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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Free agent long snapper Joe Cardona is returning to the Patriots on a new four-year contract worth $6.3 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiation said Friday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the contract hadn’t been announced.
The deal was first reported by NFL Network.
Cardona has been a staple part of New England's special teams since joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He appeared in every game each of his first seven years in the league, but missed the finals three games last season after being placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.
He will be working with a new punter next season after 2020 All-Pro Jake Bailey was released last week.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PCRX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $10.1 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 80 cents per share.
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The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 80 cents per share.
The specialty drugmaker posted revenue of $172 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $174.1 million.
For the year, the company reported profit of $15.9 million, or 34 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $666.8 million.
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TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — In his North Richland Hills home, former Tarrant County prosecutor Richard Alpert is surrounded by moving boxes.
After giving 30 years to the county, the 63-year-old Alpert is now retired and focused on the next chapter of his life: being a professor at Baylor University School of Law.
As he heads to Waco, Alpert leaves countless criminal convictions surrounding vehicular homicide in his rearview mirror, which was his focus in the decades he gave to the county.
And perhaps it's fate, or just blind coincidence, that the case Alpert is most known for is hitting its 10th anniversary as he leaves -- a case that garnered global attention.
The defendant: Ethan Couch.
"This case is one of the two most high-profile cases I've worked on," Alpert said.
"Obviously, I wasn't happy with the result. I wasn't happy with the imposed sentence. He still hasn't been held accountable in any serious way for that crime, so for me to talk about it, it's not my favorite case."
Ethan Couch is a name most North Texans should be familiar with.
Ten years ago on June 15, 2013, Couch killed four and injured at least nine others in a drunk-driving crash in Burleson.
Couch was 16 at the time, now 26, when he crashed his father's truck into a group of people helping 24-year-old Breanna Mitchell, who had broken down on the side of the road.
As a result, Mitchell, Hollie Boyles, her daughter Shelby Boyles and youth pastor Brian Jennings all died.
Sergio Molina, a passenger in Couch's truck, was paralyzed from the neck down.
Investigators said that Couch's blood alcohol level was .26 at the time of the crash -- three times the legal limit in Texas.
They also said security footage caught Couch stealing beer from an area Walmart and that he was hosting a party before the incident.
Alpert was assigned the case from the get-go and began prepping for a trial in juvenile court.
"I remember it happening the day before Father's Day," Alpert said. "I realized that the case would become a media target."
Alpert's realization wasn't misplaced.
A trial never happened, though, because Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
But during sentencing, the media frenzy began.
Couch's attorneys argued that the teen suffered from "affluenza" and that Judge Jean Boyd should consider a lenient sentence.
"Affluenza" is a psychological illness affecting people by their privileged or wealthy upbringing.
In Couch's case, attorneys argued that he lacked a moral compass or didn't know right from wrong due to his family's wealth.
Couch's parents, Fred and Tonya, founded Cleburne Metal Works. The successful metal roofing company was established in 1986.
Alpert didn't think that Judge Boyd would entertain such a defense.
Couch chose Boyd, a juvenile judge, to decide his fate instead of a jury.
"When their psychiatric expert threw that word out, I literally leaned over and was like, 'did I just hear that right?' I'm pretty sure there might even have been a chuckle in the back of the courtroom because it was just absurd," Alpert said.
"It's an insult to people who have resources and money, and it's an insult to people that don't. It was a Hail Mary pass because they had nothing to lose."
Despite the Hail Mary legal play, Alpert and Tarrant County asked for 20 years of incarceration from Judge Boyd.
But on Dec. 10, 2013, the air was sucked out of the courtroom when Boyd gave Couch a much lighter sentence: 10 years probation.
"That would never have happened with a jury," Alpert said. "I got calls from judges all over the state that just wanted to take the time to tell me that they were shocked. That particular judge will be known by this sentence the same way Ethan will be known for killing those people."
Alpert said facing the victims' families after the sentencing was the most challenging part.
"I think there was just universal shock. I felt pain and disappointment for them. You never get used to that, either. I told them that this was a mistake -- and that I believed he would mess up while on probation. I promised I would be there when that happened, and I was," Alpert said.
Alpert's prediction rang true. On Dec. 2, 2015, Couch was filmed at a party around alcohol playing beer pong -- an apparent violation of his probation.
"There was a part of me that was thinking it wasn't going to happen this quickly, but yeah, it was an 'I told you so' moment," Alpert added.
The story went viral and by the time a probation officer tried to get to the bottom of the facts, Couch and his mother, Tonya, had disappeared.
The story gained global attention, with bounty hunters opining about where the two might go and international authorities working with the U.S. to track the pair down.
A little over two weeks after they went missing, both were captured near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Authorities tracked them down when they made a phone call to order pizza.
Couch and his mother were brought back to the states. Tonya was charged with money laundering and preventing the capture of a fugitive.
An adult court and a different judge ordered Couch to serve 720 days in jail for violating his probation -- 180 days for each victim.
Couch served his time in jail and was released in April 2018. His probation requirements at the time involved strict supervision.
An alcohol-monitoring patch, an ankle monitor, a camera-equipped ignition interlock device and a 9 p.m. curfew were part of the requirements.
In March 2019, Couch's ankle monitor was allowed to be removed, but he was back in jail in January 2020 when authorities said he tested positive for THC, or marijuana.
However, he was quickly released when the test was a "weak positive."
Couch will finish his probation on Dec. 10, 2023. WFAA reached out to his attorneys for comment but did not hear back.
WFAA also tried to contact Judge Boyd and went to her home but never heard from her. She has since retired.
Tonya Couch has been in and out of jail for bond violations over the years but has still not gone to trial on the charges connected to her fleeing to Mexico with Ethan.
She is appealing the constitutionality of the charges and is awaiting a ruling per the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
Every Father's Day, Alpert thinks of this case, and the lives lost.
As he begins a new career, he fears he'll hear Couch's name again.
"At the end of the day, has he learned anything? Has he changed his behavior? Even if he manages to stay out of trouble until the end of his probation, I have no confidence that we won't hear from him again." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ethan-couch-affluenza-10-years-since-deadly-drunk-driving-crash/287-a8ea72a1-592e-49dd-a097-fd1bb80e237e | 2023-06-17 04:37:26 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ethan-couch-affluenza-10-years-since-deadly-drunk-driving-crash/287-a8ea72a1-592e-49dd-a097-fd1bb80e237e |
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TEMPE, Greece — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday.
Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the collision near the town of Tempe on Tuesday just before midnight. Rescue crews illuminated the scene with floodlights before dawn on Wednesday as they searched frantically through the twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors.
Survivors said several passengers were thrown through the windows of the train cars due to the impact. They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field next to the tracks near a gorge about 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens where major highway and rail tunnels are located.
"There were many big pieces of steel," said Vassilis Polyzos, a local resident who was one of the first people on the scene. "The trains were completely destroyed, both passenger and freight trains."
He said dazed and disoriented people were escaping out of the train's rear cars as he arrived.
"People, naturally, were scared — very scared," he said. "They were looking around, searching; they didn't know where they were."
The trains crashed just before the Vale of Tempe, a gorge that separates the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. Costas Agorastos, the regional governor of the Thessaly area, told Greece's Skai television the two trains crashed head on at high speed.
"Carriage one and two no longer exist, and the third has derailed," he said.
Rescuers wearing head lamps worked in thick smoke, pulling pieces of mangled metal from the cars to search for trapped people. Others scoured the field with flashlights and checked underneath the wreckage. Several of the dead are believed to have been found in the restaurant area near the front of the passenger train.
Hospital officials in the nearby city of Larissa said at least 25 of those hurt had serious injuries.
"The evacuation process is ongoing and is being carried out under very difficult conditions due to the severity of the collision between the two trains," said Vassilis Varthakoyiannis, a spokesperson for Greece's firefighting service.
The possible cause of the collision was not immediately clear. Two rail officials were being questioned by police but had not been detained.
Passengers who received minor injuries or were unharmed were transported by bus to Thessaloniki, 130 kilometers (80 miles) to the north. Police took their names as they arrived, in an effort to track anyone who may be missing.
A teenage survivor who did not give his name told reporters that just before the crash he felt a strong braking and saw sparks and then there was a sudden stop.
"Our carriage didn't derail, but the ones in front did and were smashed," he said, visibly shaken.
He added that the first car caught fire and that he used a bag to break the window of his car, the fourth, and escape.
Rail operator Hellenic Train said the northbound passenger train from Athens to Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, had about 350 passengers on board.
Agorastos described the collision on state television as "very powerful" and said it was "a terrible night."
"The front section of the train was smashed. ... We're getting cranes to come in and special lifting equipment clear the debris and lift the rail cars. There's debris flung all around the crash site."
Officials said the army had been contacted to assist.
Hellenic Train, which has added high-speed services in recent years, is operated by Italy's FS Group, which runs rail services in several European countries.
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Annual passes are making a return to Disney World.
According to a Disney World blog post, the passes will go on sale for Disney Vacation Club members on April 13. The general public can begin purchasing the passes on April 20.
Disney paused new sales of the annual pass in 2021 during the height of the pandemic. However, previous annual pass holders were allowed to renew them.
The Disney Incredi-Pass, Disney Sorcerer Pass and Disney Pirate Pass have different perks. The Incredi-Pass is the only one that does not have blackout dates. It's also the only one for non-Florida residents and non-Disney Vacation Club members. It will cost $1,399. The Sorcerer Pass is $969 and the Pirate Pass is $769.
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Guests with any of the passes are allowed to visit Disney World after 2 p.m. without a reservation, except on Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom Park.
"We are so grateful for our Passholders who have a deep, strong connection to Walt Disney World, and we are looking forward to welcoming more of you to the Annual Passholder family, just in time to experience the feelings of a Disney Thrill this spring and summer," said Eric Scott, senior communications manager for Disney World.
Disney World did not say how many annual passes it will offer. However, it noted that they will be limited.
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ALFAA) ("ALFA"), a company that has developed a diversified portfolio of leading businesses with global operations, announced today its unaudited results for the second quarter of 2022 ("2Q22"). All figures have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").
"We hope you and your families are remaining safe and healthy. The second quarter was marked by exciting developments on the strategic front, including the announcement of the Axtel spin-off and Alpek´s closing on the previously announced OCTAL acquisition. We are also pleased to report strong consolidated performance with quarterly EBITDA of US $706 million and six consecutive quarters of year-over-year improvement in the net leverage ratio.
ALFA's 2Q22 revenue increased 30% year-over-year and EBITDA surged 42% driven once again by a better-than-expected performance at Alpek. The petrochemical business continued to capitalize on strong reference margins in its core products plus solid demand. In addition, Alpek's results benefitted from the integration of the OCTAL acquisition in June.
Sigma was negatively impacted by the ongoing headwinds in its European operations, primarily higher energy prices and input costs as well as lower pork exports. Noteworthy, Sigma Europe EBITDA was up 20% quarter-on-quarter as operating efficiencies and pricing actions have been implemented to mitigate inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, lower sales from the Government segment, project delays caused by the global semiconductor shortage, and lower revenues from a large wholesale customer continued to weigh on Axtel's results. It is important to note that the large wholesale customer´s "concurso mercantil" process reached a financing agreement which provides certainty going forward to its creditors and suppliers like Axtel.
ALFA is fully committed to continue transferring value to its shareholders through a balanced approach which includes dividends, share repurchases, improvement in credit metrics and the transformational efforts underway to address the conglomerate discount.
