st, Pemberton Township Schools learned of an alleged altercation on a school bus involving a Pemberton Township Schools bus aide. We immediately launched an internal investigation, contacted the appropriate authorities, and placed the employee on administrative leave pending further investigation.
Pemberton Township Schools takes allegations of inappropriate staff conduct very seriously, and remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of all our students.
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HERNDON, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artel, LLC, a leading supplier of classified secure government connectivity, today announced Nigel Sutton has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Business Development. In this new role, Nigel will be responsible for Artel's move to expand into adjacent markets. "We are thrilled Nigel joined the Artel team," said Paul Domorski, Artel Chief Executive Officer. "His extensive knowledge and experience make him the right leader to help accelerate our growth. Network convergence with best of breed solutions is enabling work from anywhere. Customers don't want to be tied to one platform; they want connectivity as a service. Artel is perfectly positioned to deliver it."
Nigel is an accomplished Senior Business & Operations Executive with more than 35 years of success across aerospace, defense, and manufacturing industries. Throughout his executive career, Mr. Sutton has held leadership positions at companies including General Motors Defense, Orbital ATK, AeroVironment, and Raytheon. As VP of Business Development for General Motors Defense, he stood up and developed a capture management organization for new business growth. Since 2015 Nigel was the VP of International Business/Defense Systems Group for Orbital ATK, a defense avionics and armament manufacturer. He led operations, new program strategy, and corporate development. This followed his role as VP of Unmanned Air Systems International Business Division with AeroVironment from 2013 to 2015, and multiple senior roles with Raytheon from 2005 to 2013. As Director of International Business Development & Operations for Raytheon from 2007 to 2012, he oversaw bookings of more than $7.5 billion and coordinated export control policy with trade organizations in Washington D.C. He previously served 18 years in the U.S. Navy, rising to Program Director of Engineering. He has been responsible for executing international equity investments and global partner alliances for aircraft and weapon system program management, and has 23 years of professional leadership experience in the Department of Defense.
Nigel holds a BS in Computer Science from Park College, an MS in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee, Certification in Aircraft/Avionics Flight Test from the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, an MS in Aerospace Engineering/Avionics from the Naval Postgraduate School, an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology, an Executive Masters in International Relations, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Public Administration from Syracuse University. As a seasoned Board Member, he has held board positions with organizations including Orbital ATK Middle East, World Affairs Councils of America, Precision Strike Association, Alliant Techsystems Operations Saudi Arabia, and the US-ASEAN Business Council.
About Artel
Artel is a communications, engineering and services leader specializing in solving challenges in the defense, intelligence, diplomatic, and homeland security markets. The company enables highly secure service levels approaching 5 nines around the world. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Artel has been supporting the mission for 35 years. For more information about Artel, visit our web page, or email us at communications@artelllc.com
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital Friday for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.
Addressing the rain-drenched crowd, Vucic blasted the opposition for seeking his resignation for mishandling the crisis and creating divisions within the country. The two shootings in early May left 18 people dead.
Referring to large anti-government protests held in the past weeks, Vucic accused opposition politicians of "trying to abuse the tragedy."
"The politicians will go down in history of dishonor because they abused the biggest tragedy in the history of our nation," he said. "Those politicians deserve only contempt."
But Vucic still invited the opposition to discuss their demands.
Vucic reiterated that he will step down as his Serbian Progressive Party's leader today and announced plans to form a new, nationwide movement that is to include politicians, prominent intellectuals, artists and others.
"I am not going anywhere," he said. "We will defend Serbia together."
The rally Friday was somewhat overshadowed by a new crisis in Serbia's former province of Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs clashed with Kosovo police Friday and Vucic ordered Serbian troops to be put on a "higher state of alert." Vucic also said he ordered an "urgent" movement of Serbian troops to the border with Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008.
Answering Vucic's call for what he called "the largest rally in the history of Serbia," his supporters, many wearing T-shirts with his portrait, were bused to Belgrade from all over the Balkan country as well as neighboring Kosovo and Bosnia.
Those working in state firms and institutions were told to take a day off from work to attend the rally in front of the parliament building. Some said they were warned that they could lose their jobs if they didn't show up on the buses that started arriving hours before the gathering was to start.
At three large anti-government protests held earlier this month in the capital, demonstrators demanded Vucic's ouster as well as the resignation of two senior security officials. They also demanded the withdrawal of broadcasting licenses for two pro-Vucic television stations that promote violence and often host convicted war criminals and other crime figures.
Opposition protesters blame Vucic for creating an atmosphere of hopelessness and division in the country that they say indirectly led to the May 3 and May 4 mass shootings that left 18 people dead and 20 wounded, many of them schoolchildren who were gunned down by a 13-year-old schoolmate.
Analysts believe that by staging the mass rally, Vucic, who has ruled the country for more than a decade with a firm grip on power, is trying to overshadow the opposition protests with the sheer number of participants.
"For the first time, Vucic has a problem," said political analyst Zoran Gavrilovic. "His problem is not so much the opposition, but Serbian society that has woken up."
Vucic, a former pro-Russia ultranationalist who now says he wants to take the country into the European Union, has alleged that "foreign intelligence services" are behind the opposition protests. He said he received the tip from "sisterly" spy agencies "from the east" -- thought to mean Russia.
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Rangers vs. Devils Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 6
Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at Madison Square Garden features the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils squaring off at 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 29 ET, airing on ABC, ESPN+, SN360, and TVAS2. The Devils are up 3-2. The Rangers are favored (-130) in this decisive game against the Devils (+110).
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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a look at which team we predict will emerge with the victory in Saturday's NHL Playoffs First Round action.
Rangers vs. Devils Predictions for Saturday
Our computer model for this game calls for a final score of Rangers 4, Devils 2.
- Moneyline Pick: Rangers (-130)
- Computer Predicted Total: 6.1
- Computer Predicted Spread: Rangers (-1.2)
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Rangers Splits and Trends
- The Rangers are 10-14-24 in overtime matchups on their way to a 47-22-13 overall record.
- New York has 33 points (11-9-11) in the 31 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
- The 13 times this season the Rangers ended a game with only one goal, they went 2-9-2 (six points).
- New York has scored two goals in 22 games this season (4-7-11 record, 19 points).
- The Rangers are 43-5-1 in the 49 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 87 points).
- In the 33 games when New York has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it went 23-7-3 to register 49 points.
- When it has outshot opponents, New York is 28-15-4 (60 points).
- The Rangers have been outshot by opponents in 38 games, going 21-7-10 to record 52 points.
Devils Splits and Trends
- The Devils have a 52-22-8 record this season and are 14-8-22 in games that have required overtime.
- New Jersey has earned 42 points (19-6-4) in its 29 games decided by one goal.
- This season the Devils registered only one goal in 13 games and have gone 1-11-1 (three points).
- New Jersey has 11 points (5-6-1) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
- The Devils have earned 104 points in their 62 games with three or more goals scored.
- New Jersey has scored a single power-play goal in 44 games this season and has recorded 66 points from those matchups.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, New Jersey is 36-17-6 (78 points).
- The Devils have been outshot by opponents in 26 games, going 17-7-2 to record 36 points.
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Rangers vs. Devils Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC, ESPN+, SN360, and TVAS2
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- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
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WAGNER TAILS: Ellie and Sam
CLARK AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES, Wis. (WEAU) - A dog described as “happy to kiss your face off” is ready to find her new family. Ellie was surrendered to the Clark County Humane Society from a local farm.
She’s believed to be an Australian cattle dog or heeler mix. Ellie is two years old and can be a little shy when first meeting people. Once she comes out of her shell, though, it’s hard for her to control her affections.
Staff at CCHS says she seems to do well with other dogs, and she loves treats. After four months at the shelter, Ellie is ready to spread her paws in her new home. Click HERE for a link to the adoption application.
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A lab is looking for a new family to share life with. Sam is available for adoption at Bob’s House for Dogs. He’s described as a sweet, funny and affectionate lab who does great with other dogs.
This 12-year-old loves playing fetch and then cooling off in the swimming pool. Sam also has a trick he likes to show off, fitting multiple toys in his mouth at once. Click HERE for a link to the adoption application.
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March 14, 1938-December 20, 2022
ST. ROBERT-John V. Stocker, 84, of St. Robert, Missouri formerly of Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA passed away peacefully in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri from complications of a stroke. He was the son of Arthur and Fern (Saylor) Stocker- Coonradt and was born and raised in Waterloo. He attended school in Waterloo K-12 and graduated from West High School in 1956. He married Betty Tuttle on November 26, 1961 to whom two daughters were born. Survivors include his wife Betty of the home, daughters Laurie (Vance) Ewing of Dixon, Missouri and Connie (Scott) Wood of Balaton, Minnesota; two grandchildren, Nicholas Ewing of Dixon, Missouri and Taylor Peters of Rochester, Minnesota. Celebration of Life services are pending in St. Robert, Missouri with burial in the spring 2023 in Garden of Memories, Waterloo. | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/john-v-stocker/article_8a68681f-3447-544e-ba2d-bdbcc7cf0178.html | 2022-12-30 07:59:15 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/john-v-stocker/article_8a68681f-3447-544e-ba2d-bdbcc7cf0178.html |
Thieves steal $40,000 worth of belongings and car from 2 Central Florida professional athletes
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Two Central Florida professional athletes have found themselves the victims of thieves, and they're beginning to wonder if they're being targeted.
Paralympian and adaptive athlete John Edward Heath came from to ransacked garage after training in Texas for several weeks.
"I woke up one morning and was getting ready to go to the gym, half asleep at like five in the morning, all my stuff was gone," he said.
He believes $40,000 worth of belongings were taken, including a shoe collection and firearms belonging to a late friend of his.
"I'm not really concerned about the shoes. My best friend is no longer here. The firearms were his. His family gave them to me, and they've just traveled [with me] the last couple of years," Heath said.
The burglary happened back in April at the Advenir at Castle Hill apartments in Clermont. Initially, the former Marine didn’t think too much of it, until he got a text Wednesday from teammate and Olympian, Kenny Bednarek.
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"His car got stolen," he said.
Surveillance video shared with FOX 35 shows a thief stealing the Silver medalist’s car outside a home in unincorporated Lake County while someone else in another car watched.
"We're out here training for the Olympic Games next year. We don't mess with anyone. And then all of a sudden, now his vehicle [was] stolen, and then all of my personal belongings were stolen," Heath said.
Clermont Police told FOX 35 they don't have any indication right now thieves are targeting athletes like Heath and Bednarek, but Heath thinks otherwise.
"I think when it comes to my situation and Kenny’s situation, I don't think that's a coincidence," he said. "Two identical people in the same circle? It's got to be orchestrated."
Bednarek was not available for an interview Thursday but told FOX 35 his vehicle was found in Clearwater, near the Tampa area. As for Heath's belongings, there is still no sight of them, but police are searching for a vehicle of interest in the burglary. If you have any information, give Clermont police a call. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/two-central-florida-professional-athletes-targeted-by-thieves | 2023-06-16 03:51:27 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/two-central-florida-professional-athletes-targeted-by-thieves |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accusations have flown for months over who’s to blame for Ohio’s protracted redistricting predicament — a mess of a political mapmaking fight that’s left the state without settled political maps and voters without a day for electing party nominees to Statehouse seats.
Voting rights groups blame Republicans at the Statehouse. GOP lawmakers blame national Democrats and the Ohio Supreme Court. The court implicitly faults the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which has taken its time by submitting repeated maps that were deemed unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of Republicans. Commissioners point fingers at the justices, special interest groups and the initial census delays.
An Associated Press review settled on one key finding: After hundreds of days of time with government statisticians, lawyers, judges and politicians, the public was the group given short shrift. The public airing of the legislative and congressional maps combined included a scant 64 days for their input.
The AP’s look at how many days the maps have spent with various groups is based on legislative activity, court dockets, commission minutes and other reporting, and was verified using calendars, emails and other documents obtained through public records requests. Because of overlapping processes, these totals, which include weekends, exceed the actual 419 days that elapsed as of Tuesday since states were to receive their redistricting data.
CENSUS BUREAU: 134 days
The single largest delay in the process was caused by the Census Bureau, whose decennial head count of Americans ran into logistical snags due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those problems began under Republican President Donald Trump and continued under his successor Joe Biden, a Democrat.
Trump initially appeared to support a Census Bureau request to delay the release of redistricting data from March 31 to July 31, 2021. At the time, he said, “This is called an act of God. This is called a situation that has to be. They have to give it.” Later, Republicans in the Senate stymied the request after a memorandum from Trump in the spring, which ordered that people in the country illegally be excluded from the apportionment count.
Under Biden, the bureau announced states wouldn’t get redistricting data until Sept. 30. Ohio sued. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost accused the now-Democratic administration of trying “to drag its feet and bog this down in court.” A settlement promised the information by Aug. 16, 2021. It arrived Aug. 12. State-hired experts turned the data around to lawmakers within a day.
GOP LAWMAKERS: 81 days
Lawmakers were to begin drawing a new congressional map right away. They didn’t. After Democrats nixed a GOP proposal to constitutionally delay Ohio’s redistricting timeline, majority Republicans chose to run out the clock on their part of the congressional mapmaking process, eating up 48 days. Later, House Republicans created a map on a Sunday and held it back until a public hearing that Wednesday. After the map was tossed, the Legislature had another 30 days to act. It did not.
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION: 103 days
The special map-drawing commission created by Ohio voters convened Aug. 6, 2021, to be ready for census information to drop the following week. Once the data arrived, though, the commission often wasn’t in a hurry, public records show.
With Republican legislative leaders often holding sway, commission’s lags included 10 days between the census data’s arrival and the first field hearing on legislative maps, six days spent responding to court deadlines and a combined 43 days between various court rulings and its subsequent public activity. The tally also includes 28 days of inaction before approval of the first congressional map and 16 days of inaction before beginning its part of the work on a second map.
Albeit, during the latter span, the commission was at work fixing invalidated legislative maps and under tight court deadlines. But the lapse on congressional maps is still included here, since earlier legislative and commission inaction contributed to the overlap.
INTEREST GROUPS: 39 days
This total includes elapsed days between commission map approvals and the lawsuits or objections next filed by Democratic and voting rights groups, including the National Democratic Redistricting Committee led by former Attorney General Eric Holder, the ACLU, League of Women Voters, Ohio Organizing Collaborative and others. The total excludes happenings in a related federal lawsuit, which didn’t impact the overarching timeline.
After a 20-day window between the commission’s second congressional map and the filing of the ACLU’s objection, GOP Secretary of State Frank LaRose — the state’s elections chief and a redistricting commissioner — accused national Democrats and the Biden administration of a “time-eating litigation strategy” and Supreme Court justices of “dawdling.”
When the League suspended its challenge to the congressional maps, it pointed back to Republicans’ control of the calendar.
“Even we had no idea that after we won time and time and time again in court, that we would still see this play of running out the clock,” Executive Director Jen Miller told reporters. “But that’s what they’ve done. And it’s awful, it’s gross, in my opinion.”
LEGAL ARGUMENTS: 183 days
The court wrangling is the most difficult to quantify, and the most inflated by overlaps in the congressional and legislative cases. It also begs questions involving blame. Are the suing parties responsible for these growing time spans? Are justices, who control briefing timetables? Or are commissioners responsible, after twice returning identical or near-identical maps to the court?
Here, the AP opted to include days of court activity that preceded oral arguments in the two redistricting fights, as well as periods of volleying briefs not easily attributable to a single group. Together, that added to 183 days — and counting.
Dockets show that, as opposing parties jockeyed for legal advantage, the Republicans’ public attacks over timing lags often conflicted with their lawyers’ arguments in court against haste. On both legislative and congressional maps, attorneys for the commission and for Republican officeholders who sit on the panel fought expedited evidence-gathering and briefing schedules, and maximized deadline windows provided to them by the court.
After chastising the 20 days it took the ACLU to object to congressional maps, and seeing the court punt arguments in the congressional case beyond the May 3 primary, LaRose told the court there “is simply no reason to expedite” the schedule. “Petitioners seem to doubt whether this Court can efficiently adjudicate their claims under a normal schedule,” he wrote. Republican legislative leaders told the court the “quick schedule” that litigants proposed would only “confuse voters.”
JUSTICES: 95 days
Ohio Supreme Court deliberations on redistricting cases had consumed 95 days, as of Tuesday. That represents time between oral arguments or various briefing deadlines and justices’ final rulings. Like the redistricting commission, justices oftentimes were working two separate map processes simultaneously, but the days are counted here as distinct.
The longest stretch was the 35 days it took the court to rule on the commission’s first set of legislative maps, a period during which justices went back to the parties to clarify additional legal arguments. In that decision, majority justices gave commissioners just 10 days to come up with new maps. The timing irony angered Statehouse Republicans, who later would begin talking about impeaching Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a fellow Republican. Subsequent rulings invalidating legislative and congressional maps have generally taken about two weeks. A decision on the latest round of legislative maps could come this week.
THE PUBLIC: 64 days
When all regional information-gathering sessions, legislative hearings, commission meetings and livestreamed mapmaking are combined, public activity on Ohio’s new political maps took place on just 64 days. Granted, alongside those opportunities for public input, the commission’s website was accepting independent map proposals all along the way. But an accounting of the days spent on Ohio’s protracted redistricting process finds average Ohioans got less time than census number-crunchers, politicians, lawyers or justices. | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ohioans-got-short-shrift-as-political-map-fight-dragged-on/ | 2022-05-25 11:48:33 | 0 | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ohioans-got-short-shrift-as-political-map-fight-dragged-on/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Evening" game were:
03-05-07-12-15-21-28-31-33-37-38-43-47-48-49-50-51-59-71-80, BE: 12
(three, five, seven, twelve, fifteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-three, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-nine, seventy-one, eighty; BE: twelve) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17570022.php | 2022-11-09 05:53:38 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17570022.php |
- Co-development of "The Web 3.0 ecosystem and blockchain business"
- MiL.k and SK Planet are decided to co-develop SK Planet's blockchain platform, UPTN, and Web 3.0 ecosystem
- The parent company of Milk Partners, 'Keyinside' participated as co-developer of the 'UPTN' platform.
- Co-marketing activities will be promoted for the point exchange service between MiL.k and OK Cashback points, and the activation of OK Cashback's NFT membership.
SEOUL, South Korea, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 9th, Milk Partners Co., Ltd. (CEO, Jungmin Cho), which operates the blockchain-based point integration platform 'MiL.k,' announced that it has made strategic partnership with SK Planet (CEO, Hansang Lee) for all direct cooperation in the web 3.0 ecosystem and blockchain.
Thanks to this partnership, the relationship between the companies is now firmly founded on trust. The parent company of milk Partners, 'Keyinside,' has participated in the full project development process, including business consultation and technological development, as a co-developer of the blockchain platform 'UPTN' from SK Planets. The SK Planet's own platform, UPTN, is built on the global mainnet, the Avalanche subnet, which debuted its first project as the membership NFT for OK Cashback, and it recently released its own Wallet.
The two companies held a partnership ceremony at SK Planet's office building in Pan-gyo and pledged to cooperate for the development of the Web 3.0 and blockchain business using their respective, unique infrastructure and technology.
Firstly, both companies will collaborate for co-marketing activities to revitalize the OK Cashback's NFT project "Road to Rich," which was recently introduced by SK Planet. The Road to Rich event will be available on the MiL.k app within this month.
By the end of this year, it also aims to complete the linkage between MiL.k and OK Cashback for providing point exchange services to the users of both companies.
Milk Partners CEO Jungmin Cho stated, "I have high expectations for the synergy that the two companies will create in the future as we participate as major partners in blockchain projects promoted by large companies," adding, "We will work together to provide more beneficial and advantageous services to customers.
Head of SK Planet's CX business division, Gyosu Kim said, "We will create synergy with Milk Partners through business cooperation in the web3 sector, starting with the recently launched OK Cashback NFT membership." "SK Planet will create the UPTN ecosystem providing various services, including shopping, membership, and ticket to continuously provide a wide range of service experience to users."
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The former interim CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport has been temporarily suspended by the center he used to run for failure to report a case.
The center posted the suspension for Regis Becker earlier this week. It also included a charge of abuse of process. Becker served as a member of the center's board of directors when it opened in 2017, then took over as interim CEO and ran the organization for about six months at the start of 2019.
The center's disciplinary database had “probation” and “education” listed under the "additional details" column regarding Becker's case. It said his case was subject to appeal and not yet final.
Becker did not respond to a text sent by The Associated Press to a cell phone listed under his name.
Center spokesman Dan Hill said the center would not comment on the case specifically.
“We aim to handle every allegation with the same level of professionalism, objectivity and fairness,” Hill said. “Since opening its doors in 2017, the center has demonstrated a track record of holding participants accountable for misconduct, irrespective of their prominence, position or perceived importance to a sport.”
Before coming to the center, Becker served as an FBI special agent, then went to Penn State to launch the school's ethics and compliance program in the aftermath of the sex-abuse scandal that led to the imprisonment of longtime assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Becker was a longtime weightlifting coach and also served as a member of USA Weightlifting's board of directors. USA Weightlifting is listed as the sport affiliation on Becker's entry in the SafeSport database.
The center's code of conduct includes five subsections about reporting, part of which describes an “obligation (that) includes reporting, on a timely basis, all information of which an Adult Participant becomes aware, including the names of witnesses, third-party reporters, and Claimants.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James came to Las Vegas for a preseason game. And a pitch.
James, who has spoken in the past about wanting to eventually own an NBA franchise — with Las Vegas on his mind — sent a crystal-clear message to Commissioner Adam Silver on Wednesday night, reminding him of his future plans.
“I know Adam is in Abu Dhabi right now, I believe. But he probably sees every single interview and transcript that comes through from NBA players,” James said after the Lakers’ matchup with the Phoenix Suns. “So, I want the team here, Adam. Thank you.”
Silver is indeed in Abu Dhabi, for preseason games this week between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. He has spoken of expansion plans many times in recent years, but there has also been a clear belief that the NBA won’t move forward on adding teams until the next Collective Bargaining Agreement and television deals are complete.
That said, Silver has called Las Vegas “a great sports market.” The NBA already has deep ties to Las Vegas, and holds its Summer League there.
“As I said before, at some point, this league invariably will expand, but it’s not at this moment that we are discussing it,” Silver said earlier this year. “But one of the factors in expanding is the potential dilution of talent.”
James said in June on his show “The Shop: Uninterrupted” on HBO Sports that he wants to own a team and revealed his plans to have it in Las Vegas, which has long been mentioned as a possible expansion site.
Fans in Las Vegas gave James loud ovations Wednesday night, and he responded by scoring 23 points in 18 minutes. He appeared in only the first half, making 8 of his 11 shots.
He looked right at home. And if Las Vegas becomes a business home one day, James clearly wouldn’t mind.
“It’s the best fan base in the world and I would love to bring a team here at some point,” James said. “That would be amazing.”
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(KTLA) – Passengers aboard a whale watching excursion that departed from the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California got a one-of-a-kind show Monday morning.
People aboard “Sunfish,” a 53-foot vessel with Channel Islands Expeditions, got to witness a pair of gray whales as they approached the boat in an unbelievable act of animal curiosity.
Video of the encounter was captured by the expedition company and shared with Nexstar’s KTLA.
The video shows the massive mammals come within inches of the side of the boat and blow a spout into the air — much to the delight of the whale watching passengers.
Alexander Legaspi, captain of the Sunfish, said the whales put on the show of a lifetime.
“This pair of northbound whales took a break from their annual 13,000+ mile migration to and from, to get up close and personal with us,” Legaspi said.
The captain said the pair of whales spent more than an hour entertaining the passengers, rolling, peeking their heads out of the water and blowing bubbles with wide open mouths.
Legaspi said the encounter was incredibly rare, adding that encounters with grays like the one his boat experienced usually only happen in shallow lagoons near their breeding grounds in Baja, Mexico.
“Words cannot express just how special it was to spend time eye to eye with these whales as they viewed at everyone onboard and just how exceptionally rare it was for these animals to display behavior like this off the coast of California,” Legaspi said.
The Sunfish captain said it was the first time the company has witnessed such an encounter with gray whales over its many years of operation.
Legaspi added that the boat was totally stationary with the engine off and the whales approached out of their own curiosity.
Adult Pacific gray whales can grow up to 45 feet long and weigh as much as 33 tons, according to the National Park Service. Because of their extremely long migration, gray whales pass along many coastal communities and are possibly the most viewed of any of the large whale species. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/show-of-a-lifetime-whale-watchers-have-close-encounter-with-pair-of-playful-gray-whales/ | 2023-02-28 17:31:38 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/show-of-a-lifetime-whale-watchers-have-close-encounter-with-pair-of-playful-gray-whales/ |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Amid backlash over the fatal shooting of a Mississippi man, the state’s top law enforcement official said officers of a special police unit in the capital city of Jackson will not change the way they pursue suspects.
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell met with community members following a spate of recent shootings involving the Capitol Police, a unit that patrols areas around state government buildings and other neighborhoods near downtown Jackson.
“Anytime there is a loss of life, it’s tragic,” Tindell said Thursday night at a Jackson church. “But we can’t be deterred in trying to make the city safe and doing policing the way it’s supposed to be done.”
Jaylen Lewis, 25, was shot during an encounter Sunday night with Capitol Police officers. He later died. According to the Department of Public Safety, the officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop when the shooting occurred. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave until an internal investigation is completed, a department spokesperson said.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, another division of the Department of Public Safety, is handling the investigation.
In a community meeting organized by Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Tindell vowed that “bad actors” in the Capitol Police would be held accountable. He also said there is a “criminal element” in Jackson “that is not used to being policed.”
“Don’t sit here and complain about crime and death and murder and kids killing kids and tell me there’s respect for law enforcement. Because there’s not,” Tindell said.
One woman she her son died fourth months ago. She said “arresting and killing” people shouldn’t be the only way to prevent crime.
“There’s not a lot to do in Jackson. A lot of people are lost,” said the woman, who did not give her name when she spoke at the meeting.
Stokes said some of his constituents fear that some Capitol Police officers might not be trained “on how to deal with Black people in Black neighborhoods.”
“How do we stop the killing?” Stokes asked.
About 80% of Jackson residents are Black. The public safety commissioner and the Capitol Police chief are white.
Tindell said Capitol Police could do a better job of connecting with residents. He also said officers couldn’t reduce tension with people through police work alone.
“One of things we see again and again is a lack of accountability, particularly with young people who have no supervision,” Tindell said. “They grow up a with a sense of ‘nobody cares about them, so why should anybody else.’”
Before Sunday’s shooting, Capitol Police officers were involved in one shooting Aug. 14 and another Sept. 12. The department said those two shootings were not fatal. On Sept. 7, a man died in a car wreck after he was chased by Capitol Police.
Responding to questions over the recent altercations between citizens and officers, Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey said his officers have changed tactics.
“The way we’re going to police the area is not going to be the same as its been in the past,” Luckey said.
Luckey said Capitol Police have made close to 100 arrests since he became chief in late May, which he characterized as a “very large number of arrests for any agency.” He said those arrests primarily stem from more “proactive policing,” which involves patrolling areas more often to show an increased police presence.
Police chases have been fatal in and around Jackson. In July, officers from another department chased someone from a suburb into Jackson. The chase ended in a wreck that killed a postal worker caught in the fray. Jackson has a high number of stolen vehicles, which makes pursuits necessary, according to Luckey.
“Getting a tag and running it later does nothing. Surveillance cameras do nothing,” Luckey said. “We have to take further steps to identify these actors.”
Tindell said rising crime in Jackson makes necessary the Capitol Police’s new approach to policing.
“I got news for you,” Tindell said. “The businesses are leaving, the lawful- abiding citizens are going to leave. And I’m trying to build that confidence back that we will be here for the long term to turn it around.”
David Archie, a member of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, said the recent incidents between Capitol Police and people in Jackson require more community engagement.
“If you’re going to come into this community, please sir, I’m asking you not to come into this community like you’ve got all the answers,” Archie said.
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Warren, MN may be a blueprint for how to fix the nation’s childcare crisis
Story by John Lauritsen, WCCO-TV
WARREN, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Finding available and affordable childcare has become a nation-wide problem. It’s estimated that 51% of parents now live in childcare deserts, which is why the city of Warren in northern Minnesota is getting a lot of attention.
John Lauritsen traveled north to show us the unique way the city saved its daycare center, and likely, its future.
“It’s like this every morning, ‘Do I get to go to daycare today?’” said parent Kelly Pahlen.
Her 3-year-old daughter, Peyton, is one of 48 kids attending Little Sprouts Learning Center in Warren.
“They paint, and they dance, and they sing, and they keep them busy,” said Pahlen.
But a few years before Peyton was even born, Little Sprouts almost closed its doors for good.
“We really didn’t know what we would do. We don’t have any family who live here,” said Pahlen. “What I have found over my experience with the daycare is that once they close, they’re very hard to get back open.”
Lindsey Buegler and her family were in the same boat.
“We would have to move. We would have to relocate entirely,” said Buegler.
The very first day she began serving on the Little Sprouts board there was talk of closing due to regulations and labor shortages. Afraid of losing families to other towns, Buegler and others came up with an idea to not only keep their childcare center – but to build a brand-new one that’s twice as big.
“We had to go to the drawing board and figure out, OK, how can we financially make this work. What does it take to financially keep a daycare open?” said Buegler.
What they came up with was a city sales tax increase. A half-percent increase for the next 20 years, to keep childcare in town.
“Usually, local sales tax dollars are [for] community centers, ice rinks, pedestrian pass, fire halls,” said city administrator Shannon Mortenson.
Mortenson made many six-hour trips from Warren to St. Paul to try and convince lawmakers that this is what her community needed. In the end, they gave her the green light to let the town’s voters decide. So last November, that’s what they did. The tax increase passed – by just 15 votes.
“Oh my gosh, it passed by 15 votes. Like we won,” said Mortenson.
“We’ve been fighting for seven years, we’re still open,” said Buegler.
The city will break ground on the new $2.6 million daycare center this spring, and they hope to have it open by the end of the year. It will be licensed for 110 kids, which is more than twice as many as the current center.
As communities across the country are struggling to find daycare, what’s happening in Warren could be a blueprint for other cities. It’s believed to be the first city in the country to pass something like this.
Knowing it almost didn’t happen makes supporters want to work even harder to see it through. They viewed this as a life or death vote for the city.
“That’s also your workforce. We’re challenged with workforce bodies anyway, and to have them leave would be devastating economically,” said Mortenson.
That’s means Pahlen and Peyton can stick around for a while. A good thing, too, because the next closest daycare is more than 20 miles away.
“We don’t want to be worrying about our children or waking up every morning, ‘Will we have daycare? Will we not have daycare?’ And so it’s just really so important for young families, especially families who don’t have family in the area,” said Pahlen.
In addition to the sales tax, the city will also use USDA grants and loans to make funding work.
It’s estimated that about $122 billion of revenue was lost in the United States last year due to parents having to stay home with kids due to a lack of childcare accessibility.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — California's California’s Destin Lasco won his second consecutive 200-yard backstroke title and the defending-champion Golden Bears won the team title at NCAA swimming and diving championship Saturday night at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Cal has finished in the top two at the previous 13 NCAA championships – including six national titles in 2011, ’12, ‘14 ‘19, ’22 and '23. The Golden Bears finished with 482 points, 52 ahead of second-place Arizona State, the Pac-12 champion, and Texas was third with 384 points.
Lasco won the 200 backstroke in a personal-record 1:35.87 and Hugo Gonzalez, his Golden Bears teammate, finished second. Arizona State freshman Hubert Kos was third in 1:37.96.
Leon Marchand of Arizona State broke his own NCAA record in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:46.91 to win the sophomore’s second consecutive title. Caspar Corbeau of Texas, who set a personal record of 1:49.15, was second. Marchand also won the 400 individual medley Friday and 200 IM on Thursday.
Florida freshman Josh Liendo finished in 40.28 to win the 100 freestyle. Cal’s Jack Alexy and Bjorn Seeliger came in second and third, respectively.
N.C. State's Will Gallant won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 14:28.94 and his teammate Ross Dant finished second, 3.5 seconds ahead of third-place Jake Magahey at 14:33.82.
Indiana's Carson Tyler had a personal-best 476.30 points to take home the platform diving title and fellow Hoosier Quintin Henninger finished third. Bryden Hattie of South Carolina was second with 455.10 points.
Sophomore Aiden Hayes of N.C. State won the 200 butterfly title, rallying to beat Indiana's Brendan Burns, the defending NCAA champion who finished in 1:38.97, by 0.18 seconds.
Florida broke the NCAA record in the 400 freestyle relay, winning in 2:44.07 and beating second-place Cal by a hundredth of a second. Arizona State finished third in 2:45.12. N.C. State set the previous record of 2:44.31 in 2018.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A security guard died after being shot at an Oregon hospital Saturday, and the suspect was later killed by police in a nearby community, authorities said.
Police responded to reports that a person with at least one firearm fired shots inside Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. Arriving officers searched for the shooter while working with hospital staff to treat the guard, who was transferred to another facility, where he later died.
Police from various agencies later tracked the suspect’s vehicle to nearby Gresham, located about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Portland, where the vehicle was stopped. Officers shot and killed the suspect, and no police officers were injured, the release said.
The suspect’s name has not been released. Police were investigating a motive for the shooting.
The hospital identified the slain security guard as Bobby Smallwood. In a statement, it said another staff member was shot in the incident and was in stable condition. That person has not been identified. No patients were injured in the incident, the hospital said.
In a news briefing at the hospital, Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Kevin Allen said he could not confirm that anyone else was hurt “related to the gunfire” at the hospital.
The initial emergency call from hospital security reported “someone visiting a patient verbally threatened hospital staff” before the shooting, OregonLive/The Oregonian reported. Witnesses said that they heard three to four shots fired.
“Words cannot express the profound grief we are experiencing,” Kathryn Correia, Legacy Health president and CEO, said in the hospital statement. “We offer our unwavering support to Bobby’s loved ones, to our patients in our care, to the staff at Legacy Good Samaritan and to all of our employees and providers suffering today.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-oregon-hospital-security-guard-dies-after-being-shot-in-hospital-police-later-kill-suspect/ | 2023-07-23 02:49:18 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-oregon-hospital-security-guard-dies-after-being-shot-in-hospital-police-later-kill-suspect/ |
How a Minnesota Company is Protecting Our 10,000 Lakes
HOPKINS, Minn., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Twin Cities-based company is taking it upon itself to help keep plastic pollutants out of our lakes. Nature Lake is a sustainability-focused cleaning solution company with a comprehensive line of tablet-based cleaning and hand soap products designed to protect our waters, reduce plastic waste, reduce shipping pollution, and get our homes sparkling clean. "We believe everyone deserves a clean, beautiful home. We also believe that there's absolutely no need to punish our planet in the process. With Nature Lake tablets, a truly guilt-free, clean home is finally possible." says CEO Scott Severson
Minnesota is a good example of a state with waters that need protection. It has over 10,000 lakes and plastic pollutants have been found in each one and have infiltrated every aspect of our lives, according to the Ocean Blue Project. It's in the food we eat and even the beer we drink. Studies show the average person ingests at least 50,000 bits of microplastic each year.
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Wagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
(CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that appears to show Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an armed rebellion in Russia last month.
“Welcome guys! I am happy to greet you all. Welcome to the Belarusian land! We fought with dignity! We have done a lot for Russia,” a man resembling and sounding like Prigozhin says in the video, which was posted on pro-Wagner Telegram channels on Wednesday and then shared on Prigozhin’s account.
In the video, a fighter seemingly addresses the Wagner leader as “Yevgeny Viktorovich,” Prigozhin’s first name and patronymic. The video appears unedited and metadata on the file suggests it was created on Wednesday at dawn.
The video is grainy and filmed in low light so CNN cannot definitively say the speaker is Prigozhin or when it was filmed. CNN is working to geolocate the footage.
In the video, the Wagner leader criticized the Russian Ministry of Defense’s planning and execution of military operations in Ukraine, and suggested that his soldiers would not fight in Ukraine for now.
“What is happening now at the front is a disgrace in which we do not need to participate. We need to wait for the moment when we can prove ourselves fully,” Prigozhin said. “Therefore a decision was taken for us to station here in Belarus for some time. I am sure that during this time we will make the Belarusian army second greatest in the world. And if needed, we will defend them if it comes to it.”
“I want to ask everyone to really pay attention to the fact that Belarusians welcomed us not only as heroes, but also as brothers,” he added.
The Wagner founder goes on to suggest their stay in Belarus could be temporary and calls on his fighters to prepare to travel elsewhere.
“We should prepare, get better and set off on a new journey to Africa,” he said. “Maybe we will return back [to Ukraine] when we will be confident that we will not be asked to make an embarrassment of ourselves and our experience.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/wagners-prigozhin-apparently-seen-in-public-for-first-time-since-failed-mutiny/ | 2023-07-19 18:21:28 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/wagners-prigozhin-apparently-seen-in-public-for-first-time-since-failed-mutiny/ |
2023 Aegis Virtual Conference, May 2-4
American Thoracic Society's (ATS) 2023 Respiratory Innovation Summit (RIS), May 19-20
Yale Innovation Summit, May 31-June 1
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRVI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing the investigational therapy Haduvio™ (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other chronic cough indications, and for the treatment of prurigo nodularis, today announced senior management will attend and present at the following May 2023 investor events.
2023 Aegis Virtual Conference (May 2-4)
Presenters: Jennifer Good, President and CEO, and Lisa Delfini, CFO
Presentation: Wednesday, May 3rd, 4:30-5:00 PM ET
American Thoracic Society's 2023 Respiratory Innovation Summit (RIS) (May 19-20)
Presenter: Jennifer Good, President and CEO
Presentation: Saturday, May 20, 10:35-10:40 AM ET
Showcase: Showcase Two: Critical Care, Chronic Cough and Sleep Innovators
Registration: Investors and analysts can register to attend the in-person event by using the following link: https://conference.thoracic.org/program/ris/
Yale Innovation Summit (May 31-June 1)
Presenters: Jennifer Good, President and CEO of Trevi Therapeutics, Farrell Simon, Chief Commercial Officer of Trevi Therapeutics, and Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Director, Montefiore Cough Center and Editor-in-Chief, LUNG
Presentation: Thursday, June 1, 10:30 AM-12 PM ET
Registration: Investors and analysts can register to attend the in-person event by using the following link: https://ventures.yale.edu/yale-innovation-summit
About Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing Haduvio, an investigational therapy in an oral extended-release formulation of nalbuphine, for the treatment of chronic cough in IPF and other chronic cough indications. Haduvio is a mixed ĸ-opioid receptor agonist and µ-opioid receptor antagonist that works both centrally and peripherally. The ĸ and µ receptors are known critical mediators of cough. Parenteral nalbuphine has been approved and marketed for over 20 years for the treatment of acute pain indications and is not scheduled by the DEA in the United States or by regulatory authorities in most of Europe. Trevi intends to propose Haduvio as the trade name for nalbuphine ER. Its safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AUPH) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 7, 2021 and February 25, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AUPH investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Aurinia was experiencing declining revenues; (ii) Aurinia's 2022 sales outlook for the Company's only product which it offers for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis, LUPKYNIS, would fall well short of expectations; (iii) accordingly, the Company had significantly overstated LUPKYNIS's commercial prospects; (iv) as a result, the Company had overstated its financial position and/or prospects for 2022; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until June 14, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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3.5 Million More Recruits Are Needed to Fill Cyber Vacancies
BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in cybersecurity, a striking gap compared to 39% participation in the general workforce. At the same time, the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80% to meet current demand, according to a joint study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF). The report, titled "Empowering Women to Work in Cybersecurity Is a Win-Win," is being released today. It is based on a global survey of 2,000 female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate students in 26 countries across six regions, as well as interviews with 20 international experts in the field.
The report highlights key actions that need to be taken to meet this growing gender divide in cybersecurity. Engaging women with STEM subjects at an early stage is key to their participation in cybersecurity: 78% of the survey respondents developed an interest in STEM in middle school or high school. However, access to STEM education, although an issue, is not the main stumbling block: 58% of respondents had access to cybersecurity education, and 68% had already taken a cybersecurity-related course. Around 82% of survey respondents said they had some or a lot of knowledge about cybersecurity. Challenges include social or cultural norms constraining what women study, home and care responsibilities that affect their ability to enter or succeed in a cybersecurity career, and negative perceptions of cybersecurity as a career choice. About 37% of respondents think cybersecurity does not offer work-life balance, which is one of the top three factors for women choosing a job, along with good compensation and meaningful work.