We took a decisive step forward during the quarter when we announced the plan to spin-off Axtel to the ALFA shareholders. As approved by ALFA's shareholders on July 12th, we are following virtually the same structure and process implemented when we spun off Nemak in 2020. ALFA will transfer its entire stake in Axtel to ALFA's shareholders via a new, Bolsa-listed entity named Controladora Axtel.
By spinning-off Axtel, ALFA further simplifies its corporate structure and enhances its financial position as the two remaining subsidiaries, Alpek and Sigma, have investment grade credit ratings. In addition, ALFA's shareholders gain autonomy as we advance, holding separate stakes in ALFA, Nemak and soon in Axtel. Also, as an independent business, Axtel will drive strategic initiatives to boost growth without the influence of ALFA's transformational process.
Another key value-enhancing event during the quarter was Alpek closing the OCTAL acquisition ahead of plan. For 2022, Alpek is projecting an EBITDA contribution of US $120 million from OCTAL supported by better-than-expected reference margins and overall favorable industry conditions. In turn, Alpek increased its 2022 EBITDA guidance to US $1.600 billion, up from US $1.365 billion announced in 1Q22.
ALFA has also adjusted its 2022 guidance to reflect three significant items. First, the accounting effect resulting from Axtel being presented as a discontinued operation beginning in 3Q22. Second, Alpek raising guidance driven by the integration of OCTAL plus a solid reference margin outlook. Third, lower guidance from Sigma due to subpar performance from its European operations partially offset by solid results in Mexico, U.S. and Latam. The net result is ALFA's 2022 Consolidated EBITDA Guidance adjusted slightly to US $2.280 billion, compared with US $2.283 billion announced in 1Q22.
On the ESG front, Alpek became the first ALFA subsidiary to receive approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. Alpek is committed to reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions by 27.5% versus a 2019 baseline by 2030, which is in line with the Paris Agreement to combat climate change. Transitioning to renewable sources of electricity, improving energy usage, and producing emission-free steam are some of the initiatives Alpek will implement to meet its targets and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Looking to the remainder of the year, ALFA will prioritize the successful execution of the Axtel spin-off. Sigma will continue driving growth initiatives and mitigating inflationary pressures through operating efficiencies and revenue management. Alpek will focus on effectively integrating OCTAL to capture the full potential of this transformational acquisition and continue capitalizing on favorable industry dynamics.
In closing, we would also like to extend our condolences to the family of José Calderón Rojas who recently passed away. Mr. Calderón was a member of ALFA's Board of Directors since 2005 and dear friend with a long family legacy as an ALFA shareholder. We are grateful for his many years of dedicated service and valuable insight. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. ALFA will be undertaking a search for a new Board member in due course."
Keep well/Stay safe,
Álvaro Fernández
ALFA manages a diversified portfolio of leading businesses with global operations: Sigma, a leading multinational food company, focused on the production, marketing and distribution of quality foods through recognized brands in Mexico, Europe, United States and Latin America. Alpek, one of the world's leading producers of polyester (PTA, PET, rPET and fibers), and the leader in the Mexican market for polypropylene and expandable polystyrene (EPS). Axtel, a provider of Information Technology and Communication (ITC) services for the enterprise and government segments in Mexico. In 2021, ALFA reported revenues of Ps. 308,060 million (US $15.2 billion), and EBITDA of Ps. 41,050 million (US $2.0 billion). ALFA's shares are quoted on the Mexican Stock Exchange and on Latibex, the market for Latin American shares of the Madrid Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.alfa.com.mx
This release may contain forward-looking information based on numerous variables and assumptions that are inherently uncertain. They involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and financial market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately. These uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, such as the scope and duration of the outbreak, government actions and restrictive measures implemented in response, availability of workers and contractors due to illness and stay at home orders, supply chain disruptions and other impacts to the business, or on the Company's ability to execute business continuity plans, as a result thereof. Accordingly, results could vary from those set forth in this release. The report presents unaudited financial information. Figures are presented in Mexican Pesos or US dollars, as indicated. Where applicable, Peso amounts were translated into US dollars using the average exchange rate of the months during which the operations were recorded. Financial ratios are calculated in US dollars. Due to the rounding up of figures, small differences may occur when calculating percent changes from one period to the other.
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In meetings hosted by Nasdaq MarketSite, the company reviewed its drug development programs that fight the opioid crisis through pharmaceuticals that reduce pain without causing addiction.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JanOne (Nasdaq: JAN), which develops treatments for underlying causes of severe pain and brings to market drugs that relieve pain without the risk of addiction, held meetings at New York's Nasdaq MarketSite to review strategic plans and to facilitate integration of recently-acquired Soin Therapeutics.
JanOne was founded to tackle the society-wide crisis of opioid abuse by discovering non-addictive, non-sedating alternative treatments for pain. The need for such pharmaceuticals has never been more urgent. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced, an avalanche of overdose deaths—driven largely by the use of illicit fentanyl—killed a staggering 110,236 people in a recent 12-month period—a new record.
In its ongoing response to the crisis, JanOne has two late-stage clinical drug development programs: One is low-dose naltrexone (renamed JAN 123) that treats complex regional pain syndrome and was developed by Soin Therapeutics. The drug received orphan drug designation and is being readied for late-stage clinical trials to facilitate FDA approval.
The second weapon in the battle to reduce opioid-related deaths is JAN 101, a novel medication that treats peripheral artery disease (PAD), a source of severe pain for 8.5 million Americans. JAN 101 is also entering a late-stage registration trial with the FDA.
Other opportunities to treat pain without dangerous consequences were discussed at MarketSite by JanOne's executive team.
"I am excited to spend the day discussing, reviewing, and outlining our plans to move our drugs forward," said Dr. Tony Giordano, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer. "PAD is a debilitating disease, often without many treatment options. Our JAN 101 holds promise to help those who suffer from it."
Also reviewed at the Nasdaq meeting were plans for integrating the newly acquired Soin Therapeutics. With that acquisition, Dr. Amol Soin, JanOne's Chief Medical officer, will play a more prominent role in the company. Dr. Soin invented JAN 123 and is founder of the Ohio Pain Clinic. He is among the nation's leading research and clinical specialists in pain management. Starting as a resident in anesthesiology at Chicago's Rush University, he has actively engaged in research in pain management and anesthesia.
"We have multiple exciting programs in store for the future," said Dr. Soin. "We're moving JAN 123 closer to eventual FDA approval. This holds a lot of promise to help people suffering from pain with an unmet clinical need."
Commenting on the day's deliberations, CEO Tony Isaac concluded that, "As a result of all we do, we hope to reduce the need for prescribing dangerous opioid drugs. It's a mission we feel passionate about. So often the tragedy of addiction and overdose starts at the physician's office—on a prescription pad. It's an innocent beginning with great potential harm. We aim to do everything we can to give physicians safer treatment options that effectively reduce pain."
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the statements that JAN 101 will treat PAD, that JAN 123 will treat CRPS, the timing of the commencement of clinical trials, that the FDA will permit approval through a 505(b)(2) pathway for JAN 123, that upon approval JAN 101 will immediately disrupt the PAD market, and other statements, including words such as "continue", "expect", "intend", "will", "hope" "should", "would", "may", "potential" and other similar expressions. Such statements reflect JanOne's current view with respect to future events, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by JanOne, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause JanOne's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements described in this press release. Such factors could include, among others, those detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions set out in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in JanOne's filings with the SEC underlying those forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and JanOne does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. JanOne cannot assure that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Individuals are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
About JanOne Inc.
JanOne is a unique Nasdaq-listed company offering innovative, actionable solutions that it believes can help create an end to the opioid crisis. JanOne is dedicated to funding resources toward innovation, technology and education to find a key resolution the national opioid epidemic, which is one of the deadliest and widespread in the country's history. The company continues to operate its legacy business – ARCA Recycling – under its current brand name. JanOne's subsidiary, ARCA Recycling, recycles household appliances by providing turnkey recycling and replacement services for utilities and other sponsors of energy efficiency programs. Please visit www.janone.com for additional information.
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Parent Company, Radio Systems Corporation®, acquires Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee, an authorized independent dealership, in an expansion effort to support more pet owners.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invisible Fence® Brand, a pioneer in the pet containment industry, announces they are expanding their service area in Middle Tennessee. In 2021, Radio Systems Corporation acquired Invisible Fence of Southern Pennsylvania and merged six independent dealerships to form Invisible Fence of Philadelphia.
Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee has been an authorized, full-service dealership of genuine Invisible Fence products and services since 1998 with more than 6,500 satisfied human customers in the Middle Tennessee area, as well as the endorsement of neighborhood veterinarians.
"Our mission is to keep dogs and cats safe at home, and the Middle Tennessee team is passionate about working hard to ensure pet safety. We're excited to join forces with them and change the way people live with their pets." Said Ed Hoyt, Senior Director of Invisible Fence.
Acquiring Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee is Radio System Corporation's 26th acquisition in 20 months. The company recently acquired Invisible Fence of Central Alabama and Invisible Fence of Chattanooga, now having a footprint that covers over 240 communities across the U.S. and Canada.
"We're eager to expand our direct services in Middle Tennessee. We'll be able to extend our customer service hours and offer new and innovative solutions while providing the same high-level attention the customers of Middle Tennessee have come to expect." Said Hoyt.
Invisible Fence offers the premier dog fence on the market including professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training, and exclusive Boundary Plus® Technology. Highly recommended by veterinarians, dog trainers, animal behaviorists, and other pet experts, Invisible Fence offers pet fences that can be customized for clients' unique needs.
Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee will continue to champion pet welfare in the local community through local animal shelter donations, adoption events, and the Project Breathe™ Program.
For additional information or questions, customers can call 1-800-578-3647, visit InvisibleFence.com, and follow Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee on Facebook.
Invisible Fence pioneered the pet containment industry in 1973, making it their mission to provide safe boundaries inside and outside of the home. The Radio Systems Corporation® owned company predominantly sells pet containment, avoidance and access solutions across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to offering award-winning products like Boundary Plus® Technology, Authorized Dealers provide professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training and integrated solutions that have protected more than three million pets to date. Invisible Fence also founded the Project Breathe™ Program in 2006, donating more than 32,000 pet oxygen masks to fire departments and first responders. For more information on Invisible Fence or to find a local dealer, visit InvisibleFence.com or follow the company on Facebook.
Contact: Rana Heidari
Email: rheidari@invisiblefence.net
Phone: (615) 339-8455
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Science-first skincare company Michal Morrison Inc., has officially received an exclusive world-wide license to use the revolutionary βSTEM6 molecular technology in skincare.
βSTEM6, a new superpower metamolecule ™, marks a new era of biomimetic skincare. A scientific breakthrough in the beauty industry, βSTEM6 is a new composition of matter that supports the skin's stem cell signaling pathway to awaken the millions of cells responsible for healthy-looking skin. As a result, skin is healthier, more radiant, and visibly rejuvenated.
Based on 25 years of stem cell science, the exclusive βSTEM6 technology was discovered by Dr. Fuqiang Ruan, an innovative scientist with a doctorate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, and stem cell scientist Dr. Michael Kahn, Professor of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine at the Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope. Michal Morrison Inc. was founded by Austin-based entrepreneur Michal Ann Morrison. Michal's passion for a 'science –first approach to skincare' became her inspiration to create a product with novel technology and unparalleled efficacy.
Genesis Molecular Technologies Inc., an affiliate organization of Michal Morrison Inc, received the notice of allowance (NOA) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 7, 2023. The patent relates generally to modulation of the Wnt/-catenin pathway in mammalian cells and tissues, and more particularly to novel CREB binding protein (CBP)/-catenin inhibitors and the cosmetic, and therapeutic uses thereof (e.g., in dermatological applications for skin, hair and nails), and methods of making the disclosed exemplary compounds.