"The results of this report have shown that women are ready and prepared to fill the talent gap in the cybersecurity workforce," said Alaa M. Alfaadhel, Initiatives & Partnerships Lead at GCF. "With the right encouragement from a young age, women can not only begin to enter the industry, but can also become leaders in their field. By bringing together the leading voices and minds of the cyberworld at the GCF, we are confident that we can bridge this gap and action impactful change for women in cybersecurity."
"Closing the gender gap in cybersecurity would fulfill an urgent demand in the field that is only going to get bigger," said Leila Hoteit, a BCG managing director and senior partner; global lead of the firm's education, employment, and welfare sector; and coauthor of the study. "It would also strengthen cyber resilience by bringing in diverse perspectives and would improve business performance. But at the current pace, it will take 130 years to achieve gender parity in the industry. The escalation in cybersecurity threats and their economic impact make it imperative that urgent action is taken to address this mismatch."
The magnitude of the challenge differs from region to region: 94% of respondents in the Middle East and North Africa, 89% in Europe, 84% in Africa, and 82% in Asia-Pacific were interested in pursuing a cybersecurity degree, compared to 77% in Latin America and only 61% in North America. Similarly, 45% of North American respondents were likely to participate in targeted STEM programming in their school education, compared to 72% in Europe and 79% in the Middle East and North Africa.
The report recommends a holistic approach, addressing the pipeline, recruitment, retention, and advancement for women in the field. Key initiatives would include targeted STEM engagement of school-age girls; openness to training or reskilling candidates with aptitude; gender- and family-friendly policies; ensuring a good work-life balance; and providing access to mentors, sponsors, and women's networks dedicated to advancing women into senior leadership roles.
Download a copy of the report here:
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/empowering-women-to-work-in-cybersecurity-is-a-win-win
To arrange an interview with one of the authors, please contact Eric Gregoire at +1 617 850 3783 or gregoire.eric@bcg.com.
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Flynn Cameron had 18 points in UC Riverside's 70-65 victory over Wright State on Tuesday.
Cameron had seven rebounds for the Highlanders (4-2). Zyon Pullin scored 15 points and added six rebounds. Lachlan Olbrich shot 5 of 8 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Brandon Noel finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the Raiders (4-2). Wright State also got 13 points and eight rebounds from Tim Finke. AJ Braun also had 10 points.
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Here is a litmus test for anyone looking to gauge their exposure to viral jazz. What's your favorite dance move from the "I'm Tight" video by Louis Cole? Perhaps you're partial to the simplicity of the "RIDLEY SCOTTZ," or its more kinetic variation, the "STEPPIN' RIDLEYZ." Or maybe you're more of a conceptual "HEIMLICHZ" type. Now, if your answer to the prompt is "What the hell are you talking about?" — then congratulations, you don't appear to have been seriously exposed. But that doesn't mean you're immune.
Cole is a stupefyingly proficient multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and trickster whose bracing new album, Quality over Opinion, releases this Friday on Brainfeeder. He's been a major player in the musical online attention economy for the better part of a decade, as a solo act and as one-half of Knower, with singer-songwriter and producer Genevieve Artadi. Together with virtuoso oddballs like MonoNeon, an electric bass whiz and vocal funkateer, and DOMi & JD Beck, a sly keys-and-drums duo repping mayhem in the rhythm matrix, Cole stands at the center of a cohort whose identifying traits are easy to recognize and harder to define. Many of these musicians have at least a tangential connection to Thundercat, the bassist and falsetto warbler whose interstellar jazz-R&B has been a defining Brainfeeder trademark. Like him, they're known for jaw-dropping technical ability, jazz-inflected genre fluidity and an irreverent yet allusive savvy regarding image and platform. At this disorienting moment in our age of digital exchange, they can sometimes seem like the only ones who've gleefully cracked the code.
A few months ago, pianist and composer Vijay Iyer coined a good handle for this new musical phenotype. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "latest subgenre: 'viral jazz'," adding a parenthetical: "(I don't think the term exists, but the music definitely does)." Iyer, who comes into regular contact with developing musicians at the conservatory level, took care not to name names or issue value judgments, then or since. But there's a set of natural assumptions to be made here, including the idea that even as viral jazz plays by its own rules, the style (if one can call it a style) has been bleeding over into mainstream jazz discourse (if one can call it jazz). DOMi & JD Beck — who recently released their debut album, NOT TiGHT, through an alliance between Anderson .Paak's unprintably named label, APES*** INC., and the venerable Blue Note Records — were ubiquitous on the jazz festival circuit this summer, while managing to squeeze in a Tiny Desk concert. For the next few weeks, they'll be flooring young crowds across the country on an 18-city tour.
By my own reckoning, "viral jazz" describes an aesthetic rather than a set of quantifiable viewer metrics. To that end, I wouldn't apply the term to, say, the insufferable outflow of Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, which has racked up more than 1.8 billion YouTube views on a channel with some 5.8 million subscribers. The Postmodern Jukebox formula, in the event that you've been fortunate enough to avoid it, features blockbuster pop hits dipped in a fondue pot of smarmy anachronism. (A typical upload from last year transplants Dua Lipa's "Levitating" to the loamy soil of 1920s hot jazz — good for 3.7 million views and counting.) Bradlee, a run-of-the-mill lounge pianist, brings little more than glib pastiche and showy juxtaposition to his franchise; he's cranking out indisputably viral jazz videos, but he isn't making viral jazz.
Neither for that matter is someone like the breakout vocal star Samara Joy, despite her heavy traction on TikTok. Joy has proven adept at delivering snackable digital content, but the core of her musical appeal — as I've recently experienced it in club and festival settings, and on her fine new album, Linger Awhile — rings familiar, even conservative, in its basic contour. Like the amiably effervescent guitarist Julian Lage, whose YouTube videos routinely amass not only beaucoup page views but also a bloom of awestruck commentary, Joy is an irrepressible talent harnessing modern means toward traditional ends.
Much truer to the spirit of viral jazz is the musician who fully inhabits a given platform, allowing it to inform their creative process — for a point of comparison, someone like the jazz-conversant polymath Jacob Collier, a harmony and rhythm savant par excellence. Though he is now a concert attraction with a diminishing tether to jazz, Collier's early success came entirely on YouTube, through a series of videos in which he demonstrates, explains or otherwise exemplifies musical arrangements of Byzantine complexity but pop-friendly affect. A case in point is his 2014 derangement of the Gershwin standard "Fascinating Rhythm," which begins in a six-part vocal blend (via a multitrack grid of Colliers, all singing to the camera, according to the informal house style of viral a cappella vids) and morphs into a one-man band. At last check, this show of jazz geekery had racked up more than 2.8 million views.
Collier is a genial and effective collaborator, as he demonstrated on his 2020 album Djesse Vol. 3, featuring the likes of Ty Dolla $ign, Tori Kelly and T-Pain. But even as he develops a solicitous new trademark as a conductor of arena singalongs, he has the cloistered instinct of a native YouTuber. In fact, it wouldn't be a stretch to argue that YouTube is his genre. And in this he's hardly alone. In "jazz" as elsewhere, we've seen a recent explosion in acts that inhabit the platform as a hothouse terrarium, cultivating fan bases that migrate them to major stages: Think of the French house producer French Kiwi Juice, or the Los Angeles funk laboratory Scary Pockets. These aren't really album artists, though they do put out albums. Partly because of their commitment to visual impact, and partly through a brand of showmanship that feels immersively technical yet breezy and personable, their work makes the most intuitive sense in a YouTube window. You could see that as a limitation or a clever hack, though it's probably a bit of both.
Natural limitations don't seem to apply to MonoNeon, aka Dywane Thomas Jr., whose typical attire suggests a castaway from the children's TV show Yo Gabba Gabba!, and who became a cult figure on the basis of his YouTube videos adapting found footage (often choice snippets of spoken word) into solo bass etudes. Many of these mashups conclude with something called the "MonoNeon art manifesto," which combines clear statements of purpose with more idiosyncratic aims: "Embrace bizarre juxtapositions (sound, imagery, etc.)," reads one. "Polychromatic color schemes. High-visibility clothing," suggests another. And also, simply: "Childlike." While MonoNeon has worked IRL with Prince, Georgia Anne Muldrow and others — and can be seen on tour with Ghost-Note, featuring the funkier members of Snarky Puppy's rhythm section — he's still at home in the viral video realm. YouTube's hypermetabolic rhythm is intrinsic to his artistic model, as you can sense by browsing his Bandcamp page, which brims with gems like last year's Basquiat & Skittles Album (named after Eddie Murphy's off-the-cuff summation of the MonoNeon vibe).
Several years ago, MonoNeon posted footage of an impromptu funk jam with DOMi & JD Beck, who had just started playing together. (DOMi, aka Domitille Degalle, was 18 at the time; Beck was 15.) The video, barely a minute and a half long, has a cheerfully vulgar title based on the only lyric MonoNeon sings during the jam — a juvenile punchline, basically. It's in line with the casually outrageous tone of Adult Swim, which has incubated so much of the new viral jazz.
Jazz is a musical form practically overrun with pieties; it's a big factor behind the genre's intimidating reputation to outsiders. This is why so much has been made of the disarming impiety embodied by DOMi & JD Beck, who dress like hyperpop fiends and otherwise embody a specific brand of Gen Z insouciance. Profiling the duo for The New York Times Magazine last year, writer Ryan Bradley asserted: "Their music is both radically sophisticated and full of jokes, a combination of qualities you find in both the 20th century's jazz greats and the 21st century's extremely online teenagers."
But here's what might be a best-kept secret: DOMi & JD Beck actually seem quite fond of the jazz tradition. At the North Sea Jazz festival this summer, I saw them grapple in earnest with "Havona," a Weather Report tune by bassist Jaco Pastorius, followed by Wayne Shorter's "Endangered Species." Their bantering preamble revolved around how difficult both tunes were to play — a humble confession, offered without a trace of ironic detachment. Squint and it's possible to recognize them as a familiar type of voracious young jazz talent, only with muscular '70s fusion swapped in for aerodynamic post-bop. Their recent set lists have included fearsome variations on "Giant Steps," John Coltrane's harmonic slalom course, and "My Favorite Things," the Rodgers and Hammerstein tune that Coltrane refashioned into a standard. Both references date from more than 60 years ago, and they're handled not dutifully but with a funhouse brio.
In similar fashion, DOMi & JD Beck's remarkably assured album, NOT TiGHT, is full of surreptitious jazz flourishes. Its guest list includes not only Anderson .Paak and Snoop Dogg but also Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Gen X guitar hero who has captivated a few generations of up-and-coming jazz musicians. (Rosenwinkel also makes a winning cameo on Louis Cole's latest.) And just as the video for "SMiLE" casts Mac DeMarco as a cranky jazz elder — not just tolerated but tenderly coddled by DOMi & JD Beck's rainbow coalition of party guests — NOT TiGHT creates a reverential place for Herbie Hancock, the 82-year-old keyboardist and NEA Jazz Master.
"Moon" finds Hancock in indomitable form, reeling off a brisk piano solo as well as some vocoder-processed singing that recalls the A side of his 1978 sleeper-classic jazz-funk album, Sunlight. It's the freshest new track he has graced since "Tesla," from a 2014 album by producer and Brainfeeder founder Flying Lotus — an early prototype for viral jazz, if you will.
None of this is cause for handwringing, contrary to some of the framing you may have seen. (Like the headline from that Times Magazine piece: "Who are these kids, and what are they doing to jazz?") Viral jazz means no harm to the host organism; it will just keep mutating according to its own capricious logic. Students at conservatories like Berklee are presently poring over YouTube clips of DOMi & JD Beck, Louis Cole and others with Talmudic intensity, so it seems likely we'll be seeing more along these lines. But as we've witnessed countless times over the last century, the tradition of improvised music is resilient and adaptive. Viral jazz isn't the only sort of jazz built for change.
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DoControl is a Finalist for the Baby Black Unicorn in the Most Prestigious Awards for Cybersecurity Companies Who Have the Potential of Being Valued at $1B
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DoControl, the automated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security company, today announced that it has been named a finalist in the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022.
DoControl competed against many of the industry's leading providers of cybersecurity products and services for this prestigious award. The term "Black Unicorn" signifies a cybersecurity company that has the potential to reach a $1 billion dollar market value as determined by private or public investment in 1-3 years, and these awards showcase those companies with this kind of incredible potential in the cybersecurity marketplace.
As SaaS utilization (file-sharing, file storage, messaging, etc.) accelerates, enterprises need a scalable solution for securing the critical data moving across these platforms and outside of the corporate security perimeter. Traditional approaches to this problem put a strain on security teams that were already stretched thin, making it nearly impossible to mitigate these vulnerabilities in a way that is beneficial to the business.
Breaches of these applications and data can result in brand damage, regulatory fines, potential loss of revenue, and other negative financial outcomes. DoControl provides security and IT teams with SaaS asset management, continuous monitoring, and automated security workflows to prevent data breaches across the most popular corporate SaaS applications in use today. As a result, DoControl was named as a finalist for its ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions for tackling the SaaS data security problem, which has grown tremendously as enterprises continue to increase their use of SaaS applications across all business functions.
"We are honored to be named a finalist for the 2022 Baby Black Unicorn Awards amongst the industry's leading providers," said Adam Gavish, CEO and Co-Founder of DoControl. "DoControl has been focused on providing foundational SaaS controls to secure modern environments, and this recognition is a testament to DoControl's success thus far."
"We're pleased to name DoControl as a finalist among a small, elite group of cybersecurity industry leaders in our annual Black Unicorn awards," said Judges Robert R. Ackerman Jr., Dino Boukouris, and Gary Miliefsky.
DoControl, which recently announced a $30 million Series B funding round, an accelerated channel program and Open Authorization (OAuth) applications governance and remediation capabilities, mitigates the risk of costly data breaches created by unmanageable data across business-critical SaaS applications. Its mission-critical SaaS data access control solution effectively eliminates the enterprise threats created by departing employees, third-party vendors, cross-team collaboration, and more.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, DoControl is an automated data access controls platform for SaaS applications, improving security and operational efficiency with ease for enterprises. DoControl is backed by investors Insight Partners, StageOne Ventures, Cardumen Capital, RTP Global and global cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike's early-stage investment fund, the CrowdStrike Falcon Fund. The company's leadership team combines product, engineering and sales experience across cybersecurity, enterprise and SaaS innovators. For more information, please visit www.docontrol.io. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
This is Cyber Defense Magazine's 10th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022 on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of Allegis Cyber, Dino Boukouris of MomentumCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Herjavec Group, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon. To see the complete list of finalists and winners for the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022, please visit https://cyberdefenseawards.com/black-unicorn-winners-for-2022/
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You can find some really intriguing items for sale on Prime Day
July 11 and 12 are the dates for Prime Day 2023. During those two days, you have a chance to buy nearly anything you can think of at a discount. As a matter of fact, Amazon’s selection is so vast, there are a lot of things you can buy that you might not have even known existed. Whether as whimsical as a novelty candle or as helpful as a motion-activated toilet light, a plethora of perplexing products have been on sale during past Prime Days. And if you want to see what oddities you can get this year, there are a number of deals you can take advantage of right now.
Shop this article: Bacon-Patterned Bucket Hat, 3D Simulation Bread-Shaped Pillow and Bob Ross Waffle Maker
Weirdest things that have been on sale for Prime Day
Nearly everyone loves bacon. And it’s important to protect yourself from the damaging rays of the sun. Why not combine these two elements to have a bacon bucket hat? This soft polyester hat is a comfortable, protective conversation starter. When you’re not wearing it, it folds flat for portability.
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70-Hour Beehive Candle 20% OFF
This clever, eco-friendly all-natural beeswax candle looks as enticing as it smells. The hive-shaped design of roped beeswax gives you up to 70 hours of burning time. It comes on a rustic copper-tone base and has a cotton wick. Best of all, while it is burning, it will fill your home with a soft honey scent.
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There is no point to this useless box, which is why it is so much fun. You flick the switch to open it up and a shy tiger filled with attitude immediately closes it. Sometimes. Other times, the creature hesitates. The random action keeps you guessing what will happen next time you flip the switch to open the box.
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Frog-Themed Training Urinal for Boys 6% OFF
Trying to potty train can be a nightmare. However, with this fun frog, you can entice your male child to go in the right place. The super-strong suction cups let you place the urinal at any height on your wall while the removable bowl makes it easy to clean. As an entertaining bonus, there is a spinning target in the middle to help with aim.
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Admittedly, this is pretty freaky. But that’s what you came here for. This one-piece swimsuit is made of polyester and spandex. It features an unnerving closeup of the grinning purple face of Marvel supervillain Thanos. Just snap your fingers and it could be yours. Purchasing is inevitable.
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3D Simulation Bread Shape Pillow 33% OFF
Ever have that dream where you’re eating cotton candy and you wake up to find your pillow is gone? Well, you’re safe with this pillow … unless you dream about bread. This high-quality, skin-friendly baguette pillow has a soft cotton lining. It comes in small, medium and large so you can get the size that is best for you.
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Forget dogs and cats. Chickens are the trending pet right now. Well, maybe not, but some people have them. If you are one of the proud owners, this four-pack of chicken harnesses is for you. It’s made of breathable nylon and can be used for chickens, ducks, geese and more.
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Bob Ross Waffle Maker 10% OFF
We don’t make mistakes, just happy little waffles. If that sounds like your morning mantra, then the Bob Ross waffle maker is for you. This compact appliance makes two sizes of waffles, but both feature the artist’s smiling face. The nonstick surface makes it easy to clean.
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Mcphee Archie Handi Squirrel 24% OFF
No one “needs” a squirrel puppet. That’s what makes it so important to have. This ridiculously silly toy attaches to the fingers (and thumb) of your hand so you can make a delightfully creepy puppet. It comes with a head, two arms and two legs. But why stop at one? If you get two, the squirrels can interact for twice the fun.
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Two-Pack Rechargeable Toilet Night Lights 9% OFF
This is not just any toilet light. It’s a rechargeable, waterproof, motion-activated light that features 16 changing colors with five brightness levels. You’ll never have to stumble your way to relief in the dark again.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday released what he said were all of his text and email messages related to a welfare fraud investigation — including money spent on building a university volleyball arena that was pushed by NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
The 436 pages of messages had several that already appeared in court filings, including exchanges from 2017 to 2019 between the governor and the retired quarterback, with Favre saying he had agreed to raise money for the volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi and asking Bryant for help with that effort.
From 2016 to 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent more than $77 million in welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the U.S., according to the state auditor. Prosecutors have said the department gave money to nonprofit organizations that spent it on projects such as the $5 million volleyball facility on the Hattiesburg campus.
Bryant, a Republican, finished his second and final term as governor in January 2020. Weeks later, the first criminal charges were filed against six people, including John Davis, a Department of Human Services director chosen by Bryant.
Bryant earned a degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1977, more than a decade before Favre played football there. Favre’s daughter started playing volleyball there in 2017.
Messages released Wednesday show Favre and Bryant discussed the possibility of financial help for the volleyball project from Davis and Nancy New, a Bryant ally who ran a nonprofit organization that had Human Services contracts to spend welfare money.
Bryant has previously said he found out in July 2019 that welfare money might have been misspent. In a text that month, Favre wrote to Bryant: “I want you to know how much I love Nancy New and John Davis. What they have done for me and Southern Miss is amazing.”
Favre wrote that he and New’s organization “were planning to do workshops and youth clinics in the new Vball facility” but “I was informed today that she may not be able to fund her part. I and we need your help very badly Governor and sorry to even bring this up.”
Bryant responded: “I will handle that… long story but had to make a change. But I will call Nancy and see what it will take.”
Days later, Bryant texted Favre to say the state auditor was reviewing Human Services contracts.
“Don’t want to get anyone in trouble for improper expenditures,” Bryant wrote.