Michal Morrison's inaugural hero product, Genesis βSTEM6 Molecular Serum, is the first and only bioserum with the patented βSTEM6 molecule. This molecular superpower uses your biology's inherent potential to extend cell longevity for healthier-looking skin.
The βSTEM6 molecule is exclusively available in Michal Morrison products. Genesis βSTEM6 Molecular Serum is available in a premium recyclable glass bottle on MichalMorrison.com for $175, or for $140 through a two-month subscription program.
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ABOUT MICHAL MORRISON, INC.: Michal Morrison, Inc. is a science-first skincare company established in stem cell science and supported by its novel βSTEM6 molecular technology. Founded by Michal Morrison in 2022, the company will premiere the first and only bioserum with the βSTEM6 molecule - Genesis βSTEM6 Molecular Serum. Michal Morrison products are available online at www.michalmorrison.com.
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Renew Financial is now available in six new Florida communities, as its statewide footprint continues to grow.
MIAMI, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renew Financial, the nation's most experienced provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE) financing, announced today that its R-PACE financing program has funded storm hardening, home resiliency, and energy efficiency projects in Florida totaling over $430 million to date. More than half of these investments were dedicated toward storm hardening projects, including storm shutters, impact windows and doors, and wind-resistant roofing.
Additionally, Renew Financial continues to grow its footprint and has been approved to offer the R-PACE financing option in six new Florida communities this year including: City of Belle Isle in Orange County; Miami Shores Village, Village of Palmetto Bay, and Town of Miami Lakes in Miami-Dade County; Okeechobee County; and most recently Suwannee County – making Renew Financial's R-PACE program available to homeowners in 156 communities across the state.
"Each day, more and more Floridian homeowners are investing in vital improvements to make their homes safer, stronger, and more energy efficient with Renew Financial's R-PACE program," said Renew Financial CEO Mark Floyd. "We're thrilled with the momentum we are building across the state and remain committed to our mission of helping homeowners from all walks of life access affordable financing for improvements to better protect their homes from natural disasters and create more resilient and energy efficient neighborhoods."
The R-PACE model was designed to enable homeowners to access low-cost, upfront financing for critical storm hardening, energy efficiency, and renewable energy improvements. The financed amount is added and paid through the homeowner's property tax bill. Qualifying for R-PACE is primarily based on the property's available equity and the homeowner's ability to pay back the financing– not an applicant's credit score – which helps to make financing eligible improvements within reach of more homeowners compared to traditional financing options.
R-PACE is also a powerful resource that enables state and local governments to meet important sustainability goals due to the program's ability to help local governments advance key policy priorities, such as natural disaster preparation, reduced carbon emissions, higher energy savings, and water conservation.
"As Renew Financial continues to expand our footprint in the Sunshine State, we stand ready to support families safeguarding their homes, and communities building a more sustainable tomorrow," Floyd said.
Over the past decade, the Residential PACE industry has grown with an economic impact of over $15 billion nationwide and has generated thousands of jobs in local communities. Renew Financial offers homeowners safe, affordable financing with consumer protections that go above and beyond what traditional home improvement financing alternatives commonly provide, including equitable eligibility criteria, clear disclosures, a confirmation of terms phone call from a real person to each homeowner, and contractor screenings.
To find out if R-PACE from Renew Financial is available in your area, visit renewfinancial.com.
Renew Financial Group LLC (Renew Financial) is one of the nation's leading financing providers for sustainable building improvement projects with a bold vision to create financial access to a safe, healthy, and sustainable world. Renew Financial administers the Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE) program in California and Florida to strengthen communities by making homes and businesses safer, more energy-efficient, and more valuable. Nationwide, Renew Financial has funded more than $1.1B in PACE projects that have led to greenhouse gas reductions (GHGs) of nearly 1.5 million metric tons, equivalent to removing over 300,000 cars from the road, contributed to the creation of over 15,000 local jobs, and savings of over 2 billion gallons of water. Renew Financial is a trademark of Renew Financial Holdings, Inc.
Learn more at renewfinancial.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LINKBANCORP, Inc. (OTC Pink: LNKB) (the "Company"), the parent company of The Gratz Bank, including its LINKBANK division (the "Bank") reported net income of $1.524 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter Highlights
- The Company crossed $1 billion in total assets
- First quarter organic loan growth of $29 million, exclusive of PPP loans
- Noninterest bearing deposits grew $36 million since December 31, 2021
- Net interest margin expands to 3.40%
Andrew Samuel, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased by the results of our first quarter free of merger-related charges related to the combination with GNB Financial Services, Inc., crossing over the $1 billion threshold and demonstrating growing earnings potential as we begin to recognize economies of scale and increasing operating leverage." He continued, "Key additions within areas experiencing varying levels of market disruption, including the York and Delaware Valley markets, are expected to help fuel further loan and earnings growth and complement the strong performance of our core Capital, Lancaster and Gratz Regions."
Total assets were $1.036 billion at March 31, 2022 compared to $932.8 million at December 31, 2021 and $443.8 million at March 31, 2021.1 Deposits and net loans as of March 31, 2022 totaled $862.2 million and $727.6 million, respectively, compared to deposits and net loans of $771.7 million and $711.7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2021 and $388.8 million and $233.1 million, respectively, at March 31, 2021. The $15.8 million increase in net loans from December 31, 2021 includes $29 million in primarily commercial organic loan growth including the impact of forgiven loans under the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which declined $13.2 million to $10.6 million at March 31, 2022. The $90.5 million increase in deposits from December 31, 2021 was driven largely by a $20 million increase in brokered deposits and $35.9 million increase in noninterest bearing demand accounts. Technology enhancements, such as digital account opening, continue to provide increased opportunities for the Bank to acquire new client relationships that service clients in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company's non-performing assets were $1.2 million, representing 0.12% of total assets. Non-performing assets at March 31, 2022 excluded purchased credit impaired loans with a balance of $5.6 million, inclusive of $4.1 million in loans held for sale. The allowance for loan losses measured 0.47% of total loans, or approximately 0.91% of the non-purchased portfolio, at March 31, 2022. The total reserve when including the allowance for loan losses and the credit fair value adjustment made to loans acquired in the merger totaled $10.1 million or approximately 1.38% of the combined portfolio at March 31, 2022.
Net interest income for the first quarter of 2022 increased to $7.5 million compared to $7.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 primarily as a result of average asset growth. Net interest income does not include recognition of any fees from SBA PPP loans, which were included in purchase accounting adjustments in connection with the GNB Financial merger. Net interest margin increased to 3.40% in the first quarter of 2022 from 3.30% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in net interest margin was primarily a result of an increase in yield on loans. Non-interest income increased from $581 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $711 thousand in the first quarter of 2022, driven largely by a gain on the sale of an SBA loan.
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $6.1 million, compared to $6.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the absence of merger related expenses. Salaries and employee benefits expense remained relatively steady quarter over quarter, with a slight increase to $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2022 compared to $3.6 million for the prior quarter. This increase reflected compensation costs related to the Bank's expansion in the Delaware Valley and York markets in addition to certain strategic hires to support continued growth.
Shareholders' equity decreased from $109.6 million at December 31, 2021 to $106.3 million at March 31, 2022 due to a $4.1 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a result of unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities due to the increase in interest rates. The unrealized loss was partially offset by net income less dividends declared.
On April 8, 2022, the Company completed a $20.0 million private placement of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2032, structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes. The Company subsequently contributed $15 million of the proceeds to the Bank as additional capital.
ABOUT LINKBANCORP, Inc.
LINKBANCORP, Inc. was formed in 2018 with a mission to positively impact lives through community banking. Its subsidiary bank, The Gratz Bank, is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank serving individuals, families, nonprofits and business clients throughout Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania through 10 client solutions centers of The Gratz Bank and LINKBANK, a division of The Gratz Bank. LINKBANCORP, Inc. common stock is traded over the counter (OTC Pink) under the symbol "LNKB". For further company information, visit ir.linkbancorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of current or historical fact and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "projects," "may," "will," "should," and other similar expressions can be used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the following: costs or difficulties associated with newly developed or acquired operations; changes in general economic trends, including inflation and changes in interest rates; increased competition; changes in consumer demand for financial services; our ability to control costs and expenses; adverse developments in borrower industries and, in particular, declines in real estate values; changes in and compliance with federal and state laws that regulate our business and capital levels; our ability to raise capital as needed; and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by governments, businesses and individuals in response. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as required by law. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform.
But the real question is: Will they stay?
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Threads post Monday that in the five days since its launch, 100 million people have signed up for Threads, which was rolled out as a companion app to Instagram.
Ann Coleman is among them. The 50-year-old, who lives in Baltimore, said she joined Threads after hearing about the platform from a comedian she follows on social media. She said she loves Twitter and has been using it for more than 10 years. She even met her husband on there.
But Coleman, who is politically progressive, has been looking to switch to a new platform because of Musk’s political views and changes he’s made to Twitter, like upending its verification system. She previously joined the decentralized social network Mastodon, but found it a bit confusing to use.
She said she likes Threads but wishes she could easily follow all her Twitter friends there. Threads gives Instagram users the option to automatically follow the same accounts they do on the photo-sharing app, which makes it easier for active Instagram users to replicate a similar type of engagement on Threads. But others starting from the ground up will have to do more work.
“If I’m going to leave Twitter entirely, I’m going to have to try and find some of these people” from Twitter, Coleman said.
While she said she has her own concerns about Meta — specifically pointing to the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, among other things — “it’s not with the depth of concern that I do with Musk.”
Michael Evancoe, 28, said he hasn’t used Twitter much since his personal page was suspended years ago for what the platform attributed to violations of its rules on spam. Evancoe, who now works in production, said he agrees with some of the changes Musk has been making on Twitter and he created a new account earlier this year. But he wasn’t able to gain many followers or interactions.
He joined Threads last week, and says he’s been able to interact more with other users. But he hopes that Meta does not moderate the platform overly aggressively.
“I think that would be a deterrent to both interest and engagement as well,” Evancoe said.
For its part, Meta has said it will moderate using Instagram’s content guidelines. In the past few days, the company has been positioning the much-hyped platform as a new digital town square that’s a less toxic version of Twitter, with some executives indicating their aim isn’t to replace Twitter but to offer something more palatable to a vast array of users.
“The goal is to create a public square for communities on Instagram that never really embraced Twitter and for communities on Twitter (and other platforms) that are interested in a less angry place for conversations,” Mosseri said Friday.
In the first two full days that Threads was broadly available — Thursday and Friday of last week — traffic on Twitter was down 5% compared with the same period a week ago, and down 11% compared with the same period a year ago, according to the web analytics company SimilarWeb. But it also said Twitter traffic has experienced an overall decline even in the absence of Threads.
To Jennifer Billinson, a professor of media studies at Nazareth University in New York, the first days of Threads have highlighted a potential culture clash — specifically one between Twitter refugees and what is likely a much larger number of people just clicking over from Instagram.
The idea that Threads will just become a Twitter clone, she says, is running headlong into the reality that the Twitterites are going to be “vastly outnumbered” on the new platform by those from Instagram, which has more than 2 billion monthly users. By comparison, Twitter has more than 237 million daily users, according to the most recent figures from the company’s earnings report last year.
Among other things, those used to the more abrasive culture of Twitter could easily annoy more laid-back Instagram users. Of course, such tensions might be alleviated by potential platform changes that give people more control over what they’ll see in their Threads feed. At the moment, users are largely at the mercy of the Threads algorithm.
Despite the influx of users, Brendan Gahan, partner and chief social officer at the creative agency Mekanism, stressed it’s too early to know how successful Threads will be. He further questions whether the rapid growth of Threads is even a good thing, pointing out some other successful platforms began with a focused approach and expanded more gradually.
There’s also the question of how influencers will use Threads and whether they can replicate the same following as on other platforms. Most notably, Jimmy Donaldson — a popular YouTube video maker who goes by MrBeast — has already amassed more than 4 million followers on Threads.
By integrating the new app to Instagram, Meta made it very easy for content creators to convert their Instagram followers to Threads followers. But that can also create a situation where popular content creators gain more influence while crowding out emerging talents from cultivating their own culture on a new platform, Gahan said.
Creators might also face other challenges.
“Somebody who is purely video and photo-based may have trouble translating to a text-focused platform,” Gahan said. “That said, a lot of them I see reposting the same content. Time will tell whether or not that’s a successful strategy.”
Asante Madrigal, a content creator who makes his living off of social media posts about pop culture, said he’s been trying out the Threads app and reposting some videos he’s made recently on actress Keke Palmer, among other things.
But at least for now, the 22-year-old said he doesn’t plan to make Threads a priority because he can’t monetize his content on there. Instead, he said he’s going to focus on apps where he’s actually earning money, like Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, where he more than 2 million followers combined.
Madrigal said the Threads algorithm is a black box, and pointed to some things that are still lacking in the app, including hashtags and direct messaging between users. And figuring out what to do on there will take more work.
“I have a lot of friends that do pop culture as well,” Madrigal said. “And they were just like, ‘Oh, my God, not another app’.”
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AP staff writer David Hamilton in San Francisco contributed to this report. | https://www.wjhl.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-reluctant-twitter-users-influencers-and-others-are-flocking-to-metas-new-threads-app/ | 2023-07-10 22:47:16 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-reluctant-twitter-users-influencers-and-others-are-flocking-to-metas-new-threads-app/ |
An out-of-state investor paid $1.1 million for Monroe Square, a 71,000-square-foot shopping center at 1838 S. Alabama Ave., in Monroeville, according to Andrew Dickman of Stirling Properties, who represented the seller.
A local physician paid $205,000 for the former Whole Hog Bar B Q property at 307 Young St., in Fairhope, and plans to develop his medical offices there, according to Kim Ward of Kim Ward Realty, who handled the transaction. The seller was Leodis Mitchell, who has owned the property since the 1940s. Dr. Lynn Yonge was the buyer.
The former Beckham’s Florist & Gifts building on 1.93 acres at 7850 Airport Blvd., in Mobile, was purchased by investors for $215,000, according to John M. Delchamps of Merrill P. Thomas Co., who handled the transaction.
Health Connect America has leased 4,841 square feet of office space at 6404 HIllcrest Park Court in Mobile, according to Jeff Barnes of Stirling Properties, who represented the landlord. Josh Hall of CRE Mobile worked for the tenant. Health Connect America provides mental and behavioral health services to foster children, families, and adults in Alabama and six other southern states.
Caldwell Wenzel & Asthana, PC Injury & Accident Lawyers has leased 1,750 square feet of office space at 1110 Hillcrest Road in Mobile, according to Angie and Kaelan McArthur of Stirling Properties, who represented the landlord. Jeff Barnes of Stirling Properties worked for the tenant. The law firm serves the Mobile, Foley and Daphne areas and plans to relocate the Mobile office to the new office next month.
Healthy Harvest CBD has leased 2,944 square feet of retail space in Top Music Plaza at 3656 Government Blvd., in Mobile, according to Kaelan McArthur of Stirling Properties, who represented the landlord. | https://www.al.com/business/2022/11/shopping-center-sells-for-big-bucks.html | 2022-11-06 12:48:03 | 0 | https://www.al.com/business/2022/11/shopping-center-sells-for-big-bucks.html |
Wholesale Distribution Consultant Enables Automated Invoicing and Payment Solutions for Clients
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. and HICKSVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Billtrust, a B2B accounts receivable (AR) automation and integrated payments leader, has announced NSA Computer Exchange Corp (NSA) as a referral partner. NSA, an Infor Channel and Alliance Partner specializing in CloudSuite Distribution ERP solutions for wholesale distribution companies, will now enable its clients to solve account receivable challenges with automated invoicing and payment solutions.
NSA has built a standardized integration approach for onboarding customers to Billtrust. With mutual and extensive experience serving wholesale distribution companies and a shared integration, this newly announced partnership represents the ideal solution to help NSA's clients take advantage of an automated solution for invoicing and payments, as well as Billtrust's Business Payments Network.
"NSA is proud to refer a proven provider like Billtrust to our clients," said Patrick VanPutte, NSA President & COO. "With their consultative approach to seamless ERP integrations, as well as a proven ability to help wholesale distributors get paid faster, the Billtrust order-to-cash platform will maximize cash flow and business growth for our clients.
"We are honored that NSA has selected Billtrust to help their clients gain a distinct advantage in the marketplace through industry-leading receivables and integrated payments capabilities," said Nick Babinsky, Billtrust Senior Vice President, Channel Partnerships.
About Billtrust
Billtrust is a leading provider of cloud-based software and integrated payment processing solutions that simplify and automate B2B commerce. The order-to-cash process is broken and relies on conventional processes that are outdated, inefficient, manual and largely paper based. Billtrust is at the forefront of the digital transformation of the order-to-cash process, providing mission-critical solutions that span credit decisioning and monitoring, online ordering, invoice delivery, payments and remittance capture, invoicing, cash application and collections. For more information, visit Billtrust.com.
About NSA Computer Exchange Corp (NSA)
Since 1984, NSA Computer Exchange Corp (NSA) has been helping successful wholesale distribution businesses grow and prosper by leveraging and implementing world-class software and processes. Our mantra is simple and clear – the right product, the right process, and the right people to ensure a successful project and a long-term relationship. Having over 3 decades of working knowledge in inventory and warehouse management, accounting and financing, software development, eCommerce, business intelligence, networking, communications, and sales and project management, our processes have become refined beyond reproach.
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U.S. Facebook users have one more month to apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta agreed to pay late last year.
Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world's largest social media platform allowed millions of its users' personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Anyone in the U.S. who had a Facebook account at any time between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022, is eligible to receive a payment. To apply for the settlement, users can fill out a form and submit it online, or print it out and mail it. The deadline is Aug. 25.
It's not clear how much money individual users will receive. The larger the number of people submitting valid claims, the smaller each payment will be since the money has to be divided among them.
The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon, had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign that culminated in Trump's election as the 45th president.
Uproar over the revelations led to a contrite Mark Zuckerberg being grilled by U.S. lawmakers and spurred calls for people to delete their Facebook accounts.
Facebook's growth has stalled as more people connect and entertain themselves on rival services such as TikTok, but the social network still boasts more than 2 billion users worldwide, including an estimated 250 million in the U.S.
Beyond the Cambridge Analytica case, Meta has been under fire over data privacy for some time. In May, for example, the EU slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion fine and ordered it to stop transferring users' personal information across the Atlantic by October.
The tech giant's new text-based app, Threads, has not rolled out in the EU due to privacy concerns.
The video in the player above is from a previous report on the Facebook settlement. | https://abc11.com/facebook-privacy-settlement-meta-lawsuit-deadline-to-apply-cambridge-analytica/13574403/ | 2023-07-30 22:37:04 | 0 | https://abc11.com/facebook-privacy-settlement-meta-lawsuit-deadline-to-apply-cambridge-analytica/13574403/ |
- New Name Emphasizes Relentless Pursuit of an Expanded and Rare Disease Portfolio
- Oncology Programs added to existing Long QT Syndrome Program ("LQTS")
- Additional US$15M Financing Provides Fuel for Proof of Concept in LQTS
LAVAL, QC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Thryv Therapeutics Inc. is excited to announce the evolution of its portfolio to include treatments for resistant and rare cancers. The new name, Thryv Therapeutics Inc., embodies our commitment to relentlessly pursue therapies which provide lifelong benefits to patients, families, doctors, nurses and stakeholders. Recent discoveries implicating Serum Glucocorticoid Kinase -1 ("SGK-1") provided a strong rationale for additional funding, acceleration of a portfolio of compounds to target these new opportunities of high unmet medical need, and a new corporate name – Thryv Therapeutics Inc.
"We are grateful to our investors who recognize the significant potential of our SGK-1 platform to treat resistant and rare cancers in addition to the on-going development of our compounds for Long QT Syndrome. Recent internal research combined with our collaborators' results confirms what various researchers have demonstrated. SGK-1 is a novel, yet unexplored target that may provide an opportunity to address treatment resistance in oncology," said Debra Odink, PhD, Chief Development Officer.
In various genetic and acquired disease states, SGK-1 may be mutated and overexpressed leading to the development of serious resistance to existing therapies. The development of SGK-1 inhibitors represents a novel approach to target treatment-resistant cancers, and complement existing therapies.
Ongoing collaborations with leading academic institutions are evaluating Thryv Therapeutics' internally developed SGK-1 inhibitors as potential treatments for patients with treatment resistant breast, prostate and anaplastic thyroid cancer. This strategic evolution triggered a significant new investment from existing investors allowing for the eventual completion of a proof of principle/concept in multiple indications study in patients with Long QT Syndrome, acceleration of several in vivo proof of concept studies in cancer and Long QT, and submission of an IND for the treatment of resistant cancers.
Thryv Therapeutics Inc., previously called LQT Therapeutics Inc., is a privately owned company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They have been pioneering a precision medicine approach to treat Long QT Syndrome via SGK-1 inhibition since 2019 and have since evolved their portfolio to include the treatment of resistant and rare cancers. The development of SGK-1 inhibitors represents a novel approach to target treatment-resistant cancers, and complement existing therapies. This strategic evolution has secured an additional US$15M financing fuelling Thryv to complete a proof-of-concept study for LQTS, and submit an IND for the treatment of resistant cancers.
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — One person was killed and four people seriously injured after a man intentionally drove a pickup truck through a crowd gathered outside a Colorado bar following an altercation early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The 29-year-old driver and a 25-year-old passenger were arrested after the attack around 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the city of Golden west of Denver, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.
Just before the attack, bouncers outside the Rock Rest Lodge broke up an altercation between the two suspects and some of the victims, the sheriff's office said. The suspects got into the pickup, backed out of a parking spot in front of the bar and intentionally drove into victims including bar employees, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies found a man who was unconscious and later pronounced dead at the scene. Four people were taken to a local hospital and three people sustained minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.
The suspects were stopped nearby after the attack and deputies took the them into custody. The driver faces charges including first degree murder, three counts of first degree assault and three counts of second degree assault. The passenger, who owned the pickup, faces charges of accessory to first degree murder, accessory to second degree assault and accessory to first degree assault.
Another passenger who was in the vehicle is not facing charges.
The name of the deceased victim was not immediately released. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Driver-hits-crowd-at-Colorado-bar-1-killed-4-17497879.php | 2022-10-09 22:12:57 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Driver-hits-crowd-at-Colorado-bar-1-killed-4-17497879.php |
Blue Valley teachers now wearing emergency alert buttons for classroom safety
By Joseph Hennessy and Shain Bergan
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Blue Valley School District teachers and staff are now equipped to respond to emergencies faster, using an alert system Olathe Schools implemented earlier this school year.
A CrisisAlert badge will be worn every day by teachers and staff to call for help by simply pressing the button three times.
“Our buildings are huge and so you may be at one end of the building and not have a phone around you,” said Blue Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan.