In a video posted online Wednesday hours before he released text and email messages, Bryant repeated what he has said before — that he was the 2019 whistleblower who told the auditor’s office about misdeeds at the Department of Human Services.
“The fact is, I did nothing wrong,” Bryant said in the video. “I wasn’t aware of the wrongdoings of others. When I received evidence that suggested people appeared to be misappropriating funds, I immediately reported that to the agency whose job it is to investigate these matters.”
The Mississippi Department of Human Services, with a new director, filed a civil lawsuit last year against Favre, three former pro wrestlers and more than three dozen other people and businesses to try to recover more than $20 million of the misspent money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
No criminal charges have been filed against Bryant, and he is not being sued. Attorneys for some of the defendants in the civil suit have filed court papers that include text-message exchanges between Bryant, Favre and others about spending welfare money on the volleyball arena.
In November, Bryant’s attorney cited executive privilege in seeking to block a subpoena that sought more information from the former governor. In March, three news organizations — the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, the Mississippi Free Press and Mississippi Today — filed papers opposing Bryant’s effort to seal any information he would provide to the court.
“After much thought and discussion with counsel, I’ve made the decision to forgo any arguments about executive privilege on my text messages in this matter and simply release them all,” Bryant said in Wednesday’s video. “Frankly, I’m tired of paying legal fees to respond to lawsuits that I’m not a party to in order to protect my privacy and an executive privilege that should exist for future governors.”
Davis pleaded guilty last year in the welfare misspending case, as did New. Like Bryant and Favre, New attended the University of Southern Mississippi. As part of her guilty plea, she acknowledged her organization directed welfare money toward the volleyball arena and a pharmaceutical project backed by Favre. No criminal charges have been brought against Favre. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/mississippi-ex-governor-releases-texts-in-welfare-scandal/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-05-05 00:28:46 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/mississippi-ex-governor-releases-texts-in-welfare-scandal/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Teen arrested in connection with Arizona crash that killed 5, police say
PEORIA, Ariz. (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) - Peoria police have arrested a teenage boy accused of causing a crash that killed five people, including three kids, several months ago.
Investigators found the 17-year-old just before 7 a.m. on Thursday. He was taken into custody and booked on five counts of second-degree murder.
Police say the collision happened on Nov. 20, 2022, near 107th Avenue and Deer Valley Road.
Elizabeth Simpson and her fiancé, Jace Hochstetler, were driving home from a “friendsgiving” with their four kids in the backseat.
The family was trying to turn left when the teen driving a Jeep SUV slammed into their van, police said.
Simpson and Hochstetler died at the scene. All four kids were hospitalized, but three later died.
Police believe the teen was speeding and impaired at the time of the crash. He hasn’t been identified.
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Sept. 8 Hearing Expected to Address Private Equity Pension Takeover, Retirement Security
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and hospitality union UNITE HERE applaud the announcement that a U.S. Senate committee plans to address the risky activity of private equity companies in the insurance and retirement asset industries.
A hearing on such issues, including the aggressive investment strategies of private equity-controlled insurers, is scheduled for Sept. 8 before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The topics are critical to workers and retirees as private equity companies, particularly Apollo Global Management, are taking control of more retirement assets and obligations through pension buyout deals.
Athene, a retirement security company owned by Apollo, entered the pension risk transfer market in 2017 and grew so rapidly it consumed the largest market share in 2020 and 2021.
Committee Chairman Senator Sherrod Brown said he intends to address "the growth of offshore reinsurance markets and increased risk-taking behavior across the life insurance industry" during the hearing, among other issues. Brown has asked the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Federal Insurance Office to study what risks these more aggressive tactics of private equity insurance providers present to policyholders.
"Lawmakers have to get off the sidelines and do something about private equity's dangerous behavior around insurance and retirement assets," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "The Teamsters applaud Senator Brown for helping to ring the alarm bells on private equity's expanding presence in these industries. Our government needs to get serious about safeguarding workers' retirement benefits and start scrutinizing the investment actions of companies like Apollo."
"Workers' earned pension assets should stay in federally regulated and insured pension plans," said UNITE HERE President D. Taylor. "They should not be sold off to private equity, reinsured offshore in Bermuda, and placed into complex and illiquid investments. We look forward to these issues being addressed in the upcoming hearing."
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Armed wig-wearing couple accused of robbing Circle K stations in Arizona
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) - A boyfriend and girlfriend who wore wigs during a string of armed robberies at various Circle K gas stations are now in custody.
Police say 49-year-old Brandie Walker and her boyfriend, 48-year-old Johnathan Roy, were arrested last Friday.
The first robbery happened at a convenience store at Broadway and Dobson roads on May 14 around 9 p.m. Police said Walker wore a black wig when she demanded money and threatened the clerk with a gun.
After giving the cash to her, the victim jumped over the counter and wrestled the gun away from Walker, investigators said. She ran off with the money leaving the employee with the gun.
Five days later, around 4:45 a.m., police say Roy wore a gray wig and was armed with a handgun when he went inside a Circle K at Greenfield and Baseline roads, demanding money.
The third and final armed robbery happened on June 12 just after 1 a.m. at a Circle K near Val Vista Drive and Southern Avenue, where Walker wore a brown wig and had a handgun.
Instead of running off, police believe she got into a car driven by Roy. Surveillance video led officers to retrieve the license plate.
Last Friday, a police task force found the car at a hotel near Country Club Drive and Hampton Avenue not far from the last armed robbery location.
Officers searched the car and the room and they said they found “evidence of the crime,” including a black BB gun and a black wig.
Walker and Roy were booked into jail on three counts of armed robbery.
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WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 Sears Hometown stores in the U.S. are holding liquidation sales and closing their doors for good, according to Facebook Posts by each location.
In total, 90 stores in the U.S. and one in Puerto Rico have posted on Facebook about liquidation sales during the past few weeks. At least nine more locations had announced store closing sales in January. Some store posts indicate the sales will continue through early June, while others said the stores will close in late June.
Transformco, which owns Sears and Kmart, did not respond to an email requesting a full list of the Sears stores that are closing. The company acquired Sears Hometown in 2019.
During a 2019 press release announcing it would be closing 96 Sears department store and Kmart locations, Transformco described Sears Hometown as "a network of more than 400 independently-owned and operated, dealer-managed smaller-format stores." It's unclear how many Sears Hometown stores will remain after these upcoming closures. Kmart, which once had more than 2,000 stores, is now down to just three locations.
AXIOS, which was first to report that dozens of Sears Hometown stores would be closing, noted that the Sears and Kmart online store locators are not updated and include some locations that have already closed.
Sears Hometown Store Closings List
This state-by-state list was compiled based on which locations have posted about store closings and liquidation events. Additional stores may be closing that are not yet on this list. Stores with asterisks (***) had announced liquidation sales in January and may already be closed.
Arkansas
Batesville, AR
Heber Springs, AR
Mountain Home, AR***
Mountain View, AR
Nashville, AR
West Memphis, AR
Arizona
Green Valley, AZ
Kingman, AZ
Parker, AZ
California
Lakeport, CA
Grass Valley, CA
Truckee, CA
Colorado
Cañon City, CO
Florida
Arcadia, FL
Englewood, FL
Niceville, FL
Georgia
Carrollton, GA
East Ellijay, GA
Jesup, GA
Saint Marys, GA
Kansas
Newton, KS
Iowa
Clarinda, IA
Keokuk, IA
Marshalltown, IA
Spencer, IA***
Illinois
Champaign, IL***
Litchfield, IL
Robinson, IL
Waterloo, IL
Indiana
Greenfield, IN
Knox, IN
Plymouth, IN
Kansas
Colby, KS
Manhattan, KS
Winfield, KS
Louisiana
Eunice, LA
Luling, LA
Mansura, LA
Michigan
Escanaba, MI
Houghton, MI
Ionia, MI
Mount Pleasant, MI***
Saginaw, MI***
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Minnesota
Cambridge, MN
Litchfield, MN
Marshall, MN
Missouri
Poplar Bluff, MO
Mexico, MO***
Washington, MO
Mississippi
Cleveland, MS
Waynesboro, MS
Montana
Butte, MT
Hamilton, MT
Libby, MT
Nevada
Fallon, NV
New Mexico
Taos, NM
New York
Potsdam, NY
North Carolina
Edenton, NC
Elizabeth City, NC
Henderson, NC
New Bern, NC
North Dakota
Minot, ND***
Ohio
Gallipolis, OH
Logan, OH
Van Wert, OH
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Oregon
La Grande, OR
Puerto Rico
Humacao, Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Georgetown, SC
Lake City, SC
Tennessee
Paris, TN
Texas
Alice, TX
Arlington, TX
Cleveland, TX
Cypress, TX
Del Rio, TX
Eagle Pass, TX
Fort Stockton, TX
Kerrville, TX
Mexia, TX
Mineola, TX
League City, TX
Pampa, TX
Pasadena, TX
San Marcos, TX
Victoria, TX
Wichita Falls, TX
Virginia
Kilmarnock, VA
Washington
Moses Lake, WA
Friday Harbor, WA
Sunnyside, WA
Wisconsin
Burlington, WI
River Falls, WI
Tomah, WI
Waupaca, WI***
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY
Cody, WY
West Virginia
Ronceverte, WV*** | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/sears-store-closings-2022-full-list-hometown-locations/507-e9194dc5-c0c8-444b-9fa0-ee4301bf0f9a | 2022-05-30 19:16:44 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/sears-store-closings-2022-full-list-hometown-locations/507-e9194dc5-c0c8-444b-9fa0-ee4301bf0f9a |
GREENSBORO — Airline travel is picking up at Piedmont Triad International Airport with a staggering 141% year-to-date passenger increase, according to recent data.
This isn’t the only thing taking off at the airport. Both PTI and the Federal Aviation Administration are working on over 10 new projects at and around the airport. Some are nearing completion and others just getting started.
Repairing the runway
Two of the airport’s three runways — the 10,001-foot main runway and the 6,380-foot crosswind runway — are currently under construction. The two runways are part of a project that’s been in progress for over three years.
The main runway is the oldest of the two and closest to the terminal building. Kevin Baker, the executive director of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, said it is in great need of repair and has to be completely reconstructed.
“It had been a long time since it had been heavily maintained,” Baker said. “Just like a road, runways over time start to break up and that can be very dangerous for engines. So, you have to maintain a runway just like you maintain a highway.”
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Two weeks ago, the airport started the next phase of runway renovations, which involves reconstructing the south end of the main runway. While under construction, the main runway has been shortened but is still operable.
The crosswind runway intersects with the construction of the main runway and has been completely shut down. Because of that, there may be more traffic than usual on the airport's 9,000-foot parallel runway.
The total for all of the runway construction phases is $54 million — funding which will come from the FAA.
The crosswind runway should remain closed from now until late November. The main runway will remain at a shortened length until October, when it should be closed until late November for construction.
Replacing escalators
The airport is in the construction phase of replacing all six escalators. According to Baker, the escalators are 40 years old and have been a “maintenance nightmare” due to breakdowns.
This escalator replacement is occurring at the same time as the renovation of the airport’s 13 main terminal entry vestibules, which are also 40 years old. The vestibule doors, which swing open and shut, will be converted to ones that slide. Baker said this improvement is to both modernize the airport’s technology and prevent the doors from being pushed open into the building by strong winds.
“It’s sort of like the welcome mat to the terminal building,” Baker said. “It is right where you come in. So we want it to be attractive. We want it to be modern.”
Each renovation is being done individually to allow for multiple entry and escalators to be available for passengers. Baker said the $4.2 million project will most likely take close to a year and a half to two years to complete.
Designing new concourses
The airport’s two concourses are in a design phase of remodeling. Baker said they are both outdated, especially the south concourse, which hasn’t had any renovations other than painting and carpeting in the last 40 years.
“We are in the process of deciding what we are going to do to create a drastic improvement,” Baker said. “That’ll really change the feel of the building. That’ll make for a completely different arrival experience, especially for people that have never been here. We want people to get off the airplane and say, 'Wow, I’ve arrived somewhere cool and modern.'”
Baker said the concourses will be themed specifically to the Triad, creating a sense of place and show what the area has to offer. He said this could include designs of the area’s history of furniture, textiles and tobacco, sports such as golf and basketball and the aerospace industry.
The airport will also renovate the lobby and all of the bathrooms, which Baker said ties back to the concourse work and will create a consistent feel throughout the building.
The $2 million project is still in the design phase and won’t start construction for about another year. When work does start, Baker said the construction will most likely occur in phases and could change the way gates work.
However, he said any changes will be clearly communicated to passengers.
Other renovations in the works
• Control tower: The FAA is expanding the airport’s control tower to more than twice its height. The new tower will provide better visibility of the airfield and should be finished sometime early next year. Cost: $61 million and is funded by the FAA.
• Radar system: The FAA is relocating the airport’s radar system to a new location off of Market Street. Baker said the current radar system sits near the entrance to the airport and is interfering with land the airport needs to grade for future economic development. Baker said the hope is to get it running in the next few months. Cost: $10 million and is funded by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
• Rental car facilities: Some of the rental car facilities at the airport are being relocated, which Baker said is to make room for another airport project.
• New cooling tower: The cooling tower sits on the airport's roof and is being upgraded and moved to a site north of the building. Baker said improvements are being made to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
• Boom Supersonic: Land grading has begun at the site of the new Boom Supersonic manufacturing facility, which should start construction sometime in the fall. The facility will be used to build the company’s Overture airplane. The grading will be funded by the state Department of Transportation and costs $15 million. North and west of PTI, the airport is also grading for other aerospace companies and future projects.
Baker said while undergoing renovations, the airport will continue to minimize any disruptions for passengers.
“There's going to be impacts that are temporary and unavoidable," Baker said, "but we’re trying to do the best we can to make it as least impactful as possible on the passengers.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Connecticut Sun made no secret about wanting revenge against Chicago in the teams’ WNBA Playoffs semifinal series, especially after the Sky sent them packing from the semifinals in 2021 while on the way to the title.
“We come up here every year and Chicago kicks our (butt),” Sun forward DeWanna Bonner said of the Sky, who swept all four regular-season meetings.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Sky 72-63 on Thursday night in the decisive fifth game. The Sun scored the final 18 points to overcome a 63-54 deficit with 4:46 remaining.
All the Sun starters scored in double figures and Connecticut advanced to the Finals for the third time overall and first time since 2019.
Connecticut will face the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA title. The first game of the series is Sunday in Las Vegas.
“There will be a new champion in this league,” Sun coach Curt Miller said. “There will be a first-time franchise champion. There will be a new coach, once again, that will be a first-time champion.”
Chicago was attempting to become the first team to repeat as WNBA champions since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2001-02.
Jones scored inside to put the Sun ahead with two minutes left, hitting an ensuing free throw for a three-point lead. A pull-up jumper by Courtney Williams with 47.5 seconds remaining gave the Sun a five-point cushion, and DeWanna Bonner knocked down four free throws to put the game out of reach.
Connecticut outscored Chicago 25-5 in the fourth quarter, recovering from a disastrous third period in which it scored eight points and turned the ball over seven times.
“When adversity hits, sometimes we fold,” Natisha Hiedeman said. “Not no more, we’re not folding no more. As you all saw (after) the third quarter, we picked up right back up once again. Now we’re going to the championship. Job not done yet.”
Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 22 points on 8-for-19 shooting, including 3 of 5 from long distance, and added four steals.
Bonner chipped in with 15 points, Hiedeman added 14 and Williams and Alyssa Thomas each added 12 for Connecticut.
Emma Meesseman, who finished with 14 points on 6-for-14 shooting and six rebounds, gave the Sky an 11-point lead with 7:20 to play.
Chicago coach James Wade called the late collapse “one of the biggest disappointments” of his professional career.
“We haven’t had a quarter like that, and to end the season off it, (that) didn’t display what we’ve actually done,” Wade said. “I just wish I could’ve got them a bucket and I just couldn’t. It’s just a tough feeling.”
In the opening half, the Sun continued the torrid shooting they had in Game 4, when they made 56.9% of their shots. But that slowed in the third quarter, as the Sky defense tightened.
Candace Parker buried a 3-pointer and Copper followed with three-point play to give Chicago a 10-point lead entering the fourth. But Chicago’s shooting went cold and the Sky missed their last eight shots.
“Of course it was not intentional, but maybe we stopped attacking,” Courtney Vandersloot said. “(Maybe) we were scared to lose, rather than trying to win. But I feel like we got good looks, we just didn’t knock them down.”
Parker finished with seven points and nine rebounds.
DOUBTERS BEWARE
Miller called the Sun’s fourth quarter performance “historic,” but he is well aware his team will once again be considered underdogs in the final against Vegas.
“Not many people will pick us against Vegas either, and that’s OK,” Miller said. “We’re going to prepare and try to make it a Connecticut Sun style of game.”
To do so, he’ll rely on more stellar post play from Jones, Thomas and Brionna Jones.
“(Parker) is an incredible, all-time great in this league,” Miller said. “But I hope that someone writes (about how) the combination of JJ, AT and Bri Jones have knocked her out three of the last four years. I hope that post group gets credit for what they do, night in and night for us.”
PARKER’S DECISION
Parker once again finds herself with a difficult decision about retirement after the 36-year-old decided to hunt back-to-back titles this year with Chicago.
“I’m going to go back and reevaluate whether I’m able to continue to play at the level that I hold myself to,” Parker said. “And I think that’s the biggest thing, I don’t ever want to cheat the game. I won’t cheat the game.”
Just as in 2021, Parker will take her time weighing her options during the offseason.
“So when I’m not able to go out and play and be the Candace that I want to be, I won’t play,” Parker said. “And I think that comes in the offseason.”
WINDOW CLOSED?
Parker, Vandersloot and Quigley all indicated they would make decisions about their basketball futures during the offseason.
All three of their contracts are set to expire. The same goes for Belgian forward Meesseman, who joined the Sky on a one-year deal in February.
“Every single day, we are all committed, 100% invested into winning a championship and making history,” Vandersloot said. “We fell short, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. It wasn’t for lack of commitment.”
Quigley reflected on her tenure with the Sky and expressed gratitude for how she and Vandersloot, now married, came to meet in Chicago.
“I never imagined it ending up like this or having the career I had,” Quigley said. “Especially being able to do it in Chicago with my family, meet my wife, it’s unbelievable. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
TIP-INS
Connecticut’s 18-0 scoring run to end the game is the longest scoring run any WNBA team has mounted to finish a playoff game. … Chicago averaged over 40 points in the paint throughout the season, but scored just 24 on Thursday. … Parker added nine more boards to extend her all-time WNBA playoff record to 609 rebounds. She surpassed Tamika Catchings (598) on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Chicago will face the top-seeded Aces in Las Vegas in the opener of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We all scream for (boozy) ice cream! The Empire State Building (ESB) announced today that Tipsy Scoop, a hand-crafted, liquor-infused ice cream and sorbet company, will serve spiked sweet treats on the 86th Floor Observatory every Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 3 – Sept. 5 from 1-9 p.m.
"Our successful pop-up program has brought New York's authentic, local flavors to the heart of the city and provided a sweet surprise for our guests," said Jean-Yves Ghazi, president of the Empire State Building Observatory. "We are pleased to partner with Tipsy Scoop to turn the Empire State Building's 86th Floor Observatory into a temporary ice cream 'barlour' with a view this August."
Tipsy Scoop will sell three of its pre-packaged boozy flavors from the building's pop-up cart, which include dark chocolate whiskey salted caramel ice cream, mango margarita sorbet, and raspberry limoncello sorbet for $8. The cart will also offer an ESB-exclusive signature sundae that features pina colada plant-based ice cream – infused with rum and pineapple rum – topped with whipped cream, sprinkles, gummy bears, and NYC-themed candy for $12. Non-alcoholic flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and cherry will also be available for $4.50.
"We are so excited for our pop-up at the Empire State Building this August," said Melissa Tavss, Tipsy Scoop founder and CEO. "Our signature Empire State Building sundae is not only delicious, but also the perfect addition to your Observatory photos."
Guests are encouraged to enjoy their treats with the iconic view and tag photos with #PopUpTop for the chance to be featured on ESB social channels. More monthly pop-ups at the Empire State Building Observatory will be announced in the future.
Relevant hi-res imagery can be downloaded here. More information about the Empire State Building and tickets can be found online.