The system allows teachers and staff to press the button on their badge three times to alert administrators, school resource officers, and school nurses to an emergency. An entire school can go on lockdown, if need be, with just eight button presses.
“Times have changed since I started my career 30 years ago and we need to be able to empower anybody in the building who sees something suspicious to notify us.”
Olathe Schools implemented this program following a school shooting at Olathe East High School in March last year.
Merrigan said their superintendent was the one to introduce her to this innovative safety-alert system a few months back. She had a team investigate the program and felt it was needed.
“It was exactly what we were looking for. Again, this is not something that you say is going to just make us 100% safe, but it’s another layer of the security that we want to provide to our students and our staff.”
The programs are set – as students and teachers walk the halls again following the winter break.
She said, “This will be utilized beginning [Wednesday] in our schools for the foreseeable future.
Teachers and staff will not have their locations tracked while wearing the device. The technology only tracks their location once they hit the button three times.
Centegix, who creates these buttons, said on their website that the technology determines the location of the alert down to the individual floor and room, so first responders know where exactly where they need to go.
This is the same alert system implemented at Olathe School District last year. Olathe schools implemented these same buttons for teachers back in August following a school shooting at Olathe East High School in March 2022.
That’s the extreme instance, but it could also be used for a child hurt on the playground or a teacher having chest pains, as examples.
The tool does not track teachers’ and staff’s movements throughout the day.
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Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 coordinator, to leave post next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ashish Jha, the White House’s point person on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration next week.
The White House said Thursday that Jha will return to Brown University, where he had served as the dean of the university’s school of public health before joining the White House as its COVID-19 coordinator in April 2022. His departure comes after the federal government ended its twin national emergencies on the virus earlier this spring.
In a statement announcing Jha’s departure, President Joe Biden said COVID-19 “no longer controls our daily lives.”
“As one of the leading public health experts in America, he has effectively translated and communicated complex scientific challenges into concrete actions that helped save and improve the lives of millions of Americans,” Biden said in the statement announcing Jha’s departure. “I extend my deepest thanks to Ashish and his family. We are a stronger and healthier nation because of his contributions to public service.”
Biden’s first COVID-19 czar was Jeff Zients, now the White House chief of staff.
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ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Washington trying to capture a 300-pound (135-kilogram) black bear for two years say his GPS collar that was supposed to fall off hasn’t and could be too tight.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife also tells The Seattle Times in a story on Friday that the GPS collar stopped working.
Officials also want to capture the bear because they said he's too comfortable around homes in Issaquah and gets into garbage.
“This can be unfortunate as it’s not the bear’s fault that garbage or bird feeders were left out and served as attractants," said department spokesman Chase Gunnell
The agency has received more than 50 tips from the public in recent weeks but so far hasn’t captured the bruin. Officials have put out culvert traps and captured a different bear.
Officials said they haven’t decided what to do with the bear if they capture him, but will check if there's any injury or infection from the collar.
The collar has a cotton spacer that's supposed to wear away and cause the collar to fall off. It's now known why the GPS stopped working, Gunnell said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Large-black-bear-eludes-capture-in-western-17156449.php | 2022-05-07 16:57:10 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Large-black-bear-eludes-capture-in-western-17156449.php |
Alex Michelsen 2023 Mallorca Championships Odds
Alex Michelsen has a match with Christopher Eubanks coming up next in the Mallorca Championships round of 32. Michelsen's monyeline odds to win it all at Country Club Santa Ponsa are +5000.
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Michelsen at the 2023 Mallorca Championships
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: June 23 - July 1
- Venue: Country Club Santa Ponsa
- Location: Mallorca, Philippines
- Court Surface: Grass
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After his 7-6, 4-6, 1-6 win over Lloyd Harris in the qualification final, Michelsen will face Eubanks in the round of 32 on Monday, June 26 at 7:20 AM ET.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The crowd outside of Nashville’s Historic Metro Courthouse cheered, “Whose House? Our House!” on Monday after Tennessee House Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) regained his House seat in an unanimous vote. Jones was one of two young Black Democrats who were controversially expelled from the state’s GOP-led House of Representatives last week for their participation in a gun reform protest in the chamber.
From the courthouse to the steps of the Capitol, hundreds walked alongside Jones.
“This is about people power,” Jones told the crowd. “People power is the ultimate power — not the decision of Speaker Cameron Sexton, but the people of Tennessee.”
Jones’ words point back to last week, when Tennessee House Speaker Sexton compared Jones’ session interruption to the Jan. 6 insurrection, despite there being no arrests or injuries.
“If this is not what rises to the level of expulsion then tell me what does,” Sexton said at the time.
News of Jones’ (and that of House Rep. Justin J. Pearson) made national headlines. Collectively, Jones, Pearson and House Rep. Gloria Johnson were referred to as the “Tennessee Three.” Sixty-year-old Johnson, who is white and also participated in the chamber protest on gun reform, was not ultimately expelled.
On Monday, Nashville Mayor John Cooper called for the council to unanimously vote to reinstate Jones, which happened shortly after.
“I want to welcome the people back to the people’s house,” said Jones on Monday. “I come here to stand with my constituents, with the people of Tennessee to say that no unjust attack on democracy will happen unchallenged — that the abuse of this body will not happen in the comfort of silence.”
Jones is now calling for Speaker Sexton’s resignation.
“His [Sexton’s] actions on Thursday — he thought would happen as all his other abuses of power. He thought that no one would pay attention, that no one was watching. That they had ultimate authority, but they forgot that the people would show up and were watching,” said Jones.
Monday’s unanimous vote from Nashville Metropolitan Council was met with cheers, as Jones hugged a former political opponent, Council member Delishia Porterfield. Porterfield even helped send Jones back to the statehouse by nominating him for his old seat, calling his expulsion “a miscarriage of justice and an egregious assault on our democracy.”
Jones said Monday’s events were confirmation that he’s “on the right path.” | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/whose-house-our-house-justin-jones-calls-for-tn-speaker-to-resign-after-regaining-seat/ | 2023-04-11 20:13:27 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/whose-house-our-house-justin-jones-calls-for-tn-speaker-to-resign-after-regaining-seat/ |
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BLOOMINGTON — The holiday season is here, and area retailers are once again asking McLean County to shop local.
Many have been working hard to prepare for Small Business Saturday, a campaign founded by American Express in 2010 to help build exposure for local businesses and encourage customers to look within their own communities when shopping for the holidays.
Retailers traditionally use the occasion to offer a variety of deals and giveaways to tempt shoppers away from their computer screens (though Cyber Monday, two days later, may lure them back).
At a number of local businesses, the sales are set to begin on Black Friday, long known nationwide as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season.
"Small Business Saturday has really become just a really great day," said Pam Locsin, a business partner of The Garlic Press in uptown Normal. "We're seeing a lot of our regular shoppers and people who are really making the effort."
Locsin said staffers have been working hard to make sure there is plenty of merchandise in stock. So far, there has been a good flow of inventory and her store is offering a lot of great knife sets and cookware in preparation for the weekend.
There has been a nice turnaround from last year, when certain pieces couldn't be delivered via Amazon, she said. "There's a lot of things that won't make it, unfortunately, but we're keeping our fingers crossed," Locsin said.
Jared Alcorn, owner of Waiting Room Records in uptown Normal, said his deals begin Friday, when roughly 150 releases will be distributed to independent record stores. He expects to still have some of this stock heading into Saturday.
"There's always going to be someone that's like, 'Well, it's a dollar cheaper at Walmart,'" Alcorn said. "That's always going to happen regardless, but I think the push for Small Business Saturday is fantastic, and it makes people aware they should go into the community and put money into it."
In downtown Bloomington, Karlene Bledsoe of Crossroads Fair Trade said her nonprofit retail store holds a "Bright Friday" event ahead of Small Business Saturday, where certain items, like candles and lamps, are 15% off.
Carmen Champion, owner of Von Champs Boutique, said she will be participating in her fifth Small Business Saturday. But every year, deals have changed.
This year, Champion said she will be offering a "Garden in a Bag" for $5 with every purchase. These bags contain dirt and seeds for herbs like sage or parsley that a gardener can water and keep on the windowsill during the off-season.
The bag then has instructions on how to replant the herb into a garden.
"Ever since everything opened up, my online sales dropped back down for the store and people have started venturing out again," Champion said, referring to how sales have changed amid the pandemic. "So I think that the energy for shopping local, I think people are being very mindful of it."
Small Business Saturday deals aren't just limited to Bloomington-Normal.
For instance, many of the roughly 150 vendors at the 16,000-square-foot El Paso Antique Mall will be running sales on Saturday and Sunday.
The mall also will have a gift certificate drawing and basket giveaways. No purchase is necessary for these offers. Hot chocolate and refreshments will be available.
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Retailers in uptown Normal will be participating in Small Business Saturday, a nationwide campaign to encourage residents to shop local as opposed to purchasing gifts online during the holidays.
Retailers in downtown Bloomington will be participating in Small Business Saturday, a nationwide campaign to encourage residents to shop local as opposed to purchasing gifts online during the holidays. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-normal-shops-changing-up-deals-for-small-business-saturday/article_f5a6e87e-69e4-11ed-ba2f-97fec7177207.html | 2022-11-25 23:22:22 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-normal-shops-changing-up-deals-for-small-business-saturday/article_f5a6e87e-69e4-11ed-ba2f-97fec7177207.html |
“Look how big that bird is! It’s a turkey vulture,” said my 12-year-old grandson. I was surprised to see a vulture on Shepherd Street, just outside the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. Overhead, we spotted three more, circling ever closer to the object of their attention: a freshly killed squirrel on the road. I had visions of Hitchcock’s “The Birds” movie, with Tippi Hedren running, her carefully coiffed French twist falling in tendrils down her elegant neck. I whipped out my iPhone and took a photo to preserve the moment. We were having an adventure!
Visiting the VMFA has been one of our fun places to explore from the time my grandsons were about four years old. First, one sees the outdoor sculpture of Chloe, the enigmatic deceptively one-dimensional looking lady, then the Roman God of the Sea near the reflecting pool with Chihuly blown glass “flowers,” sculptures that catch the eye with hues of bright red. Gigantic lime green flower pots bear brightly colored blooms, and colorful bistro tables and chairs are sprinkled across the lawn for visitors to sit beneath big umbrellas. Dog walkers prance by with various hounds of all breeds and sizes. There are a pair of purple dogs who visit from time to time; I don’t recall whether their “person” has matching hair color.
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On this particular trip, my grandson and I stepped into the lobby and had a snack in the Best Cafe of cookies and drinks, then took them to sit on the deck of the reflecting pool, which has recently been restored. We noticed the native Virginia water plants and grasses bordering the pool, which looks out on the expansive lawn described earlier. The Confederate Memorial chapel, pristine white with green shutters, occupies the corner of the lawn by Grove Avenue. Once we took sketchbooks and drew the chapel.
My grandson had recently checked out a copy of the Dorling Kindersley book on ancient Greek culture, so we decided to visit the section with Greek pottery and jewelry. We saw a ram’s head jug that looked just like the one in the text. The Greek vases with their scenes from mythology did not disappoint. From there we visited the Egyptian artifacts, including the sarcophagus. It was interesting to see what clues the museum researchers gained from technology to research the mummy. They were able to create an image of the face and colorful painting that would have been on the inside of the mummy mask.
We like to focus on just a few things each time we visit VMFA rather than try to see everything. Having noticed the native plants outside the reflecting pool, we decided to learn more about Virginia flora. The gift shop offered a guide to wildflowers of the Southeast. We expressed an interest learning more and were directed to the Museum library. There we met a very helpful person at the desk, Ms. Wetton, who, along with the librarian, helped us find books to read about Virginia plants. Ms. Wetton explained her own interest in plants, and even offered where to find some good seeds to sow.
The fact that admission to VMFA is free makes us grateful to the donors who make this possible. One can read their names on various parts of the Museum. We enjoyed a respite in the Louise and J Harlan Cochrane lounge, where we admired stained glass windows and also the view of Boulevard on a beautiful day.
Having satisfied our quest for antiquities from ancient cultures, enjoyed yummy cookies, and had a “National Geographic” view of wildlife right in urban Richmond, we chalked up another successful visit to VMFA. My grandson and I are looking forward to our next time exploring one of our favorite attractions. For a calendar of VMFA events, visit https://vmfa.museum/.
The museum is located at 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond. | https://richmond.com/news/community/mechanicsville-local/trip-to-museum-offered-countless-treasures-to-see/article_e8ae2ec4-fe2d-11ed-9558-cb9e9e4aa2f3.html | 2023-05-29 15:41:27 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/community/mechanicsville-local/trip-to-museum-offered-countless-treasures-to-see/article_e8ae2ec4-fe2d-11ed-9558-cb9e9e4aa2f3.html |
Judge: Gun-waving lawyer shouldn’t get guns or money back
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a pardon from the governor doesn’t mean the St. Louis lawyer and his wife who gained national attention for waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020 should get back the weapons they surrendered and fines they paid after guilty pleas last year.
Mark McCloskey sued last year to have returned a Colt AR-15 rifle and a Bryco .380-caliber pistol that he and his wife, Patricia McCloskey, surrendered when they pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the confrontation with protesters. McCloskey said he was entitled to the guns and remitted fines because Republican Gov. Mike Parson pardoned him and his wife weeks after their guilty pleas.
On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty ruled that the pardon had no bearing on the plea agreement, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“Plaintiff and his wife are required to follow through with their end of the bargain,” she wrote.
Mark McCloskey said he plans to appeal.
The McCloskeys have said they felt threatened by protesters who walked on their private street past their home during global protests that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. They emerged from their home waving guns.
They were each indicted on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and evidence tampering. Mark McCloskey later agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.
Earlier this year, the court suspended Mark and Patricia McCloskeys’ law licenses but delayed the suspension and put the two on probation for a year. The order means the couple can still practice, but the suspension will take effect if they violate their probation by breaking any more laws.
During the 2021 sentencing hearing, Judge David Mason asked Mark McCloskey if he acknowledged that his actions put people at risk of personal injury. He replied, “I sure did your honor.” Afterward on the courthouse steps, McCloskey, at the time a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, said he’d do it again if faced with similar circumstances.
Richard Callahan, the special prosecutor who investigated the case said his investigation determined that the protesters were peaceful.
“There was no evidence that any of them had a weapon and no one I interviewed realized they had ventured onto a private enclave,” he said in a news release after the McCloskeys pleaded guilty.
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Statement of Yolonda Richardson, Executive Vice President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published today in Tobacco Control details how the world's largest multinational tobacco companies are systematically advertising cigarettes to kids near playgrounds and schools in more than 40 countries. The study is the most expansive analysis to date of point of sale cigarette advertising in low- and middle-income countries and was authored by experts from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The new analysis includes data collected from 2015 to 2021 at points of sale within a short walking distance of schools and playgrounds in 42 mostly low- and middle-income countries. The analysis found nearly identical marketing tactics across the countries surveyed, suggesting that the tactics are part of a concerted effort by multinational companies to expose youth to their cigarette brands and products around the world.
Cigarette brands from British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International were found advertised near schools or playgrounds in nearly all of the countries surveyed. Both companies have emphatically claimed they do not market cigarettes to children – and have gone so far as to claim they want people to stop smoking cigarettes. Yet the overwhelming evidence from dozens of countries around the world suggests British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International target the world's most vulnerable populations to continue driving their cigarette business.
In addition to the advertising near schools and playgrounds, other common tactics identified in the analysis include displays of cigarettes near sweets and snacks, displays of cigarettes at a child's eye level and the sale of flavored and single-stick cigarettes. Tobacco companies work with and incentivize cigarette retailers to control the availability, placement, pricing and promotion of their products.
In 2021, British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International sold more than 1.3 trillion cigarettes combined. Cigarette sales have increased in many of the low-and middle-income countries identified in the analysis
Tobacco companies have known for decades that cigarette advertising at point of sale is associated with youth smoking initiation and leads many to become lifelong smokers. The evidence is clear that tobacco companies push their deadly products at points of sale frequented by kids because they know this strategy works to attract youth and their business depends on addicting new consumers.
The findings of this analysis underscore the urgent need for more countries to implement proven tobacco control solutions including comprehensive prohibitions on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Without urgent and comprehensive action to ban cigarette advertising, the world's largest tobacco companies will continue to capitalize on weak regulations to market cigarettes to children and youth.
For additional information on how tobacco companies target kids, please visit: https://www.takeapart.org/tiny-targets/
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France: Several killed in avalanche near Mont Blanc
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A large avalanche killed several people on the Armancette glacier in the French Alps. President Macron said rescue teams were still checking for further causalities.
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At least four people have died and nine others were injured in an avalanche in the French Alps, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Sunday.
The four caught in the avalanche were backcountry skiing in the mountains and have not been identified yet.
French President Emmnauel Macron wrote on Twitter that rescue workers were continuing to search for further casualties and that his thoughts were with the victims and their families.
The news comes a day after Swiss authorities rescued a group of hikers who found themselves trapped in a snowslide in the Swiss Alps.
What we know so far
The incident happened in the middle of the day at the Armancette glacier, at the altitude of around 3,500 meters (11,500 feet). The glacier is located in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix.
Chamonix, the small town at the base of the Mont Blanc, is prime vacation spot over France's long Easter weekend.
Emmanuel Coquand, a spokesperson for the local authorities of Haute-Savoie, said the avalanche was extensive.
The local France-Bleu radio station put the size of the avalanche at 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long and 100 meters (328 feet) wide.
Two helicopters were sent in to help in the search, the station said, quoting the local prefecture in Thonon. | https://www.dw.com/en/france-several-killed-in-avalanche-near-mont-blanc/a-65268505 | 2023-04-09 18:38:38 | 0 | https://www.dw.com/en/france-several-killed-in-avalanche-near-mont-blanc/a-65268505 |
TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, June 2, 2022
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243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
south after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
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cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
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cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
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243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
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in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
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243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around
90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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5 to 10 mph.
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winds 5 to 10 mph.
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15 mph.
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.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
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243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
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to 105 in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in
the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ214-032100-
Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ210-032100-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ227-032100-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming south after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ238-032100-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ198-032100-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south with gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ213-032100-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values
up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ163-032100-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ235-032100-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. North winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south around 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, breezy, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy, hot with highs in the mid
90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ200-032100-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ176-032100-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ236-032100-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ199-032100-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ179-032100-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ178-032100-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ164-032100-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ177-032100-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ212-032100-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ197-032100-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ226-032100-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ300-032100-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ313-032100-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ338-032100-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ337-032100-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ336-032100-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around
90. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ335-032100-
Coastal Jackson-
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ436-032100-
Matagorda Islands-
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then clearing. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this
morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower
80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower
80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower
80s.
$$
TXZ437-032100-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east 10 to
15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ438-032100-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ439-032100-
Bolivar Peninsula-
243 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
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DENVER, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alerian MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMLP) declared its third quarter 2022 distribution of $0.74 on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The dividend is payable on August 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2022. Based on current financial information, the distribution is estimated to consist of 100% return of capital.
AMLP Distributions:
- Ex-Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022
- Record Date: Friday, August 12, 2022
- Payable Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is also the distributor for the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF and the ALPS | Alerian Energy Infrastructure Portfolio. Please direct any inquiries to info@alerianmlp.com or by calling 1-866-759-5679.
Important Disclosures
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus containing this and other information, call 1-866-759-5679 or visit www.alpsfunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 5,000, 25,000 or 50,000 shares.
All investments are subject to risks, including the loss of money and the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. Additional information regarding the risks of this investment is available in the prospectus.
Investments in securities of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. MLPs are controlled by their general partners, which generally have conflicts of interest and limited fiduciary duties to the MLP, which may permit the general partner to favor its own interests over the MLPs.
A portion of the benefits you are expected to derive from the Fund's investment in MLPs depends largely on the MLPs being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, an MLP has no federal income tax liability at the entity level. Therefore, treatment of one or more MLPs as a corporation for federal income tax purposes could affect the Fund's ability to meet its investment objective and would reduce the amount of cash available to pay or distribute to you. Legislative, judicial, or administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, could negatively impact the value of an investment in MLPs and therefore the value of your investment in the Fund.
The Fund invests primarily in a particular sector and could experience greater volatility than a fund investing in a broader range of industries.
Investments in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to: reduced volumes of natural gas or other energy commodities available for transporting, processing or storing; changes in the regulatory environment; extreme weather and; rising interest rates which could result in a higher cost of capital and drive investors into other investment opportunities.
All K-1s are received and processed by the Alerian MLP ETF. The Alerian MLP ETF distributes a single Form 1099 to its shareholders. This notice is provided to you for informational purposes only, and should not be considered tax advice. Please consult your tax advisor for further assistance.
If, due to tax law changes, an MLP in the portfolio is deemed a corporation rather than a partnership for federal income purposes, then income would be subject to federal taxation at the MLP level. This would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to the fund which could result in a reduction of the fund's value. The Fund is taxed as a regular corporation for federal income purposes, which reduces the Net Asset Value of fund shares by the accrual of any deferred tax liabilities. Depending on the taxes paid by the fund as a result of income and/or gains from investments and/or the sale of MLP interests, the return on an investment in the Fund will be reduced. This differs from most investment companies, which elect to be treated as "regulated investment companies" to avoid paying entity level income taxes. The ETF is taxed as a regular corporation and is subject to US federal income tax on taxable income at the corporate tax rate (currently as high as 21%) as well as state and local taxes.
The Fund is classified for federal income tax purposes as a taxable regular corporation or so-called Subchapter "C" corporation. As a "C" corporation, the Fund accrues deferred tax liability for its future tax liability associated with the capital appreciation of its investments and the distributions received by the Fund on equity securities of master limited partnerships considered to be a return of capital and for any net operating gains. The Fund's accrued deferred tax liability, if any, is reflected each day in the Fund's net asset value per share. The deferred income tax expense/(benefit) represents an estimate of the Fund's potential tax expense/(benefit) if it were to recognize the unrealized gains/(losses) in the portfolio. An estimate of deferred income tax expense/(benefit) is dependent upon the Fund's net investment income/(loss) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments and such expenses may vary greatly from year to year and from day to day depending on the nature of the Fund's investments, the performance of those investments and general market conditions. Therefore, any estimate of deferred income tax expense/(benefit) cannot be reliably predicted from year to year.
The Fund employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach and seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of its underlying index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund is not "actively" managed. Therefore, it would not necessarily sell or buy a security unless that security is removed from or added to the underlying index, respectively.
ALPS Advisors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., affiliated entities, are unaffiliated with VettaFi and the Alerian Index Series.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. is the distributor for the Fund.
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The moon will seem extra big and bright and thus be quite a sight this August, with a sturgeon supermoon visible on Tuesday and then a rare blue supermoon coming at the end of the month.
Two of the four supermoon events of 2023 will take place in August, with the first happening on Tuesday. On Aug. 30, there will be a blue supermoon, which won't happen again until 2032. Here's what you need to know so you can catch this summer's lunar double feature.
What is a supermoon?