About the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base to antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its current place in pop-culture. Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of Architects, the world's most popular travel destination by Uber, the #1 Attraction in the United States in Tripadvisor's 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best, and the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet, it welcomes more than 4 million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity, and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as LinkedIn and Shutterstock, as well as retail options like STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and Observatory Experience tickets visit esbnyc.com or follow the building's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, YouTube, or TikTok.
About Tipsy Scoop
Inspired by a family tradition six generations in the making, founder Melissa Tavss created Tipsy Scoop to bring together artisanal cocktails and the fond memories that come with ice cream, sundaes, and sweet treats. The result was a boozy brand that sweetens any adult celebration. Since 2013, Tipsy Scoop has rapidly made a name for itself with its on-trend boozy scoops and highly Instagrammable ice cream creations. For more information, visit www.tipsyscoop.com or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.
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LONDON — Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday.
Richard Parkinson, founder and chief executive of deep-sea exploration firm Magellan, estimated that the resulting data — including 715,000 images — is 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before.
“It’s an absolutely one-to-one digital copy, a ‘twin,’ of the Titanic in every detail,” said Anthony Geffen, head of documentary maker Atlantic Productions.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City when it hit an iceberg off Newfoundland in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912. The luxury ocean liner sank within hours, killing about 1,500 people.
The wreck, discovered in 1985, lies some 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) under the sea, about 435 miles (700 kilometers) off the coast of Canada.
Geffen says previous images of the Titanic were often limited by low light levels, and only allowed viewers to see one area of the wreck at a time. He said the new photorealistic 3D model captures both the bow and stern section, which had separated upon sinking, in clear detail — including the serial number on the propeller.
Researchers have spent seven months rendering the large amount of data they gathered, and a documentary on the project is expected to come out next year. But beyond that, Geffen says he hopes the new technology will help researchers work out details of how the Titanic met its fate and allow people to interact with history in a fresh way.
“All our assumptions about how it sank, and a lot of the details of the Titanic, comes from speculation, because there is no model that you can reconstruct, or work exact distances,” he said. “I’m excited because this quality of the scan will allow people in the future to walk through the Titanic themselves ... and see where the bridge was and everything else.”
Parks Stephenson, a leading Titanic expert who was involved in the project, called the modelling a “gamechanger.”
“I’m seeing details that none of us have ever seen before and this allows me to build upon everything that we have learned to date and see the wreck in a new light,” he said. “We’ve got actual data that engineers can take to examine the true mechanics behind the breakup and the sinking and thereby get even closer to the true story of Titanic disaster.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/18/titanic-wreck-3d-digital-scan/e3b523d0-f583-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html | 2023-05-18 18:39:35 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/18/titanic-wreck-3d-digital-scan/e3b523d0-f583-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html |
Details FTX's Commingling and Misuse of Customer Deposits at FTX.com
Continues Series of Reports on Events Leading to FTX's Insolvency
WILMINGTON, Del., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FTX Trading Ltd. (d.b.a. FTX.com) and its affiliated debtors (together, the "FTX Debtors"), today announced the release of their second report, which details the commingling and misuse of customer deposits at FTX.com by FTX Group's previous management team (the "Report"). The Report is based on the FTX Debtors' ongoing analysis to trace and recover assets and maximize recoveries for stakeholders. As part of the Report, the FTX Debtors noted that the FTX.com exchange owed customers approximately $8.7 billion as of the petition date. This work was undertaken by the FTX Debtors through a team of legal, restructuring, forensic accounting, asset tracing and recovery, blockchain analytics, and other experts.
The full text of the Report has been posted on the quick links section of the FTX Debtors Kroll site at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/FTX/.
John J. Ray III, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of the FTX Debtors, said: "The release of this report furthers our stated objective of transparency, both about the facts uncovered about the operation of FTX.com and the important issues being navigated as we seek to maximize recoveries. The image that the FTX Group sought to portray as the customer-focused leader of the digital age was a mirage. From the inception of the FTX.com exchange, the FTX Group commingled customer deposits and corporate funds, and misused them with abandon at the direction and by the design of previous senior executives. We will continue to report our analysis and findings as our work progresses, and remain committed to recovering as much value as possible for creditors."
The FTX Debtors' review is ongoing, and the Report is part of a series regarding pre-petition events and issues that preceded the Chapter 11 cases. The FTX Debtors previously released first report identified and discussed control failures by FTX Group's previous management team in critical areas, including management and governance, finance and accounting, digital asset management, information security and cybersecurity. The FTX Debtors expect to publish the third report of the series in August 2023.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court filings and other documents related to the court proceedings, including all reports produced by the FTX Debtors, are available at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/FTX/.
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Booker scores 28, Suns rout Mavericks 110-80 for 3-2 lead
PHOENIX (AP) - Devin Booker scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-80 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Suns used a huge third quarter to turn a tight game into a comfortable win. Phoenix opened up the second half on an 11-4 run, highlighted by Booker’s two 3-pointers, for a 61-50 lead.
Mavs coach Jason Kidd called for a timeout, but it did little to stop the onslaught. The Suns led 82-60 going into the fourth with Booker pouring in 12 points during the third.
While the Suns were finally finding some offensive continuity, the Mavs completely lost theirs, scoring just four points in the first six minutes of the third. At times, the Dallas offense regressed to mostly watching Luka Doncic try and work magic, but he couldn’t do it all by himself.
The Mavs had 12 turnovers during the third quarter.
The top-seeded Suns bounced back after dropping the previous two games and can win the series in Game 6 on Thursday in Dallas.
Doncic finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 21 points. The Mavs shot just 38% from the field.
The Suns took a hard-fought 49-46 lead into halftime. Booker scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Doncic countered with 18 points, though it was a little less efficient after making 7 of 16 shots.
The Mavericks led for a majority of the first half before Booker’s baseline jam tied it at 40-all with 3:47 before halftime. Mikal Bridges had a nifty steal and then scored on a fast-break layup for a 44-42 lead.
Suns fans confident ahead of the game
Prior to the game, Suns fans were already excited about their team's prospects.
"The Suns are going to literally cream the Mavericks tonight!" said one fan. "Mavericks are going straight home with a horrible loss. If we win tonight, we're winning the whole series. We're going to the championships."
"I think the Suns are gonna win. Suns in 6! Suns in 6! Let's go!" said another fan.
Book The Bucket
Booker now has 804 points in 30 career playoff games.
The 25-year-old is one of just 18 players in NBA history with at least 800 points in his first 30 postseason games.
He joins Anthony Davis, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter and Allen Iverson, who have all accomplished the feat since 2000.
Honoring Griner
Chris Paul came to the arena wearing a shirt that had Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s picture on the front and her name on the back.
Griner — a seven-time WNBA All-Star — was detained in Russia on Feb. 17 after authorities at the Moscow airport said they found vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The Biden administration determined Griner is being wrongfully detained. A hearing in a Russian court is set for May 19.
The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward Griner’s release, but have yet to make any headway with the Russian government.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said that about 50% of the water has receded in the country’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, raising hopes that farmers will be able to sow wheat in a first step toward returning to a normal life.
“We are utilizing all of our resources for draining the remaining water in flood-affected areas in Sindh,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told a news conference. It was the first time that any official confirmed that the water had dropped 50% in Sindh, where 400, 000 people are living in relief camps or in tents.
Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks were a sign of hope for hundreds of thousands of farmers who had been uncertain about the sowing of the upcoming wheat crop, which usually starts in October.
Nearly 15% of Pakistan’s rice crop and 40% of its cotton crop were lost in this year’s flooding, according to officials. The waters wiped out the personal grain stores that many farming families rely on for food year-round.
The record-breaking flooding, blamed in part on climate change, affected 33 million people, killed nearly 1,700, damaged more than 2 million homes and overall wreaked damage estimated at $30 billion.
Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan alone cannot handle the devastation caused by climate change.
“We are thankful to the world community for helping us but we need more assistance,” he told reporters in Karachi, the capital of his Sindh province, where 760 people died in floods and 350 survivors later lost life due to the outbreak of diseases.
The latest remarks of Bhutto-Zardari also came two days after the United Nations — amid a surge in diseases in flood-hit areas of Pakistan — raised its aid appeal for Pakistan to $816 million from $160 million, saying recent assessments pointed to the urgent need for long-term help lasting into next year.
Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan has witnessed its worst-ever flooding because of climate change since June, although his country contributes less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. August rainfall in the Sindh and southwestern Baluchistan provinces was eight and nearly seven times normal amounts, while Pakistan as a whole this summer had three-and-a-half times its normal rainfall.
Bhutto-Zardari criticized former Prime Minister Imran Khan for continuing antigovernment rallies even during floods. “I cannot hold such rallies when my people are dying in the floods,” he said.
Khan was ousted from power in April through no-confidence in the parliament.
But he says he was ousted under a U.S. plot, a charge Washington denies.
Bhutto-Zardari said Khan during his tenure strained Pakistan’s ties with many countries, including Washington.
His remarks came after Khan vowed to march on Islamabad soon to force Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to hold snap elections which are due next year. Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan cannot afford to go to the elections when many areas are still submerged. He said Pakistan will first accomplish the task of helping people rebuild homes in flood-hit areas and return to their normal life.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schmitt Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMIT) today announced that Ample Hills Creamery will be shutting down operations for at least a week, effective immediately. This action is required while the company seeks the additional investment capital required for it to continue operations. There is no assurance that additional capital will be obtained and if the company cannot raise sufficient capital, it will be required to shut down operations indefinitely.
"We have an incredibly talented and hardworking team, which makes this furlough extremely difficult. We have explored many options and paths to rase the needed capital without having to take this step, but unfortunately, we have reached a point where this is our only option," commented Michael Zapata, CEO and Chairman. "We are actively talking with potential investors and partners and open to discussions with other interested parties to prevent a full shut down.
Schmitt is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in diverse business activities. Schmitt's operating businesses include Schmitt Measurement Systems providing remote tank level monitoring solutions, and precision measurement solutions, and Ample Hills Creamery, a beloved ice cream manufacturer and retailer based in Brooklyn, NY.
For more information contact: Michael Zapata, Chairman and CEO (503) 227-7908 or visit www.schmittindustries.com
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$10K reward offered for information in killing of Florida couple
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (WESH) – A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the killing of an elderly couple at a Florida retirement community.
Mount Dora officials are investigating the homicide of an 83-year-old man and his 80-year-old wife at the Waterman Village senior living facility.
Police said they got a 911 call around 4 p.m. Saturday from Waterman Village security about suspicious activity.
When police arrived, they found the elderly couple dead inside their apartment.
“We’re committed to spare no expense in learning the facts surrounding this untimely death,” said Mount Dora interim Police Chief Mike Gibson.
Investigators have released few details about the deaths, simply saying the investigation was very active.
They also would not release the identities of the victims, but said the couple’s son, who was out of town, had been notified of his parents’ deaths.
“There are things we just cannot discuss at this moment,” Gibson said Sunday. “Possibly tomorrow we’ll be able to put out more.”
Gibson added that Waterman Village had extensive security measures and staff in place.
Some concerned Waterman Village residents claimed there were several incidents of suspicious activity in the two or three days prior to the homicides.
A husband and wife who live near where the couple was killed claimed a strange woman was trying to enter their apartment late last week.
“I do know that all of our neighbors who weren’t so careful about it before are going to keep their doors locked,” said the wife, whose name was not given.
Despite the fear, police and city officials told residents the city is safe.
“You shouldn’t feel any less safe than you felt yesterday morning when you woke up,” Mount Dora Mayor Crissy Stile said Sunday. “Our police department serves this city well. They protect our city.”
Mount Dora has called in reinforcements for the investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is offering the help of its forensic science resources.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Mount Dora Police Department at 352-735-7130 or contact Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the owners of a Rapid City, South Dakota hotel on Wednesday, alleging that they violated the civil rights of Native Americans by trying to ban them from the property.
The Justice Department alleges that on at least two occasions in March, Connie Uhre and her son Nicholas Uhre committed racial discrimination by turning away Native Americans who sought to book a room at the Grand Gateway Hotel.
Connie Uhre had also told other Rapid City hotel owners and managers that she did not want Native American customers there or in the hotel’s bar, the Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino. A post on her Facebook account said she cannot “allow a Native American to enter our business including Cheers.”
Uhre’s comments and actions, which followed a fatal shooting involving two teenagers at the hotel, sparked large protests in Rapid City and condemnation from the city’s mayor, Steve Allender.
Rapid City, known to many as the gateway to Mount Rushmore, is home to more than 77,000 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, at least 11% of its residents identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. The city has long seen racial tensions.
Nicholas Uhre said he and his mother had been under pressure from the Justice Department to enter a consent decree settling the matter, but there were “sticking points” in the negotiation. “I guess they are going to do what they are going to do,” he said.
The Justice Department sued under a section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that permits a judge to order changes to policies and practices at hotels and other venues, but does not allow the department to obtain monetary damages for customers who are victims of discrimination.
“Restricting access to a hotel based on a person’s race is prohibited by federal law,” U.S. Attorney for South Dakota Alison J. Ramsdell said in a statement.
The hotel owners have also been embroiled in separate lawsuits from the NDN Collective seeking monetary damages for the hotel’s policy, a counter-suit against the Indigenous activist organization, and another lawsuit from Connie’s son Judson Uhre, who said she harmed the family business when she “made a racially charged rant which was posted on a website with wide coverage and this led to financial loss of clients for the hotel as well as the damage to the hotel’s reputation.”
Nick Tilsen, the president of NDN Collective, credited the protests for prompting the federal civil rights suit, and said Rapid City’s problems with racism persist beyond the hotel.
“Let this be a warning to the city of Rapid City,” Tilsen said. “If they want to go after Indigenous people’s rights, we’re going to force institutions like the Department of Justice to hold people accountable.” | https://www.al.com/native-american-news/2022/10/justice-hotel-sued-for-denying-rooms-to-native-americans.html | 2022-10-27 20:19:06 | 1 | https://www.al.com/native-american-news/2022/10/justice-hotel-sued-for-denying-rooms-to-native-americans.html |
Two die after car hits tree on Highway 2 near Crookston
Published: Sep. 3, 2022 at 11:14 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Crookston emergency crews responded to a fatal crash on Highway 2 just after 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Authorities say a car was traveling on the highway near South Road when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree.
A 35-year-old woman and 33-year-old man from Grand Forks were occupants of the car.
MSP says both died in the collision.
The crash is still under investigation.
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HUNTINGTON — A shooting was reported Monday evening after a traffic accident near Huntington, according to Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle.
“It appears at this point that two males got into a fight after a minor traffic accident at an Altizer mobile home park,” Zerkle said. “One male was shot in the face and the other male fled the scene and is on the run.”
Zerkle said
“We don’t have a lot of details at this point of the investigation,” he said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department at 304-526-8663.
Zerkle said the man who was shot was taken to a local hospital.
“At this time, it doesn’t appear his injuries are life-threatening,” the sheriff said.
Zerkle said the shooting, which took place near the Riverbend Trailer Park area in the 5400 block of Altizer Avenue, remains under investigation.
“We don’t have a lot of details at this point of the investigation,” he said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department at 304-526-8663.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced that Pamela Kaufman, President of Global Consumer Products and Experiences for Paramount, has been appointed President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products & Experiences, effective immediately. This newly created position reports to Bob Bakish, President and CEO of Paramount, and reflects Paramount's ongoing strategy of globalizing its operations. Raffaele Annecchino has decided to leave the company in his role as President and CEO of Paramount International Networks, Studios and Streaming.
In her expanded role, Kaufman will be responsible for driving the continued growth of Paramount's international business and ensuring the strength of the company's international operations across six continents, including broadcast and cable networks, streaming and studios, and the Company's commercial capabilities. She will work closely with Paramount's international leadership team, as well as the global content and streaming organization to do so, including helping to guide the continued international rollout of Paramount+ and Pluto TV. Kaufman will maintain her current responsibilities overseeing the global multi-billion-dollar consumer products and experiences organization.
"Pam has been the strategic force behind growing and expanding some of the most iconic global franchises and properties in entertainment," said Bakish. "She is a proven and trusted, visionary leader who has transformed our consumer products organization by driving innovation and operating as a global business. Pam is uniquely qualified to lead our international business as we expand and diversify our worldwide footprint and accelerate Paramount's transformation to operating with a truly global approach."
Bakish added, "I want to extend my thanks to Raffaele Annecchino for the critical role he has played in building Paramount's international business and expanding our global footprint. I am grateful for the dedication he has shown throughout his 25 years at Paramount and wish him well in the future."
"I am honored to take on this role at such a pivotal time for Paramount's international business," said Kaufman. "I know firsthand the global strength of our brand portfolio, and I look forward to working with Bob and the incredible International team as we continue pursuing our global growth strategy, investing in key partnerships, furthering our push into mobile and digital platforms in new markets, and operating as one team globally."
In November 2021, Kaufman assumed the role of President of Global Consumer Products and Experiences for Paramount, overseeing worldwide product and business development, marketing, franchise planning, creative strategy, retail sales and consumer insights for all brands in the portfolio. In less than a year, Kaufman has led the transformation of the consumer products business, unifying the organization by placing the full power of the Paramount ecosystem behind its most valuable IP. Her commitment to transformation, innovation and brand building has led to some of the most groundbreaking partnerships in the company's history, including cutting-edge co-branded collaborations with the biggest names in social media. Kaufman was also responsible for Viacom's first direct-to-consumer e-commerce site in 2019 – The SpongeBob Shop – and has since led the expansion to additional online direct-to-consumer business for merchandise tied to various top CBS and Showtime programming, including similar standalone initiatives for brands such as Star Trek, South Park and MTV.
Prior to being named the President of Global Consumer Products and Experiences, Kaufman served as President of Consumer Products & Chief Marketing Officer for Nickelodeon where she was responsible for building some of Nickelodeon's most memorable franchises ranging from PAW Patrol to SpongeBob SquarePants, shepherding them through important tentpole campaigns and milestone celebrations.
Before joining Nickelodeon in 1997, Kaufman held positions at Turner International, Equity Marketing and Grey Advertising. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication from The American University in Washington D.C. and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from The American University in 2019. A committed advocate for gender equality and diversity and inclusion, Kaufman serves on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, as well as Bottomless Closet, a nonprofit that prepares women for workplace success, and the Pace Women's Justice Center.
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising solutions.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85.
Watt died in Arizona on May 27, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday.
In an administration divided between so-called pragmatists and hard-liners, few stood as far to the right at the time as Watt, who once labeled the environmental movement as "preservation vs. people" and the general public as a clash between "liberals and Americans."
In that sense, Watt foreshadowed combative Interior secretaries like Ryan Zinke and David Bernhardt, who, like Watt, aggressively pushed to grant oil, gas and coal leases on public land, increase offshore drilling and limit expansion of national parks and monuments.
"While no one's death should be celebrated, he was the worst of MAGA before it was invented," tweeted David Donger of the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, referring to former President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Watt and his supporters saw him as an upholder of President Ronald Reagan's core conservative values, but opponents were alarmed by his policies and offended by his comments. In 1981, shortly after he was appointed, the Sierra Club collected more than 1 million signatures seeking Watt's ouster and criticized such actions as clear-cutting federal lands in the Pacific Northwest, weakening environmental regulations for strip mining and hampering efforts to curtail air pollution in California's Yosemite Valley.
Watt managed to offend Beach Boys fans
With his bald head and thick glasses, he became the rare interior secretary recognizable to the general public, for reasons beyond the environment. He characterized members of a coal advisory panel using derogatory language and in 1983 tried to ban music from Fourth of July festivities on the National Mall, saying it attracted the "wrong element."
The Beach Boys had been recent mall headliners, and their fans included President Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan. With Watt's statement facing widespread mockery, the Reagans invited the Beach Boys for a special White House visit. Watt, meanwhile, was summoned to receive a plaster model of a foot with a hole in it.
In his 1985 book "The Courage of a Conservative," Watt wrote that the controversy "actually arose because I was a conservative. Members of a liberal press saw an opportunity to create a controversy by censoring the facts and avoiding the real issues." He said the initial stories about the rock music ban "only mentioned that the Beach Boys had performed in the past. Yet before we knew what was happening, banner headlines proclaimed that I had banned the Beach Boys. I was astonished."