A perigean full moon, better known as a supermoon, happens when the moon is full during the closest point in its orbit around Earth. This gives its appearance an extra pop, making it look up to 8% bigger and 16% brighter than a typical full moon, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
According to NASA, the moon's typical orbit ranges between 226,000 and 251,000 miles from Earth, but variances can bring it a bit closer or farther away. Only the closest three or four approaches each year qualify as supermoons. The last one was on July 3.
Up first is the sturgeon supermoon on Tuesday
The sturgeon moon got its name from Native American tribes that found that the giant sturgeons from the Great Lakes were "most readily caught" at this time of the summer, according to Farmer's Almanac. It's also known as a green corn moon, grain moon, flying-up moon, harvest moon, ricing moon, black cherries moon and mountain shadow moon.
This spectacle will hit peak illumination at 2:32 p.m. ET. "That evening, look toward the southeast after sunset to catch a glimpse of the Sturgeon Moon rising," Farmer's Almanac says.
A sturgeon, for non-anglers, is an enormous fish with roots in the Jurassic Period that spends its life — up to 150 years — in both fresh and salt water. The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in North America, reaching as long as 20 feet and nearly 2,000 pounds, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But most of the sturgeons inhabiting the Great Lakes measure about 6 feet in length and weigh approximately 200 pounds.
The second show is a rare blue supermoon
While the term "supermoon" references the moon's orbit in relation to Earth, a blue moon has to do with frequency, referring to when there's a second full moon in a single calendar month, NASA says. "Blue moon" is also used to describe the third of four full moons in an astrological season.
The moon takes 27.3 days to orbit the Earth, but because of how the sun's light hits the satellite, it takes 29.5 days to complete its lunar cycle from one new moon to the next.
The term "once in a blue moon" is an idiom used to describe a rare but nonetheless recurring event. But according to NASA, blue moons aren't actually all that rare, recurring every two and a half years or so.
A blue supermoon, however, happens far less frequently. According to the website Time and Date, the last blue supermoon was in December 2009, and the next one won't be until August 2032.
This year's blue supermoon will peak at 9:36 p.m. ET on Aug. 30, Farmer's Almanac says, but you can use its moonrise calculator to see when the blue supermoon will be visible in your area.
The end-of-August supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of 2023 because the moon will be "exceptionally close" to Earth at 222,043 miles, according to Farmer's Almanac, nearly 17,000 miles closer than average.
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Marlins vs. Pirates Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 23
Friday's contest at LoanDepot park has the Miami Marlins (43-33) taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates (34-40) at 6:40 PM ET (on June 23). Our computer prediction projects a narrow 5-4 win for the Marlins, so expect a tight matchup.
The Marlins will give the nod to Jesus Luzardo (6-5, 4.09 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 7 on the season, and the Pirates will turn to Luis Ortiz (1-3, 4.30 ERA).
Marlins vs. Pirates Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, June 23, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
- Where: LoanDepot park in Miami, Florida
- How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+
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Marlins vs. Pirates Score Prediction
Our prediction for this game is Marlins 5, Pirates 4.
Total Prediction for Marlins vs. Pirates
- Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
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Marlins Performance Insights
- The Marlins have played as the favorite in five of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Miami and its opponents are 6-4-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- There has not been a spread set for any of the Marlins' last 10 games.
- The Marlins have entered the game as favorites 31 times this season and won 21, or 67.7%, of those games.
- This season Miami has won four of its five games when favored by at least -190 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Marlins, based on the moneyline, is 65.5%.
- Miami ranks 23rd in the majors with 309 total runs scored this season.
- The Marlins have the 14th-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (4.09).
Pirates Performance Insights
- The Pirates have been underdogs nine times over their past 10 games and lost every one of those contests.
- In its previous 10 games with a total, Pittsburgh and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
- The previous 10 Pirates contests have not had a runline posted by oddsmakers.
- The Pirates have won in 22, or 40%, of the 55 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win one times in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 39.2% chance of walking away with the win.
- Pittsburgh scores the 24th-most runs in baseball (307 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.41 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale Black farmers now selling their crop mostly to China are “heavily indebted” and seeing “minimal” benefits, according to an association that represents their interests.
Critics say the farmers are not benefitting as they should from Zimbabwe’s tobacco boom, largely because of a contract system that locks them into unfavorable loans and prices, often with Chinese companies operating under the state-owned China National Tobacco Corporation, the largest cigarette maker in the world.
China buys most of Zimbabwe’s tobacco to feed its huge market. While other companies and local merchants are also involved in the contract system in Zimbabwe, it is dominated by Chinese firms and their agents.
The Zimbabwean government announced Wednesday that the country, Africa’s top producer and among the top 10 in the world, has so far sold 261 million kilograms of tobacco since the selling season opened in March, more than the previous record of 259 million kilograms in 2019. It praised the numbers as proof of the success of a controversial and often violent land reform process that began more than 20 years ago. Starting in 2000, a few thousand white commercial farmers were forced off their land, which was then redistributed to tens of thousands of landless Black farmers.
Acting Information Minister Jenfan Muswere said that Black farmers given land under the reforms now made up 60% of the 150,000 farmers who grew tobacco this season. Overall, small-scale Black farmers contributed 85% of the crop, “demonstrating that government policies in the agriculture sector are sound and continue to bear fruit,” Muswere said.
But the government’s celebrations were offset by the Tobacco Association of Zimbabwe, which represents the farmers.
“This is a momentous achievement for the sector: it shows that farmers are working hard. But the benefits to farmers are minimal,” said George Seremwe, president of the association. “It is worrying that most farmers are heavily indebted.”
“We would be happier if this tobacco success story translates to improved livelihoods for farmers,” Seremwe told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Tobacco production in Zimbabwe plummeted from a high of about 240 million kilograms in 1998 to less than 50 million kilograms a decade later, according to government figures, following the eviction of white farmers who accounted for the majority of growers.
It has firmly rebounded in terms of production volume, and China’s involvement is largely responsible.
Under the contract system, the government-run China National Tobacco Corporation and its subsidiaries loan seeds, fertilizers, food and money to the Zimbabwean farmers. The farmers, in turn, are obligated to sell their tobacco crop to those firms or their agents, who generally set the price, although a regulatory body in Zimbabwe does provide a price guide.
Around 95% of Zimbabwe’s tobacco crop is financed through the contract system.
And while production is increasing, farmers say their position is not improving and the contract system is a debt trap as prices sometimes drop or they receive reduced inputs while still having to make the same repayments on loans. Farmers are now losing prized assets like livestock after failing to make their repayments, Seremwe said.
The situation for Zimbabwe tobacco farmers is set amid recent scrutiny of how China’s unforgiving lending tactics have brought hardship to some developing countries.
The Chinese embassy has defended the country’s role in reviving Zimbabwe’s tobacco production “by offering zero-interest loans and free tech-services” to farmers.
Yet authorities in Zimbabwe now seem to accept there are problems with the contract system, not least because most of the proceeds of tobacco sales leave the country to repay loans from foreign companies. The Zimbabwean government has promised to advance $60 million to farmers next season under a plan that seeks to increase local funding of the crop’s production from the current 5% to 70% by 2025.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Heavy rainfall in Turkey’s capital on Saturday led to flooding that killed one person, authorities said.
Search and rescue teams located the body of the 27-year-old man, who worked as a bus driver, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkey’s interior ministry spokesman said earlier that authorities received a tip that one person was missing in the storm. Forty-four search and rescue personnel along with Ankara’s fire department were dispatched to the area. The man’s body was found near a riverbed among tree branches.
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IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GATC Health ("GATC" or "the Company"), a science and technology company revolutionizing drug discovery and disease prediction using artificial intelligence (AI), today announced that the company is welcoming private investors to attend a GATC conference at Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa, CA on Wednesday, Oct. 5, for the first public demonstration of its proprietary Multiomics Advanced Technology™ (MAT) platform that discovers both small and large molecule drug candidates with 88% accuracy.
In addition to this demonstration, the agenda of the closed event includes key speakers from GATC Health as well as industry experts and thought leaders, who will provide additional context on how GATC's drug discovery and development abilities could be used in multiple areas of medicine, including addiction treatments, diabetes, oncology and other disease states.
GATC Health has attracted significant interest from sophisticated investors. The company expects its private conference to close its current Regulation D offering, representing the final opportunity for individuals to invest in the company. Invitations to GATC's event were limited to individuals who invested $100,000 or more in the company or who recently invested via referral. Following this round of funding, GATC Health is seeking institutional investment and is in conversations with several prospective funding institutions.
At the investor conference, GATC will also detail recent company developments, including a new study that shows its platform can predict drug candidate success with 88% accuracy, an increase to pre-clinical lead optimization 11x industry performance.
The company also recently announced a partnership with globally recognized music artist, entrepreneur and activist, Akon, to study and interpret genetic and other biological data to identify predisposition to diseases and enable life-saving preventative care for Africans and people of African heritage. Using the company's proprietary AI platform, which can process and analyze the entire human genome, the initiative will study the genetics of 1 million people across Africa and use that data to identify personalized healthcare solutions for the African participants, in addition to providing deep population health insights that can change the course of healthcare on the African continent.
Speakers at the day-long conference will include:
- Tomas Philipson, Ph.D, Former Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Trump Administration. Senior Economic Advisor to the heads of the FDA and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid under George W. Bush. Board of Directors/Advisors Board of Directors/Advisers Biologx, Liberatio, PragmaHealth and Epigenetix. Co-Director Center for Choice and Competition in Health Care, Department of Economics, University of Chicago. Director of Health Economics at Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chicago. Columnist at Forbes. He received his MA and PhD in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting faculty member at Yale University and a visiting senior fellow at the World Bank.
- Ari Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Hypereon Labs. Visiting Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Research at Yonsei University. Formerly Chief Technology Officer at Fincross International, Sr Vice President MR Financial and Solutions Architect with Microsoft. Mr. Smith studied Molecular Genetics at University of Washington and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Patrick Lilly, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Biosciences. 25 years driving innovation and growth in biotech, software, high-performance computing and wireless. Member of FDA's MDepiNet Blockchain and AI Task Force; Co-Chair, AI Subcommittee. Contracted with nine of top ten pharmaceutical companies and three world-renowned research institutions. Co-founded four technology start-ups and five life sciences companies and discovered hundreds of novel biomarkers for 28 diseases. Inventor of 75 technology patents and trade secrets in bioinformatics, tissue sample quality control, high performance algorithms, security and wireless. Guest lectured at Cal Tech, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, USC, and others. Board Member of Mamogen, HepGene and LiquidLung. Patrick received his B.A. and MBA from University of California, Irvine.
- Dr. Tom Takubo, West Virginia State Senator, and Incoming Executive Vice President of Provider Relations for West Virginia University Health System. Dr. Takubo serves as the Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate, a pulmonologist trained at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and founding member of Pulmonary Associates of Charleston, WV. In his new role at WVUHS, he will work closely with internal WVU Medicine clinical departments and divisions across the Health System to focus on coordination of clinical goals. Dr. Takubo is also widely recognized as having brought the most advanced lung diagnostics and non-invasive treatment options to West Virginia.
- Mark York, government affairs liaison, co-author Opioid Abatement guidelines, President Global Development and Acquisition for IP SecureTech. Mark is an expert in structuring complex business development relationships from initial concept and design through turnkey operations in a wide array of industries around the world including developing strategic partnerships in law firm business development, commercial transportation, bioengineering/nano-tech product development, data center and technology related joint ventures, building healthcare provider and facility relationships, corporate regulatory and governance guidance as to private and governmental partnerships. Prior to IP SecureTech, Mark was affiliated with major law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the United States focusing on Intellectual Property/Complex Commercial Litigation, Corporate Regulatory Compliance, and Corporate Due Diligence review in the Mergers & Acquisition area primarily for international clients.