Cutting regulations was his primary mission. Between the time he was confirmed as Interior secretary in 1981 until he resigned under pressure in 1983, Watt implemented an offshore leasing program that offered virtually the entire U.S. coastline for oil and gas drilling and held the largest coal lease sale in history, auctioning off 1.1 billion tons (1 billion metric tons) of coal in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming.
Watt tripled the amount of onshore land being leased for oil and gas exploration and doubled the acreage leased for geothermal resources.
Watt did spend $1 billion to restore and improve national parks and added 2,800 square miles (7,300 square kilometers) to the nation's wilderness system. And his efforts to exploit natural resources made America stronger, he wrote to Reagan in October 1983.
"Our excellent record for managing the natural resources of this land is unequaled — because we put people in the environmental equation," Watt wrote.
But eight days after writing to the president, he rode horseback into a cow pasture down the road from Reagan's California ranch to announce his resignation. He was succeeded by a longtime Reagan aide, William Clark.
"I had outworn my usefulness," Watt said of his decision, adding that others "wouldn't get off my case" about his insulting coal advisory panel comment.
From Wyoming to Washington
Watt was born Jan. 31, 1938, in Lusk, Wyoming, and his family later moved to Wheatland, Wyoming, where his father practiced law. He attended the University of Wyoming, graduating in 1960 and obtaining a law degree two years later.
In 1962, Watt became a personal assistant to former Gov. Milward L. Simpson, and he went to Washington after Simpson was elected to the U.S. Senate later that year. In 1966-69, he helped develop policies on such issues as pollution, mining, public lands and energy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, then in early 1969 he joined the Nixon administration as an Interior Department undersecretary.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford appointed him to the Federal Power Commission.
While Jimmy Carter was president, Watt worked in the private sector as president and chief legal officer of the pro-development Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver.
He did consulting work after leaving the Reagan administration, at one point turning heads when he agreed to represent Indian tribes in oil operations and hotel developments after previously labeling Indian reservations "the failure of socialism." He also accepted six-figure consulting fees to represent developers of a federally subsidized housing project.
He moved back to Wyoming in 1986 and set up a law office in Jackson, taught at his alma mater and served as a legal consultant and speaker.
But his consulting work involving federal housing money came under scrutiny in the late 1980s when an investigation was launched into corruption in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In 1996, he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor for withholding documents from a grand jury investigating HUD. He was fined $5,000, put on five years' probation and ordered to perform community service. He said he had "made a serious mistake" and hoped to "get on with a constructive role in society."
Over the years, Watt expressed fears that unless they were stopped, radical environmental movements like Earth First! would persuade the "cowards of Congress" to ban all hunting, eliminate all logging and livestock grazing on public lands and further jeopardize the minerals industries.
He lived in his later years in Wickenburg, Arizona, with his wife, Leilani.
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As the weather cools and the San Francisco Bay Area enters its traditional cold and flu season, residents are starting to wonder: Will the fall and winter bring another COVID-19 surge, too?
SFGATE asked two UCSF experts whether we’re likely to see a repeat of last year, when the highly transmissible omicron variant caused cases to shoot up dramatically. Both agreed that infections will increase as the days get colder, driving people indoors, where the airborne virus spreads more easily. Both also maintained, though, that while a small number of people will become very sick, or even develop long COVID, the majority of people who catch the virus will experience mild illness.
“We are in a completely different time because we have so many more tools to help even unvaccinated people stay out of the hospital, and the population has already seen so many waves of COVID,” Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease specialist, wrote in an email. “That means we won’t see as many hospitalizations and deaths as in the past two winters.”
Chin-Hong said that, because the majority of the population has either vaccine- or infection-induced immunity, he’s stopped using the word “surge” to describe rising infections. Instead, he prefers “increase in cases.”
“‘Surge’ has become a fighting word for some people as it gives them PTSD from 2020 and 2021,” he wrote.
COVID is here to stay, according to infectious diseases expert Dr. Monica Gandhi. That means we should get used to seeing cases go up every winter from now on.
“[W]ith vaccines, boosters, and antivirals for older people, the Bay Area at some point will have to decide how to live with [COVID],” Gandhi wrote in an email, pointing out that it is now carried by 29 species of animals, as well as being thoroughly entrenched in humans. “It does not have the features of an eradicable virus.”
Which variant will be dominant this winter?
The vast majority of infections in the Bay Area are still being caused by variants in the omicron family, as they have been for several months. In mid-October, the BA.5 variant remained dominant, accounting for 71% of cases in the US, while closely related variants BA.4 and BA.4.6 are causing about 13% between them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The newly updated booster shot, which contains genetic information from both omicron and ancestral strains of the virus, is expected to provide significant protection against all three of those commonly circulating variants.
Chin-Hong said experts are watching at least four other descendants of the original omicron variant. One, called BF.7, is now the third most common strain in the U.S.
“If any variant has a chance of giving BA.5 a run for the money, it is BF.7,” Chin-Hong said. “It is already causing more than 25% of cases in Belgium.”
BQ.1 and BQ1.1, both immune evasive variants, are rising rapidly and account for about about 11% of cases in the US.
Even if another variant begins circulating widely, though, “people who are up-to-date on vaccines will avert serious disease, hospitalization and death for many more months if not more than a year without further boosters,” Chin-Hong said.
Are any of these variants especially scary?
It’s true that several variants have become adept at evading antibodies, the body’s first line of defense against infection; antibody production also wanes over time. However, thanks to both widespread vaccinations and massive waves of infections over the last two and a half years, the vast majority of the U.S. population has some immunity to the virus.
When antibody protection fades, you become more likely to actually catch the virus. However, your body produces several types of specialized cells in response to either infection or vaccines, which remember how to fight COVID once it’s entered your body. This “cellular immunity” is extremely long-lasting and harder for new variants to evade, according to Gandhi. In 2020, scientists found that people previously infected by SARS, which is in the same family as COVID, still had cells that could recognize and fight infection 17 years later. | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-winter-covid-surge-17509637.php | 2022-10-17 16:53:39 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-winter-covid-surge-17509637.php |
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — An alleged migrant smuggler was killed by police near the Mexico-Guatemala border early Monday after the driver of the pickup truck he was traveling in ignored police officers’ order to stop.
The Chiapas state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five migrants, whose nationalities were not given, were also traveling in the truck with the driver and the man who was shot.
The state prosecutor’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The driver told investigators they had picked up the migrants in Comitan de Dominguez on the Mexican side of the border. They were headed north when they encountered municipal police from San Cristobal de las Casas.
Someone in the truck opened fire on police, who then responded by shooting at the truck, according to an official in the state prosecutor’s office who was not authorized to speak about the case.
The victim’s death sparked protests in San Cristobal and a police vehicle was burned.
While receiving less attention than other migratory routes in southern Mexico, smugglers frequently use the sparsely-populated mountains to move people north from Central America. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/police-kill-alleged-smuggler-in-southern-mexico/ | 2022-08-02 16:38:54 | 0 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/police-kill-alleged-smuggler-in-southern-mexico/ |
BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan said Saturday that China's military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei that infuriated Beijing.
Taiwan's armed forces issued an alert, dispatched air and naval patrols around the island, and activated land-based missile systems in response to the Chinese exercises, the Ministry of National Defense said. As of 5 p.m., 20 Chinese aircraft and 14 ships continued to carry out sea and air exercises around the Taiwan Strait, it said.
The ministry said that zones declared by China as no-go areas during the exercises for other ships and aircraft had "seriously damaged the peace." It emphasized that Taiwan's military does not seek war, but would prepare and respond for it accordingly.
China's Ministry of Defense said in a statement Saturday that it had carried out military exercises as planned in the sea and airspaces to the north, southwest, and east of Taiwan, with a focus on "testing the capabilities" of its land strike and sea assault systems.
China launched live-fire military drills following Pelosi's trip to Taiwan earlier this week, saying it violated the "one-China" policy. China sees the island as a breakaway province to be annexed by force if necessary, and considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.
Taiwan's army also said it detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the vicinity of the offshore county of Kinmen on Friday night and fired warning flares in response.
The four drones, which Taiwan believed were Chinese, were spotted over waters around the Kinmen island group and the nearby Lieyu Island and Beiding islet, according to Taiwan's Kinmen Defense Command.
Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, is a group of islands only 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) east of the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian province in the Taiwan Strait, which divides the two sides that split amid civil war in 1949.
"Our government & military are closely monitoring China's military exercises & information warfare operations, ready to respond as necessary," Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said in a tweet.
"I call on the international community to support democratic Taiwan & halt any escalation of the regional security situation," she added.
The Chinese military exercises began Thursday and are expected to last until Sunday. So far, the drills have included missile strikes on targets in the seas north and south of the island in an echo of the last major Chinese military drills in 1995 and 1996 aimed at intimidating Taiwan's leaders and voters.
Taiwan has put its military on alert and staged civil defense drills, while the U.S. has deployed numerous naval assets in the area.
The Biden administration and Pelosi have said the U.S. remains committed to a "one-China" policy, which recognizes Beijing as the government of China but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. The administration discouraged but did not prevent Pelosi from visiting.
China has also cut off defense and climate talks with the U.S. and imposed sanctions on Pelosi in retaliation for the visit.
Pelosi said Friday in Tokyo, the last stop of her Asia tour, that China will not be able to isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.
Pelosi has been a long-time advocate of human rights in China. She, along with other lawmakers, visited Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1991 to support democracy two years after a bloody military crackdown on protesters at the square.
Meanwhile, cyberattacks aimed at bringing down the website of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had doubled between Thursday to Friday, compared to similar attacks ahead of Pelosi's visit, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. The ministry did not specify the origin of the attack.
Other ministries and government agencies, such as the Ministry of Interior, also faced similar attacks on their websites, according to the report.
A distributed-denial-of-service attack is aimed at overloading a website with requests for information that eventually crashes it, making it inaccessible to other users.
Also Saturday, the Central News Agency reported that the deputy head of the Taiwan Defense Ministry's research and development unit, Ou Yang Li-hsing, was found dead in his hotel room after suffering a heart attack. He was 57, and had supervised several missile production projects.
The report said his hotel room in the southern county of Pingtung, where he was on a business trip, showed no signs of intrusion.
Taiwanese overwhelmingly favor maintaining the status quo of the island's de facto independence and reject China's demands that the island unify with the mainland under Communist control.
Globally, most countries subscribe to the "one-China" policy, which is a requirement to maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing.
Any company that fails to recognize Taiwan as part of China often faces swift backlash, often with Chinese consumers pledging to boycott its products.
On Friday, Mars Wrigley, the manufacturer of the Snickers candy bar, apologized after it released a video and materials featuring South Korean boy band BTS that had referred to Taiwan as a country, drawing swift criticism from Chinese users.
In a statement on its Weibo account, the company expressed "deep apologies."
"Mars Wrigley respects China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity and conducts business operations in strict compliance with local Chinese laws and regulations," the statement said.
In a separate post, the firm added that there is "only one China" and said that "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory." | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/taiwan-says-china-military-drills-appear-to-simulate-an-attack | 2022-08-06 17:16:49 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/taiwan-says-china-military-drills-appear-to-simulate-an-attack |
How to Watch the WNBA on Sunday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Published: May. 28, 2023 at 4:22 AM MST|Updated: 44 minutes ago
Today's WNBA slate has three exciting matchups in store. Among those games is the Indiana Fever taking on the Atlanta Dream.
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Today's WNBA Games
The Atlanta Dream play host to the Indiana Fever
The Fever take to the home court of the Dream on Sunday at 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- ATL Record: 1-1
- IND Record: 0-2
- ATL Stats: 80.5 PPG (fourth in WNBA), 81.0 Opp. PPG (seventh)
- IND Stats: 67.0 PPG (12th in WNBA), 80.0 Opp. PPG (sixth)
Players to Watch
- ATL Key Player: Allisha Gray (18.0 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 4.0 APG)
- IND Key Player: Aliyah Boston (15.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)
The Chicago Sky take on the Dallas Wings
The Wings look to pull off an away win at the Sky on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- CHI Record: 2-1
- DAL Record: 2-0
- CHI Stats: 73.7 PPG (11th in WNBA), 68.7 Opp. PPG (first)
- DAL Stats: 90.0 PPG (second in WNBA), 84.5 Opp. PPG (10th)
Players to Watch
- CHI Key Player: Kahleah Copper (15.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.7 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Natasha Howard (18.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.0 APG)
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The Las Vegas Aces host the Minnesota Lynx
The Lynx take to the home court of the Aces on Sunday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LVA Record: 3-0
- MIN Record: 0-3
- LVA Stats: 97.3 PPG (first in WNBA), 71.3 Opp. PPG (second)
- MIN Stats: 74.7 PPG (10th in WNBA), 83.3 Opp. PPG (eighth)
Players to Watch
- LVA Key Player: A'ja Wilson (18.3 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.7 APG)
- MIN Key Player: Napheesa Collier (15.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 3.7 APG)
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force “there is no prospect for a negotiated settlement,” the U.N. special envoy to the conflict-wracked nation said Thursday.
In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that the impact of the military’s February 2021 takeover of the country has been “devastating,” with violence continuing “at an alarming scale.”
She pointed to the military’s intensified use of force since its extension of the state of emergency on Feb. 1, including bombings, burning of civilian infrastructure“and other grave human rights violations to maintain its grip on power.” She said the regime’s “four cuts” strategy – blocking access to food, funds, information and recruits – also continues to target civilians as collective punishment.
Myanmar for five decades had languished under strict military rule, but the generals then loosened their grip and in 2015 Aung San Suu Kyi rose to lead an elected civilian government. Following the military’s ouster of the government two years ago, the junta moved to violently suppress public opposition to the takeover. Some experts now consider the situation in Myanmar to be a civil war in which the army has conducted major offensives against widespread armed resistance.
Heyzer said the generation that benefited from the country’s opening up after 2015, especially young people, “is now disillusioned, facing chronic hardship and many feeling they have no choice but to take up arms to fight military rule.”
She said heavy fighting has spread to new areas, putting more lives at risk and complicating operations to deliver humanitarian assistance. She said 17.6 million people now require assistance.
Heyzer said she and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have made clear that with people unable to “freely exercise their political rights without fear or intimidation,” elections called by the military for later this year only risk exacerbating the violence.
“There is no public trust in the regime, whose interest is seen as consolidating its control by making a transition from emergency rule to a longer-term military-backed government,” she said.
Heyzer said it’s critical that Myanmar’s future is decided by its people through a Myanmar-led process reflecting all voices, and she stressed that “sustainable solutions for the Rohingya people must be built into the design of a peaceful, inclusive and democratic Myanmar.”
More than 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar over several decades, including about 740,000 who crossed the border starting in August 2017 when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown. International courts are considering whether that crackdown was genocide.
Heyzer thanked Bangladesh and said she heeded its message that the current situation is not sustainable, But she told the assembly that the return of the Rohingya “cannot be the mere act of closing camps or moving people” but must ensure durable solutions for their safety and well-being.
She said the Rohingya made clear during her visit last year that they want to be included in decisions on their future, and their current exclusion “has entrenched their marginalization.” She appealed for $125 million to avoid a cut in rations to the Rohingya refugees this month.
Heyzer and Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, whose country chairs the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, briefed the U.N. Security Council on Monday behind closed doors.
The U.N. envoy said she discussed with Marsudi “the urgency of concrete progress” on ASEAN’s five-point consensus on restoring peace in Myanmar adopted in April 2021. Myanmar agreed to the steps but has not implemented them.
The consensus calls for stopping violence, constructive dialogue with all parties, appointment of an ASEAN special envoy as mediator, humanitarian aid and the mediator’s visit to Myanmar including a meeting with now imprisoned leader Suu Kyi.
Heyzer said she and the Indonesian minister also discussed the possibility of a regional framework to protect the Rohingya and all other refugees from Myanmar.
With no prospects now for a negotiated settlement, the U.N. envoy was asked by reporters afterward what the next step is diplomatically.
“We cannot give up,” she said, stressing that her engagement with all parties will continue in order to understand their bottom line and red lines as well as with countries that have leverage on the different players.
“At the end of the day, what we want is a movement towards a more just and a more democratic union of Myanmar for all,” Heyzer said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/un-envoy-wide-resistance-to-myanmar-militarys-repression/ | 2023-03-17 01:01:56 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/un-envoy-wide-resistance-to-myanmar-militarys-repression/ |
READING, Pa. - Humane Pennsylvania is providing access to pet care services through their Healthy Pets Initiative.
The clinic runs from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and offers vaccines and microchip placement for dogs and cats.
Clinic officials say you must book an individual appointment for each pet.
Registration information can be found on their website.
The Humane Pennsylvania Community Resource Center is located at 350 Schuylkill Avenue in Reading. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/humane-pa-to-hold-free-microchip-and-vaccine-clinic-for-pets/article_e98acab8-ff14-11ed-b6ac-575357087918.html | 2023-05-30 19:38:59 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/humane-pa-to-hold-free-microchip-and-vaccine-clinic-for-pets/article_e98acab8-ff14-11ed-b6ac-575357087918.html |
The HCS Arlington Major hosted by OpTic Gaming starts today
(Gray News) - The Halo Championship Series (HCS) Arlington Major hosted by OpTic Gaming starts at the Esports Stadium Arlington today and will go through the weekend. Teams will compete for a $250,000 prize pool, and HCS points to bolster their position in the season-long standings. Pool Play kicks off the HCS Arlington Major today with four pools of four teams.
The host of the Major, OpTic Gaming, has been placed into Pool C alongside Six Karma and Shopify Rebellion. Saying OpTic is the predominant force in the HCS is an understatement. They have not lost a Major in the HCS since May of 2022, a run that includes their season-defining win at the 2022 HCS World Championship.
This level of success is due to their powerhouse roster comprised of Bradley ‘aPG’ Laws, Tommy ‘Lucid’ Wilson, Joey ‘Trippy’ Taylor, and Matt ‘FormaL’ Piper. This foursome’s time together as a team hasn’t been long, given the length of competitive Halo’s tenure, but they quickly found a flow and team dynamic stronger than any of their competitors.
OpTic won the first major of the 2023 HCS season in Charlotte earlier this year but found a bit of resistance from FaZe Clan. In the off-season, FaZe was the team that decided they needed to stop the dominant OpTic front. They dropped everyone but Jonathan ‘Renegade’ Willette from their roster to do this. FaZe then picked up Bradley ‘Frosty’ Bergstrom, Matthew ‘Royal2′ Fiorante, and Paul ‘SnakeBite’ Duarte. This group has the firepower to end OpTic’s win streak and will look to do so this weekend.
FaZe is starting in Pool A, so we will likely see OpTic and FaZe face off in the Winners Bracket. First and second place in each pool go on to the Winners Bracket, while the third-place finisher will be put in the Elimination Bracket. Teams finishing fourth in their pool are eliminated from the tournament. Joining FaZe in Pool A are Sentinels and Quadrant.
Pool B comprises Spacestation Gaming, Natus Vincere (NAVI), and Gamers First (G1). Spacestation Gaming is the squad to pay attention to in this pool, as they finished 3rd at the Charlotte Major earlier this year.
Native Red, Native White, and BitterSweet round out Pool D. Native White should have a solid hold over this pool as they finished fourth in the Charlotte Major. The final spot in each Pool will be decided by Open Bracket play which will take place alongside the initial Pool Play matches. Once those spots are filled, the final matches of Pool Play will be played.
The HCS Arlington Major, Hosted by OpTic Gaming, starts today at 12 PM CST / 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST and will be played throughout the weekend until Grand Finals on Sunday, July 2nd, at 5 PM CST / 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST.
Go to the official Halo Infinite Twitch Stream A or the official HCS Twitch Stream B to watch the action. FaZe Clan’s first match takes place at 3 PM CST / 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST against Sentinels and will be streamed on Stream B. OpTic Gaming’s first match is against Six Karma and starts at 4:30 PM CST / 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PST. OpTic’s match will be streamed on Stream A.
Gray Television is an investor in OpTic Gaming.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A judge in Fiji is due to rule Tuesday on whether U.S. authorities can seize the luxurious superyacht Amadea — worth some $325 million — which has been stopped from leaving the South Pacific nation because of its links to Russia.
But a vital question remains over which oligarch really owns the Amadea. Only one of the two possible candidates faces sanctions.
Is the real owner Suleiman Kerimov? That's what the U.S. claims.
Kerimov, an economist and former Russian politician, was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018 for alleged money laundering and has faced further sanctions from Canada, Europe and Britain after Russia invaded Ukraine. Kerimov made a fortune investing in Russian gold producer Polyus, with Forbes magazine putting his net worth at $14.5 billion.
Or is the real owner Eduard Khudainatov? That’s what defense lawyers claim.
Khudainatov is the former chairman and chief executive of Rosneft, the state-controlled Russian oil and gas company. Crucially, Khudainatov currently does not appear to face any sanctions, unlike many oligarchs and people with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin who have been sanctioned since the war began.
As with many superyachts, determining the real ownership of the Amadea is difficult due to the shadowy trail of trusts and shell companies. On paper, the superyacht is registered in the Cayman Islands and owned by Millemarin Investments Ltd., also based in the Cayman Islands.
Defense lawyers have claimed in court that Millemarin Investments Ltd. (sometimes spelled Millemarine) is the legal owner of the vessel and that the company is linked to the real, or beneficial, owner, Khudainatov. But U.S. authorities have claimed that behind all the various fronts, the real owner is Kerimov.
On April 19, after the yacht had sailed into Fiji from Mexico, the High Court in Suva ordered that the Amadea not leave Fiji until the merits of the U.S. warrant to seize the vessel were determined. Perhaps reflecting the question over ownership, the court later ordered Fijian prosecutors to amend an original summons which named just Kerimov to also include Millemarin Investments Ltd. as a second respondent to the case.
For now, the yacht continues to sit in a Fijian harbor with its crew of about 25 rotating on and off the vessel, while a police officer remains on board to ensure it stays put.
According to Boat International, the Amadea is 106 meters long and was built in 2017. It features a stainless steel albatross that extends off the bow and weighs more than 5 tons, a live lobster tank in the galley, a 10-meter (33-foot) pool, a hand-painted Pleyel piano and a large helipad.
The U.S. Embassy in Suva said in a statement that the U.S. was acting with allies and partners around the world to impose costs on Russia because of its “war of choice.”
“We continue to ratchet up the pressure on Putin’s oligarchs and we are working with allies and partners to go after corrupt gains from some of the individuals closest to Putin, no matter where they are held around the world," the embassy said. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-tries-to-seize-yacht-in-Fiji-But-which-17132659.php | 2022-04-28 07:52:41 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-tries-to-seize-yacht-in-Fiji-But-which-17132659.php |
READING, Pa. - Saturday is National Wreaths Across America Day.
A day to remember fallen soldiers and honor those who serve.
Thousands of locations across the U.S. are also hosting wreath-laying ceremonies.
A huge number of volunteers will be placing wreaths on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery.
In Berks County, there will be a ceremony at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Reading, starting at noon. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/national-wreaths-across-america-day/article_277b23f0-7e04-11ed-974a-6f1a425d963c.html | 2022-12-17 14:03:36 | 0 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/national-wreaths-across-america-day/article_277b23f0-7e04-11ed-974a-6f1a425d963c.html |
South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy -- before most people know they are pregnant – and sent it to the governor who has promised to sign it.
The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — a ban that, once it took effect, was overturned by the state’s highest court because it violated the state Constitution’s right to privacy.
Republicans have been searching for an answer to that ruling because it left abortion legal through 22 weeks of pregnancy and sharply increased the number of abortions taking place in South Carolina as most other Southern states enacted stricter laws.
South Carolina is among the last bastions in the region for those seeking legal abortions, but that status likely will end soon.
Most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will be banned in North Carolina beginning July 1 after the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto last week. Abortion is banned or severely restricted in much of the South, including bans throughout pregnancy in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. In Georgia, it’s allowed only in the first six weeks.
The South Carolina bill includes exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies, the patient’s life and health, and rape or incest up to 12 weeks. Doctors could face felony charges carrying two years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has said he would quickly sign the bill into law.
Vicki Ringer, the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, said after Tuesday’s vote that her organization would file a request for a temporary restraining order once the governor signs the measure. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey told reporters that he was confident that the law would be upheld.
The Republican-led Senate’s opportunity to pass the bill came after the South Carolina House backed off a proposal to ban abortion almost entirely at conception. Senators had not been able to get the votes for that proposal after three different tries.
The vote also came after the three Republican women in the Senate urged the other members of their party to adopt a 12-week abortion ban as they fought additional restrictions one month after helping filibuster a near-total ban. They joined all Democrats in voting against the bill.
The women of the Senate known as the “sister senators” — the three Republicans, one Democrat and one independent who are the only women in the 46-member chamber — entered the State House together Tuesday to rousing cheers from dozens of abortion rights supporters gathered on the main floor. All five donned buttons that read “elect more women.”
In blistering speeches, the three Republican women said the six-week proposal did not give women enough time to make a decision, and they criticized changes like one requiring child support beginning at conception as ridiculous. Republican Sen. Katrina Shealy endorsed a 12-week ban as a “real compromise.”
Shealy and Republican Sen. Penry Gustafson pushed back on assertions that they are not true Christians because of their positions.
“We in the South Carolina Legislature are not God. We do not know what’s going on in somebody else’s life. We do not have the right to make decisions for someone else,” Shealy said.
Massey outlined new regulations and definitions inserted by the Republican-dominated South Carolina House last week during proceedings slowed by hundreds of amendments from Democrats across two days. House Republicans had axed a section of the measure allowing minors to petition the court for an abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Tuesday marked the fourth time that the chamber has taken up abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
The Senate’s 15 Democrats, unified against both abortion bans, have largely let the Republican majority debate the issue among themselves. Opponents argue that South Carolina’s high maternal mortality rates — with even poorer outcomes among Black patients — would grow worse under the new restrictions.
Abortion currently remains legal through 22 weeks in South Carolina, though other regulations largely block access after the first trimester at the state’s three clinics. But the law has gone unchanged amid a Republican disagreement over how far to restrict access that has only recently moved toward resolution.
Republican leaders have noted provisional state Health Department data that show rising numbers of abortions in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned a similar 2021 law as a violation of the state constitution’s right to privacy in a 3-2 decision this January. But many Republicans believe the latest version would stand after changes to both the proposal’s language and the court’s makeup.
The action comes one week after Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly moved to enact a 12-week abortion ban by overriding the Democratic governor’s veto — pushing Virginia closer to being the last state in the region with relatively easy access.
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This story version substitutes the 12th paragraph to correct that the Republican women senators argued against a six-week ban as not giving women enough time to make a decision, not 12 weeks.
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James Pollard is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper bashed a home run on the first World Series pitch he saw in Philadelphia, and then figured out how the Phillies could hit a few more.
The $330 million star offered quiet advice to Alec Bohm — and then it got really loud in Philadelphia.
As for those whispers in May that the Phillies were finished? Forget about 'em. The secret has long been out: these Phillies are for real.
Now, they're two wins away from their first World Series championship since 2008.
Harper hammered his sixth postseason home run, whispered an assist to Bohm before his solo shot and the Phillies tied a World Series record with five homers to rout the Houston Astros 7-0 Tuesday night and take a 2-1 Series lead.
Brandon Marsh also homered, and Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins hit back-to-back shots in the fifth inning to chase Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. Philadelphia used the long ball to end the long wait for its first World Series home win since Game 5 of the 2009 World Series.
Those Phillies couldn’t finish the job.
Ranger Suárez tossed three-hit ball over five shutout innings and inched this year’s team closer to getting it done.
Harper, Bohm, Marsh and the rest of the Phillies on the last team to qualify for the playoffs are two wins away from ending the season as the last team standing. With a sparkling 6-0 record at Citizens Bank Park this postseason, the Phillies just may not return to Texas.
“It’s our fan base. I mean, plain and simple.” Harper said. “They keep us going, keep us fired up."
Another red, raucous, resolute crowd of 45,712 let the Astros have it from the first pitch with chants of “Cheater! Cheater!” for Jose Altuve and “Check the Bat! Check the Bat!” for Martin Maldonado.
The fans — already amped from the jump after another sliding catch by right fielder Nick Castellanos in the first — didn’t wait long to go wild for the home run barrage.
With leadoff hitter Schwarber on first base, Harper repeated his flair for playoff power when he ripped a two-run shot off McCullers into the right field seats for the fast lead. That made Harper 2 for 2 on home run swings in Philly — he sent the Phillies to the World Series with a two-run drive in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series to beat San Diego.
Harper crossed the plate and again exclaimed “This is my house!” before he ripped off his helmet, exposed his Phillie Phanatic headband and was mobbed by teammates in the dugout.
Harper’s homers shake the stadium to the point they should be measured on the Richter scale rather than in feet — and they seem as automatic these days as a Phillie Phanatic spin on his ATV. Harper has hit four postseason homers that gave the Phillies the lead and showed that, yes, Bryce Bombs do go off in November, the first time more World Series games will be played in this month than October.
Oh, and Harper might have a second career as a homer whisperer.
Harper beckoned Bohm from the on-deck circle and back to the dugout for a quick word of advice.
Maybe Harper saw McCullers tipping his pitches?
“I think that’s just general conversation," Harper said. "Trying to get as much information as we can from each other. We just tried to have the best at-bats we could.”
Whatever the quiet counseling was, it worked, and Bohm lined his first postseason homer leading off the second inning and the 1,000th in World Series history into the left field seats for 3-0 lead.
So c’mon, Alec, fess up, what did Bryce tell you?
“That’s between us,” Bohm said on TV with a shrug and a big smile.
Marsh took the baton on the long-ball relay and knocked one into the right field seats that was dropped by a young kid from Delaware. The home run stood after a brief review — as it seems nothing can interfere with Philadelphia’s playoff push — and it was 4-0.
With that, McCullers had allowed four homers to his first nine batters. The right-hander who got his left triceps inked with nods to Houston got absolutely tattooed by the Phillies.
Schwarber, the NL home run champion, again dumped a two-run shot into a thicket of English ivy, Arborvitae and Holly beyond center field, and Hoskins connected on solo shot for a 7-0 lead that ended McCullers' night.
McCullers became the first pitcher to give up five home runs in a World Series game.
“I don’t really get hit around like that, so I was a little bit in disbelief,” McCullers said.
Suárez, the scheduled Game 4 starter before Game 3 was postponed a day by rain, delivered with the performance of his career and shut down the big bats in the AL champs’ lineup.
He needed only two pitches to get the first two outs of the game and struck out Yordan Alvarez to end the first. The few jams he got into, Suárez worked his way out, notably in the second when he whiffed Chas McCormick and left two runners stranded. He retired Altuve to end the fifth on a soft foul pop with two runners on base.
Four relievers each tossed a scoreless inning to finish the five-hitter.
THE CHAMPS ARE HERE
Philly sports champions Mike Schmidt, Julius Erving, Brandon Graham and Bernie Parent threw first pitches to 2008 World Series champions Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino. Country music star Tim McGraw, son of the late Phillies reliever Tug McGraw, received a huge ovation and wore his dad’s No. 45 McGraw jersey. McGraw closed the 1980 World Series with a strikeout.
UP NEXT
The Phillies send RHP Aaron Nola (2-1, 4.57 ERA in the postseason) to the mound against Houston RHP Christian Javier (1-0, 1.35 ERA) in Game 4. Nola was done after 4 1/3 innings in Game 1 of the World Series, though he retired the final six batters he faced and left in a tie game after the Phillies rallied from an early 5-0 deficit — and won 6-5.
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County health officers don't need approval from elected officials to issue orders, the Michigan Court of Appeals said in a precedent-setting decision related to protests over COVID-19 school mask mandates.
Mask orders were controversial when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration changed course and left key decisions to local health departments. The result: blistering criticism and tense confrontations at county board meetings in some parts of Michigan.
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Critics had pleaded with elected commissioners to intervene.
There is nothing in state law that “requires a local health officer to give notice, allow comment or obtain approval by a board of commissioners before issuing an order,” appeals court Judge Jane Markey wrote in a 3-0 opinion Thursday.
The case involved the Ottawa County health officer who required masks for kids, through 6th grade, at the start of the 2021-22 school year, until COVID-19 vaccines were widely available or other conditions were met.
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Ottawa commissioners did not upset Lisa Stefanovsky's order, and there is no longer a mask mandate there. But the appeals court said it still was important to issue an opinion and set a legal standard.
“Although a pandemic-related order may not be likely to recur, the issuance of some type of emergency order by the health officer is likely to recur in the future,” the court said.
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Follow Ed White at http://twitter.com/edwritez | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mask-critics-lose-appeal-over-powers-of-health-17659360.php | 2022-12-16 19:36:17 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mask-critics-lose-appeal-over-powers-of-health-17659360.php |
(The Hill) — Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser in his administration, claims in a new book that Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly once shoved his wife, Ivanka Trump, after a tense Oval Office meeting.
According to an excerpt of “Breaking History: A White House Memoir” obtained by The Washington Post, Kushner writes that Kelly had a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” disposition and “only once did Kelly let his mask fully slip.”
“One day he had just marched out of a contentious meeting in the Oval Office,” Kushner writes, according to the Post. “Ivanka was walking down the main hallway in the West Wing when she passed him. Unaware of his heated state of mind, she said, ‘Hello chief.’ Kelly shoved her out of the way and stormed by. She wasn’t hurt, and didn’t make a big deal about the altercation, but in his rage Kelly had shown his true character.”
Kushner added that Kelly later stopped by Ivanka Trump’s office to offer “a meek apology, which she accepted.”
Kelly, however, denied the account, writing in an email to the newspaper that he does not recall the episode and that he would never do something like what Kushner described.
“It is inconceivable that I would EVER shove a woman. Inconceivable. Never happen,” Kelly said. “Would never intentionally do something like that. Also, don’t remember ever apologizing to her for something I didn’t do. I’d remember that.”
Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Kelly have clashed in the past.
The former chief of staff reportedly got frustrated with the couple, questioning what they did during the day and blaming the pair for the president making last-minute changes on policy.
Journalist Vicky Ward claimed last year in her book “Kushner Inc.” that President Trump directed Kelly to “get rid of” Ivanka Trump and Kushner, allegedly telling Kelly that they “didn’t know how to play the game.”
Trump White House officials also said at the time that the former president’s family believed that Kelly allowed Kushner to be exposed to political attacks.
“‘Javanka’ and Kelly are locked in a death match. Two enter. Only one survives,” an unidentified source said at the time.
Kushner also reportedly wrote in his new memoir that Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch told him that there was nothing he could do about the network’s decision to call Arizona for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/kushner-in-new-book-claims-kelly-shoved-ivanka-trump/ | 2022-07-28 17:31:04 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/kushner-in-new-book-claims-kelly-shoved-ivanka-trump/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have obtained a marriage license in Nevada, according to court records posted Sunday.
Clark County Court records in Nevada showed the pair obtained a marriage license that was processed Saturday. A marriage license is not proof of marriage.
Representatives for Lopez and Affleck did not immediately respond to messages. A source close to the couple told TMZ that the couple has gotten married.
In April, Lopez made their engagement public in a video posted to her fans showing off a green engagement ring. The court filing showed that Lopez plans to take the name Jennifer Affleck.
Lopez, 52, and Affleck, 49, famously dated in the early 2000s before rekindling their romance last year. They earlier starred together in 2003’s “Gigli” and 2004’s “Jersey Girl.” Around that time, they became engaged but never wed.
Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005, with whom he shares three children. They divorced in 2018.
Lopez has been married three times before. She was briefly married to Ojani Noa from 1997-1998 and to Cris Judd from 2001-2003. She and singer Marc Anthony were married for a decade after wedding in 2004 and share 14-year-old twins together. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-obtain-wedding-license-in-nevada/ | 2022-07-17 21:25:14 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-obtain-wedding-license-in-nevada/ |
BOSTON (AP) — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell’s “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library.
It would take 119 years and the sharp eyes of a librarian in West Virginia before the scientific text finally found its way back to the Massachusetts library.
The discovery occurred when Stewart Plein, the curator of rare books at West Virginia University Libraries, was sorting through a recent donation of books.
Plein found the treatise and noticed it had been part of the collection at the New Bedford library and, critically, had not been stamped “Withdrawn,” indicating that while extremely overdue, the book had not been discarded.
Plein contacted Jodi Goodman, the special collections librarian in New Bedford, to alert her to the find.
“This came back in extremely good condition,” New Bedford Public Library Director Olivia Melo said Friday. “Someone obviously kept this on a nice bookshelf because it was in such good shape and probably got passed down in the family.”
The treatise was first published in 1881, two years after Maxwell’s death in 1879, although the cranberry-colored copy now back at the New Bedford library is not considered a rare edition of the work, Melo said.
The library occasionally receives books as much as 10 or 15 years overdue, but nothing anywhere close to a century or more, she said.
The treatise was published at a time when the world was still growing to understand the possibilities of electricity. In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp.
When the book was last in New Bedford, the nation was preparing for its second modern World Series, incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt was on track to win another term, Wilbur and Orville Wright had conducted their first airplane flight just a year before and New York City was celebrating its first subway line.
The discovery and return of the book is a testament to the durability of the printed word, especially in a time of computerization and instant access to unfathomable amounts of information, Melo said.
“The value of the printed book is it’s not digital, it’s not going to disappear. Just holding it, you get the sense of someone having this book 120 years ago and reading it, and here it is in my hands,” she said. “It is still going to be here a hundred years from now. The printed book is always going to be valuable.”
The New Bedford library has a 5-cent-per-day late fee. At that rate, someone returning a book overdue by 119 years would face a hefty fee of more than $2,100. The good news is the library’s late fee limit maxes out at $2.
Another lesson of the find, according to Melo? It’s never too late to return a library book. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-extremely-overdue-book-returned-to-massachusetts-library-119-years-later/ | 2023-07-08 23:08:16 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-extremely-overdue-book-returned-to-massachusetts-library-119-years-later/ |
Last weekend, his fiancee’s parents, also divorced, hosted a dinner so all the parents could meet. They discussed having a rehearsal dinner, a wedding, and a brunch the following day. Parents are paying for most or all of this.
I am bothered by a few things. To start, I thought a wedding was meant to be a few hours, not a few days. I also feel my ex’s new wife is assuming a role as mother of the groom, calling all the shots for the rehearsal dinner. It was also clear she socializes with my son’s fiancee. Her children are in the wedding party, and I overheard people calling them the groom’s brother and sister. The fiancee and her parents have a much warmer relationship with my ex. If they knew his infidelity broke our marriage, I wonder what they would think of him.
I do wish the couple all the luck in the world, but I dread the wedding. How do I deal with these unsettled feelings?
— Bothered
Bothered: Everything you named is a byproduct, at this point, of holding yourself (or your money) apart from the action.
That means you can change it. But it also means ditching all the “should” before you poison yourself with the anger you hold for your ex, and watch your son’s joy pass you by.
The first “should” to go: "[M]eant to be a few hours.” A wedding is what the couple wants and can finance. Mentally repeat till it sticks: “I am so happy for them.” Plus, couples often want to provide more than “a few hours” of hospitality for out-of-town guests.
Next: Old enough to marry/pay. Great! Absolutely valid opinion, so by all means do live by it. Or pivot and pitch in. Others can live by their different, also valid opinions. Your son apparently took your “no” for an answer graciously. Great stuff.
Next: The fiancee and your ex’s new wife. That stings for you, no doubt — but it’s great for the couple. Warmth is good. So now you have a choice — remain stung or bring more warmth. “Luck” is so arm’s-length.
Next: The infidelity grudge. It was awful, I’m sorry, and broke up your family. It also isn’t binding on these other families. They’re meeting you all in this moment, free to make their own judgments and connections. A clean(er) slate could serve you, too.
Feeding your sense of what “should” happen keeps you out of step with what’s actually happening. Please give yourself a hard shake, like an Etch A Sketch, and try approaching this wedding clean.
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· My mom was cash-strapped and very self-conscious, so I didn’t ask for any money. Instead I asked her to help me find a dress. Answer: no. I asked her to help me decide on flowers. Answer: no. She spent most of the reception sitting apart on the patio. It’s a sad memory. I wanted her to be part of the day, but her guilt over not being able to contribute financially made her feel undeserving.
· I might suggest therapy. It sounds as if you’re dealing with a lot of unresolved anger and a sense of betrayal over the end of your marriage, understandably. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/03/11/carolyn-hax-mother-son-wedding-planning/ | 2023-03-11 05:56:06 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/03/11/carolyn-hax-mother-son-wedding-planning/ |
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners are giving fans a preview of its new premium amenities coming to T-Mobile Park next season.
The club said is on track to complete its new Press Club and expansion of the Diamond Club in time for 2023 season and MLB All-Star Game. The team said this is the largest expansion and the first extensive refresh of the interior space since the ballpark opened in 1999.
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"This is all about the fans," said Catie Griggs, Seattle Mariners President of Business Operations. “We are now focusing on over-due improvements to the premium guest experience. By updating and expanding the Diamond Club and creating the new Press Club, we are responding to our fans’ requests, and we are meeting our lease obligation to ensure our premium offerings keep pace with what is available in the Seattle market and in professional sports in general.”
The budget for these projects is approximately $55 million. The Mariners will pay for the upgrades and will not receive any revenue from the King County Lodging Tax.
The Diamond Club, which has been a draw for corporate and business clients since the inception of the ballpark in 1999, will be overhauled and expanded beneath the lower bowl of the stadium to a total of 13,000 square feet.
The press box will be gutted and turned into a premium space, with the media work area relocated further down the third baseline. There will be seating for 200 guests with a full view directly behind home plate.
The press box will still be on the Terrace Club level, but reduced to 104 seats. It is expected to open midway through the 2022 season. | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners/seattle-mariners-t-mobile-park-new-diamond-club/281-032676c1-a233-4380-85eb-e97aebe612ec | 2022-06-25 07:14:12 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners/seattle-mariners-t-mobile-park-new-diamond-club/281-032676c1-a233-4380-85eb-e97aebe612ec |
NASDAQ | TSX: ACB
EDMONTON, AB, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Aurora Cannabis Inc. ("Aurora" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis, today announced that it has repurchased an aggregate of approximately $46.6 million (US$34.3 million) principal amount of its convertible senior notes ("Notes") at a total cost, including accrued interest, of $45.6 million (US$33.6 million) in cash, saving $2.6 million in annualized interest payments. Following completion of this repurchase, Aurora will have approximately $103 million (US$76 million) of Notes outstanding.
The purpose of the transaction, which represents a repurchase of a portion of the Notes at a 2.5% discount to par value, was to reduce the Company's debt and annual cash interest costs, reinforcing our commitment to financial discipline. Aurora has repurchased an aggregate of approximately $366 million (US$269 million) principal amount of its convertible senior notes since December 2021, resulting in annual cash interest savings of approximately $20 million (US$15 million).
Aurora's balance sheet remains amongst the strongest in the Canadian cannabis industry. Having achieved the goal of Adjusted EBITDA Profitability for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, Aurora expects to continue to focus on profitable growth in both global medical and Canadian adult use markets.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.
About Aurora
Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the medical and consumer markets. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The Company's adult-use brand portfolio includes Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71, Daily Special, Whistler, Being and Greybeard, as well as CBD brands, Reliva and KG7. Medical cannabis brands include MedReleaf, CanniMed, Aurora and Whistler Medical Marijuana Co. Aurora also has a controlling interest in Bevo Farms Ltd., North America's leading supplier of propagated agricultural plants. Driven by science and innovation, and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, performance, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched. Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Aurora's common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol "ACB".
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes statements containing certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law ("forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements made in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's commitment to financial discipline, including the repurchase of notes, future interest savings, and balance sheet strength, and the Company's continued focus on profitable growth in both global medical and Canadian adult use markets.
These forward-looking statements are only predictions. Forward looking information or statements contained in this news release have been developed based on assumptions management considers to be reasonable. Material factors or assumptions involved in developing forward-looking statements include, without limitation, publicly available information from governmental sources as well as from market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to be reasonable. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances could cause actual events, results, level of activity, performance, prospects, opportunities or achievements to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the development of third party government and non-government consumer sales channels, management's estimates of consumer demand in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports, expectations of future results and expenses, the risk of successful integration of acquired business and operations, management's estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion of revenue growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing operations, product demand, changes in prices of required commodities, competition, and the possibility for changes in laws, rules, and regulations in the industry, epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, including the current outbreak of COVID-19, and other risks, uncertainties and factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated September 20, 2022 (the "AIF") and filed with Canadian securities regulators available on the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and filed with and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions that the list of risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.
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INDIANAPOLIS, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrating Women Leaders Foundation (IWL) presents the topline results of its 2022 State of Allyship-in-Action Benchmark Study. This is the first study to measure the perceived practice of allyship to women in corporate America today.
"Allyship is critical to moving the needle on gender equity and our research validates that much more education, awareness and calling out of devaluing behavior is required. Women and men have different perspectives on how allyship is and isn't showing up in their organizations," said Kim Graham Lee, CEO of IWL.
IWL distributed the survey to mid-market (300-2,000 employees) and large enterprise organizations (2,000+ employees). Most of the large enterprise organizations surveyed had over 10,000 employees. Survey topics included employees' general attitudes towards their organizations, the perceived advancement of women and minority groups and workplace behavior, including the frequency and prevalence of microaggressions and specific allyship actions taken and not taken within their organizations.
The study results revealed critical gender differences in how men and women perceive and experience allyship in the workplace. The results also showcase the striking discrepancies between how men, white women and women of color experience microaggressions within their organizations.
IWL will share additional learnings at its first ALL IN Virtual Allyship Summit on September 14, 2022. Keynote speakers include Stedman Graham, businessman and ally, and David Smith and Brad Johnson, co-authors of Athena Rising and Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace.
For more information and to download the study results, visit www.iwlfoundation.org/allyship-in-action-research-study. For more information about the IWL ALL IN Allyship Summit, visit www.allyshipinitiative.org.
Founded in 2010, Integrating Women Leaders (IWL) Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that accelerates the advancement of ALL women to drive individual and organizational growth and impact. As partners in talent development, we help women, men and their organizations make meaningful steps toward creating a workplace of respect and equity. IWL does this through perspective-changing experiences including its annual Women's Leadership Conference, workshops and individualized programs. For more information, visit www.iwlfoundation.org and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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Temps down more than 30 degrees from Sunday’s levels Monday, largely the product of a winds off the 48 degree lake waters. Warming returns over coming week with temps surging from 69 Tuesday to 77 Wednesday, 81 Thursday and 79 Friday, but expect easterly lake breezes to cool immediate lakeshore areas each day this week. Weather dries and mixed sun appears Tuesday with lots of sun Wednesday, but we weather returns with Gulf moisture late week and this weekend.
What a difference a day makes! Chicagoans experienced a jarring 24 hour temp pullback of more the 30 degrees Wednesday afternoon–and this after the warmest weekend of 2023, including Sunday’s recording a record-tying 87 degree high.
The southbound pnuemonia front which induced Sunday afternoon and evening’s sharp pullback ignited explosive t-storm development mainly south of Chicago late Sunday into Sunday night. These storm’s lightning displays and hail production impressive there with some stunning rainfalls–like the 3.66″ which fell at Grant Park in Kankakee County and the 3.23″ in Will county’s Wilmington. Other impressive totals include 3.20″ at Mendota, 2.80″ at Carbon Hill and 2.43″ at Channahon. But while those rains were impressive. only 0.17′ was reported at O’Hare and 0.12″ at Midway Sunday into today.
It’s worth noting that while drenching rains punctuated by strobe-like lightning displays south of Chicago both Saturday and Sunday nights, the city itself–now 8 days into May–ranks among the driest 21% of Mays on record over the past 151 years with just 0.30″ of rain on the books versus the normal of more than 1″ by now.
Major warming ahead this week, but subdued on the immediate lakeshore by easterly lake winds much of the week. Thursday appears likely to be the warmest day of the week.
Lake Michigan’s average water temp has only risen 1 degree in the past week despite the weekend warmth and now sits at 48 degrees. It takes only a wind shift off those chilly waters to send temps plummeting this time of year—witness what’s happened in the past 24 hours.
Even as temps surge to within striking distance of 70 degrees with the return of some sunshine Tuesday (there’s been none today), the northeast winds predicted Tuesday will hold immediate lakeshore high temps to the low or mid 50s–and Wednesday’s lakeshore temps only in the mid 60s as inland temps soar to the mid to upper 70s.
Thursday’s the day when temps are to surge above 80—but may hold to the 60s on the lakeshore–much as happened here Saturday.
Wet weather’s back later this week into the weekend.
Resurgent Gulf moisture sweeps into the area Thursday night into Saturday and that will add a warmer feel to the air. But it will also ignite showers and t-storms in clusters. They won’t be continuous–they’ll come and go. But averaging across modeled rainfalls yields totals which may exceed an inch in many areas.
And what will be interesting to monitor in another surge of cool air Sunday which could split the coming weekend between Saturday warmth inland and a chilly NE wind Sunday. Also, with winds pushing into 60 degree dew point air Saturday, this could raise the potential for lakeshore fog and haze. That’s a way off–so that’s a prediction we’ll refine as the week goes along.
Temps above normal this week, but modestly below normal next week.
A jet stream shift out of Canada is predicted to bring a cooler weather regime into the area from Sunday into next week. While this week’s O’Hare temps are to average 8 degrees above normal–next week may come in a degree below normal.
HERE’S MY LATEST MONDAY CHICAGO METRO FORECAST (5/8/2023)
TONIGHT: Clouds and some scattered showers give way to partial clearing late. Cool. Low 47.
TUESDAY: Partly sunny and milder. High 69—but low to mid 50s lakeshore
TUESDAY NIGHT: Scattered clouds, seasonably cool. LOW 46.
WEDNESDAY: A good deal of sunshine. Warmer inland. High 77—but mid 60s lakeshore.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and warmer. High 81—but 60s beaches
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: More clouds, better prospects for some showers and t-storms. High 79 Friday and 75 Saturday—but 60s along Lake Michigan.
SUNDAY: Clouds, possible showers—then clearing, breezy and cooler. High 60—50s along the lake.
MONDAY: A good deal of sunshine. High 69—cooler lakeshore. | https://wgntv.com/weather/skilling-cloudy-week-but-sunshine-right-around-corner/ | 2023-05-08 22:53:28 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/weather/skilling-cloudy-week-but-sunshine-right-around-corner/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News said Monday that it had changed 11 articles written for its website over the past year after they were found to contain information taken from other news organizations without attribution.
The reporter involved, Teaganne Finn, is “no longer employed with the company,” a spokesman said Monday.
NBC News informed readers in an editor’s note posted Monday. Separate notes were placed on each of the stories to say the plagiarized information, in each case background material not central to the article, had been removed from the pieces.
For example, a Feb. 8 story about child tax credit negotiations in Congress contained information about child tax payments and Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition to a proposal that “were not properly attributed to their original source and did not meet our standards for original material,” NBC said.
NBC News discovered the plagiarism during a review of the reporter’s work and had not been tipped by an outside source, the spokesman said.
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Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights predictions, odds: Who wins Stanley Cup Final?
The No. 8 seed Florida Panthers of the Eastern Conference and No. 1 seed Vegas Golden Knights of the Western Conference face off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.
Which team will win the NHL Playoffs series?
Check out these picks and predictions for the NHL postseason series.
The Golden Knights are given -133 odds to win the Stanley Cup, according to Tipico Sportsbook, which gives the Panthers +110 odds.
Vegas winning the series in seven games is at +400 odds, while Florida winning it in six games is at +450. Vegas winning in six games is at +480 and Vegas winning in five games is at +520. Florida in seven games is at +500 and Florida in five games is at +750.
Vegas is +1100 to sweep Florida and Florida is at +1300 to sweep Vegas.
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NHL.com: Golden Knights will win Stanley Cup Final vs. Panthers in seven games
'Brian Compton writes: "The Panthers are such a tremendous story, and if it not for the extended break they'd probably be my pick. But I'm a big believer in momentum at this time of year, and I fear the layoff will prove to be too long for Florida. The Golden Knights had a couple of setbacks toward the end of the Western Conference Final, but they were absolutely dominant in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars. Home-ice advantage should give Vegas a huge boost in the championship round and should help it seal the deal."
The Hockey News: Golden Knights will beat Panthers in six games
Adam Proteau writes: "We doubt either team has the overarching dominance to sweep the other side in this series, and we can envision the matchup going at least six games before a victor is declared. But we think Vegas starter Adin Hill is going to be the best goalie in the series and, ultimately, be responsible for putting away the Panthers before a seventh-and-deciding game."
Sporting News: Panthers will win series vs. Golden Knights in six games
Bryan Murphy writes: "I said after the Panthers won Game 2 against the Hurricanes in overtime that this club officially has the team of destiny vibes, and I'm not walking back on that now. I'm done waiting for Florida to fall off as the team has continued to prove me wrong time and time again. The Panthers bring the Stanley Cup down to South Florida for the first time in franchise history."
Fansided: Take the Golden Knights to win Stanley Cup Final vs. Panthers
Iaian MacMillan writes: "I’m going to back the Golden Knights as slight favorites to get it done in this series. Let’s not forget the Panthers were 17th in the NHL regular season standings and just barely snuck into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. Sergei Bobrovsky is the reason they’ve made it this far, because they’ve been outplayed in almost every game in the playoffs. For example, they’ve been outshot in all but two postseason games. One was Game 1 against the Bruins, which they lost, and the second was Game 3 against the Maple Leafs."
Sports Betting Dime: Go with Vegas in six games over Florida for Stanley Cup
Brady Trettenero writes: "The break in the NHL playoff schedule should benefit Bobrovsky, who played in multiple overtime games during the Eastern Conference Final. The question becomes whether fatigue becomes a factor late in the series if the VGK offense pours it on in waves like the Hurricanes did. For Vegas, goalie Adin Hill (.915 SV%) has been holding his own despite a lack of playoff experience. Given VGK’s dominance on home ice and how well they shut down Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid in Round 2, we’re backing them to take care of Florida in the Final. But with how the Panthers have defied expectations all postseason, this isn’t a bet we’re rushing to our sportsbook to make."
NHL.com: Bet the Panthers in six games against Golden Knights
Amalie Benjamin writes: " I've spent three rounds in South Florida with the Panthers, and after watching them defeat the Boston Bruins (No. 1 in the NHL this season), the Toronto Maple Leafs (No. 4) and the Carolina Hurricanes (No. 2), I've learned not to pick against the Panthers. By sweeping the Hurricanes, the Panthers did exactly what they needed to do to succeed in the Stanley Cup Final: get Sergei Bobrovsky some rest. Because as he's shown in these playoffs, when Bobrovsky is rested and ready, he can be nearly impossible to beat. So I'm going with the Panthers, with the clutch goal-scoring forward in Matthew Tkachuk, the standing-on-his-head goalie in Bobrovsky, and the always-having-fun team in the Panthers. It might have been unbelievable to say at the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it's the Panthers all the way for me."
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico is creating a scholarship to honor a former Alumni who was murdered this summer. Muhammad Syed is charged in the murders of Aftab Hussain, Naeem Hussain and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain in what police believe were targeted attacks.
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AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 20-Aug. 26, 2022
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1of 20 A handler swims alongside a horse from the Garrison Savannah Racetrack during its daily trip to the Caribbean Sea near Bridgetown, Barbados, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Ramon Espinosa/AP Show More Show Less
2of 20 A performer dances to Spanish guitar music at the press center during the third stage of the Vuelta cycling race over 193.2 kilometers (120 miles) with start and finish in Breda, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Peter Dejong/AP Show More Show Less
3of 20 People walk around destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Show More Show Less
4of 20 Lithuania's Minister of Defence Arvydas Anusauskas speaks during a press conference in front of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, during the ship's welcome ceremony at the seaport of Klaipeda, Lithuania, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Show More Show Less
5of 20 Damage is seen after a heavy rainfall in the village of Aboud in the El-Manaqil district of the Al-Jazirah Province of Sudan on Monday, Aug. 22 2022. Marwan Ali/AP Show More Show Less
6of 20 People navigate through flooded roads after heavy monsoon rains, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Pervez Masih/AP Show More Show Less
7of 20 A child wearing a mask runs through an art installation at a mall in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ng Han Guan/AP Show More Show Less
8of 20 Homeless Cesar Ramirez lies on a mattress under a bridge in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Matias Delacroix/AP Show More Show Less
9of 20 Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner (24) drives for a layup past Dallas Wings guards Veronica Burton (12) and Marina Mabrey during the second half of Game 3 of a WNBA first-round playoff series basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. LM Otero/AP Show More Show Less
10of 20 A coca farmer prepares to return a tear gas canister to police during the fourth week of clashes near a coca leaf market in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Juan Karita/AP Show More Show Less
11of 20 An Icelandic foal stands on a meadow of a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a foggy Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Michael Probst/AP Show More Show Less
12of 20 Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez greets supporters as she leaves her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less
13of 20 Ibrahim Eslaih kisses his daughter in the morning before going to work in Beersheba, in Khan Younis south of Gaza Strip, Sunday, Aug 21, 2022. Fatima Shbair/AP Show More Show Less
14of 20 A vendor carries a bundle of roses at a wholesale flower market in Lucknow in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Show More Show Less
15of 20 A displaced family looks out from under a plastic sheet while taking refuge on a roadside after fleeing their flood-hit home, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Zahid Hussain/AP Show More Show Less
16of 20 Somalis clear wreckage at the scene, after gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Show More Show Less
17of 20 Brooke Conley looks for personal items to salvage at her flooded wellness studio in the Fair Park section of Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. LM Otero/AP Show More Show Less
18of 20 A railway worker stands next to heavily damaged train after a Russian attack on a train station during Ukraine's Independence Day in the village of Chaplyne, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Leo Correa/AP Show More Show Less
19of 20 A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. K.M. Chaudary/AP Show More Show Less
20of 20 A farmer with his tractor raises dust as he works on a field in New Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Michael Probst/AP Show More Show Less
From a handler swimming alongside a horse on a trip to the Caribbean Sea in Barbados, to Somalis clearing wreckage after gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, to Cocoa farmers protesting in La Paz, Bolivia, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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The NFL never really stops, so the offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night.
The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson are among the coveted prospects.
Here’s more to know ahead of the NFL draft:
WHEN IS THE NFL DRAFT?
The draft is a three-day extravaganza in Kansas City, Missouri, starting Thursday night.
The first round begins at 8 p.m. Eastern. The second and third rounds are on Friday starting at 7 p.m. The fourth through seventh rounds are on Saturday starting at 12 p.m.
The draft can be viewed on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
MOCK DRAFT
Everyone is pretty much asking the same questions about the NFL draft. See how AP’s experts on NFL and college football answer them in AP’s NFL mock draft.
WHO HAS THE TOP PICKS?
The Panthers have the No. 1 pick in the draft after making a trade with the Chicago Bears.
After that, the Houston Texans select at No. 2, while the Arizona Cardinals are No. 3. The Indianapolis Colts (No. 4) and Seattle Seahawks (No. 5) round out the top 5.
The Panthers are expected to take a quarterback with the top selection. The candidates include Young, Stroud, Levis and Richardson.
QUIET THURSDAY
Not every team has a draft pick in the first round. The Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers will sit the first night out unless they make a trade.
Four of the five teams are out of the first round because of trades. The one exception is the Dolphins. The NFL punished the franchise by taking away its 2023 first-round and 2024 third-round pick after a probe found the team tampered with quarterback Tom Brady and coach Sean Payton.
BIG DRAFT FOR TEs, RBs?
The most loaded position in this draft might just be tight end. The record for tight ends drafted in the first round is three, most recently done in 2017. There is a chance that gets broken and more tight ends go in the first round than wideouts.
Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer, Utah’s Dalton Kincaid, Georgia’s Darnell Washington and Oregon State’s Luke Musgrave all have their fans and could be among those selected Thursday night.
The draft could also be a semi-renaissance for the running back spot. Texas’ Bijan Robinson is one of the most coveted prospects at his position in the past decade. Alabama’s Jahmyr Gibbs, Texas A&M’s Devon Achane, UCLA’s Zach Charbonnet and Tulane’s Tyjae Spears are also talented prospects.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi and AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report.
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