- Nicholas H. Hemmerly, Senior Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking at Bridgeway Capital Partners, LLC. Bridgeway Capital Partners together with its affiliates provides independent investment banking, strategic capital, and advisory services to lower and middle market companies globally. Prior to joining Bridgeway Mr. Hemmerly was at PricewaterhousCoopers Corporate Finance LLC focusing on M&A and capital raising in the Life Sciences space with a focus on Specialty and Generic Pharmaceuticals as well as Healthcare Consumer Products and Contract Manufacturing. Prior to PwC CF, Mr. Hemmerly worked at Jefferies LLC with a focus on executing M&A and financing transactions within the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Prior experience includes investment banking roles in JPMorgan's Healthcare Group as well as JMP Securities Healthcare Group. Mr. Hemmerly began his investment banking career as an analyst with Wachovia Securities. Mr. Hemmerly graduated with honors from the College of Charleston with a B.S in economics. He holds his Series 7 and 63 licenses.
GATC Health company leadership scheduled to speak include:
- Jayson Uffens, Chief Technology Officer, GATC Health. A seasoned technology architect with 20+ years of executive experience at high-growth global technology firms and co-inventor of GATC Health's AI platform. Senior technology roles at IrisMind, Seamless (merged with GrubHub), GoDaddy, American Express, Northrop Grumman Information Systems and UbiQGroup (sold to SF-based insurance company). Jayson executed technology projects with National Academy of Recording Arts & Science/Grammy Awards, Eastern Mountain Sports, Invitrogen, Cost Plus World Markets, BNSF, LeapFrog, Personal Shopper, Yamaha and Wynn Resorts.
- Ian Jenkins, Chief Science Officer, GATC Health. With deep knowledge and experience in physiology and health technology, Ian is the co-inventor of GATC Health's AI platform. A genomic and biology scientist who began his career with the Human Genome Project, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Frélii and CEO of CodeTech, a Phoenix-based Med tech company, whose technology was acquired by Hospital Corporation of America with key product development roles at Systemic Formulas and Orn Industries. Ian earned an M.B.A. from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a B.S. in Physiology from Utah State University.
- Preetaman Wadhwa, Chief Marketing Officer, GATC Health. 20+ years of global strategic and U.S. operational experiences in Pharmaceutical, Hospital and Health Insurance industries. 17 years with Amgen, the world's largest independent biotechnology company, most recently as Global Marketing Lead and Marketing Director of Cardiology. Preetaman has a B.S. Pharmacy and MBA from India and a MHSM from Rush University, Chicago.
- Dr. Robert Sorrentino, Chief Medical Officer, GATC Health. An internationally recognized physician, executive and informaticist and prior roles: Global Chief Medical Scientist, IBM-TJ Watson Research Center. CEO for AI for Healthcare Consultants, focused on serving novel technology companies that utilize AI and machine learning for clinical services and pharmaceutical development. Chief Medical Officer, Providence Health California; Chief Medical Officer for the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) - the hospital and clinics owned by the Navajo Nation, which serves more than 100,000 tribal members. Dr. Sorrentino received his degree in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his advanced information systems training at MIT and Harvard University. He received his MD degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and his residency training in family medicine from UCLA and its affiliated institutions, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
- V. Tyrone Lam, Chief Operating Officer, GATC Health. 30+ years of executive management experience in technology-focused companies, including co-founding a VC-backed start-up and executive officer of a publicly traded company. Co-founded and operated First Americans Wellness, a licensed medical clinic treating Native Americans on sovereign land. Co-founder and COO of OneHealth Solutions / OneRecovery, the 1st HIPAA-secured peer support network contracting with insurance companies and employers (acquired by Viverae / SimplyWell / Virgin Pulse). Business development roles at Predilytics and Welltok, health tech data companies (acquired by Virgin Pulse). He is a board-certified life coach and received his B.A. from Virginia Tech.
- Jeff Moses, President, GATC Health. 20+ years in executive management with experience in starting and expanding new companies, investment, regulatory and compliance, operations, and marketing. President & Chief Marketing Officer of ONIT Sciences; Chief Marketing Officer & Director, PowerOne Corporation; Founder and Creative Director, Engine Marketing. Jeff received a bachelor's degree in Literature in 1986 from Pitzer College.
About GATC Health
GATC Health Corp is a science and technology company using whole genome analysis and multiomics-based artificial intelligence to revolutionize disease detection and drug discovery. The company's patented AI platform reduces risk, time and costs for life science companies by digitally reproducing the human body to find non-obvious answers to biology's most complex questions. GATC Health is accelerating healthcare's transition to predictive, individualized medicine.
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Simmons First National Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
Published: Jul. 25, 2023 at 5:00 AM MST|Updated: 37 minutes ago
PINE BLUFF, Ark., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Bob Fehlman, Simmons' Chief Executive Officer, commented on second quarter 2023 results:
Simmons posted net income of $58.3 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter. Adjusted earnings1 were $61.1 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share1 were $0.48. Balance sheet growth was steady, with total loans ending the quarter at $16.8 billion, up 2 percent, and total deposits at $22.5 billion, up slightly, both on a linked quarter basis.
Our Better Bank Initiative, which is focused on programs designed to optimize operational processes and increase capacity to capitalize on organic growth opportunities, achieved continued success across multiple fronts. During the quarter, we substantially completed our early retirement program, which is expected to result in approximately $5.1 million in annual cost savings. Extensive progress was also completed on other identified opportunities related to process improvements and streamlining or upgrading systems; and, as a result, we are on track to meet or exceed the estimated $15 million in annual cost savings we have identified to date by the end of 2023.
While we continue to navigate the challenging economic environment, like many in our industry we have experienced an increase in funding costs given the rapid rise in interest rates and resulting steps taken to defend our core customer deposit base. Given our strong liquidity and capital positions, our focus on maintaining prudent underwriting standards and our 120-year history, we believe we are in a position to continue to serve our customers and expand market share across our attractive footprint.
Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (Simmons or Company) today reported net income of $58.3 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared to $45.6 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $27.5 million in the second quarter of 2022. Diluted earnings per share were $0.46 for the second quarter of 2023, compared to $0.36 in the first quarter of 2023 and $0.21 in the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted earnings1 for the second quarter of 2023 were $61.1 million, compared to $47.3 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $68.1 million in the second quarter of 2022. A summary of certain items, consisting primarily of merger related costs, branch right-sizing costs and early retirement program costs are described in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables below.
Net Interest Income Net interest income for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $163.2 million, compared to $177.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $185.1 million for the second quarter of 2022. Included in net interest income is accretion recognized on assets acquired, which totaled $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $9.9 million in the second quarter of 2022. On a linked quarter basis, interest income increased $18.1 million, while interest expense increased $32.7 million reflecting the competitive interest rate environment and resulting pricing measures to defend the core deposit base, continued customer migration to higher rate deposit products and a strategic decision to utilize short-term borrowings to elevate our liquidity position given the macroeconomic environment and the debt ceiling debate. On April 1, 2023, approximately $330.0 million of the Company's outstanding subordinated debt converted from fixed rate to floating rate, resulting in a $2.1 million increase in interest expense during the quarter.
The yield on loans for the second quarter of 2023 was 5.89 percent, compared to 5.67 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and 4.54 percent in the second quarter of 2022. The yield on investment securities for the second quarter of 2023 was 2.91 percent, compared to 2.92 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and 2.08 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Cost of deposits for the second quarter of 2023 was 1.96 percent, compared to 1.58 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and 0.18 percent in the second quarter of 2022. The increase in the cost of deposits reflected the dramatic increase in interest rates, customer migration to higher rate deposit products and increased competition for deposits. The net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the second quarter of 2023 was 2.76 percent, compared to 3.09 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and 3.24 percent in the second quarter of 2022.
Noninterest Income Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2023 was $45.0 million, compared to $45.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $40.2 million in the second quarter of 2022. Included in first quarter 2023 results is a $4.0 million legal reserve recapture associated with previously disclosed legal matters. On a linked quarter and year-over-year basis, most fee-based businesses posted positive gains, led by service charges on deposits accounts, wealth management fees and mortgage lending income, offset in part by a decline in bank owned life insurance. Other noninterest income increased on a year-over year basis, primarily as a result of fair value adjustments associated with certain equity investments and death benefits from bank owned life insurance.
Noninterest Expense Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2023 was $139.7 million, compared to $143.2 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $156.8 million in the second quarter of 2022. Included in noninterest expense are certain items consisting primarily of merger related costs, branch right sizing costs and early retirement program costs, totaling $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2023, $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $21.2 million in the second quarter of 2022. Excluding these items (which are described in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables below), adjusted noninterest expense1 was $136.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, $140.9 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $135.7 million in the second quarter of 2022. The decrease in adjusted noninterest expense on a linked quarter basis was primarily attributable to successful execution of our Better Bank Initiative as well as a $3.0 million incentive accrual adjustment recorded in the second quarter of 2023.
Loans and Unfunded Loan Commitments Total loans at the end of the second quarter of 2023 were $16.8 billion, an increase of $279 million, or 2 percent, compared to $16.6 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023. On a year-over year basis, total loans were up $1.7 billion, or 11 percent. While loan growth has moderated as expected, the increase in total loans on a linked quarter basis was broad-based, both in terms of industry type and geographic market. Unfunded commitments at the end of the second quarter of 2023 were $4.4 million, compared to $4.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $4.5 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2022. While unfunded commitments are considered a key indicator of future loan growth, the rapid increase in interest rates, coupled with softer economic conditions, have resulted in lower activity in our commercial loan pipeline. Commercial loans approved and ready to close at the end of the second quarter of 2023 totaled $274 million, and the rate on ready to close commercial loans was 7.94 percent, up 62 basis points on a linked quarter basis.
Deposits Total deposits at the end of the second quarter of 2023 were $22.5 billion, up slightly from the end of the first quarter of 2023, and up $453 million compared to the second quarter of 2022. Noninterest bearing deposits totaled $5.3 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to $5.5 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $6.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Interest bearing transaction accounts totaled $10.9 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to $11.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $12.8 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Time deposits totaled $6.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to $5.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $3.2 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2022. The change in mix of deposits, both on a linked quarter and year-over-year basis, reflects continued customer migration into higher rate deposits, principally certificates of deposits, given the rapid rise in interest rates, as well as increased market competition. The loan to deposit ratio ended the second quarter of 2023 at 75 percent, compared to 74 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and 69 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2022.
Asset Quality Total nonperforming loans at the end of the second quarter of 2023 were $72.0 million, compared to $63.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $63.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets were 0.28 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to 0.26 percent at the end of both the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2022. The increase in nonperforming assets on a linked quarter basis was primarily due to a single, commercial relationship totaling $9.6 million, offset, in part, by a $2.8 million decrease in other nonperforming assets. Shortly after the end of the quarter, an initial payment of $2.9 million was received on the commercial relationship previously noted. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans for the second quarter of 2023 were 4 basis points, compared to 3 basis points in the first quarter of 2023 and 2 basis points in the second quarter of 2022. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans, excluding credit cards, were 1 basis point for the second quarter of 2023.
Provision for credit losses totaled $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $33.9 million in the second quarter of 2022. Included in the year ago period was $30.3 million of Day 2 CECL provision recorded in connection with the Company's acquisition of Spirt of Texas Bancshares, Inc. The allowance for credit losses on loans at the end of the second quarter of 2023 was $210.0 million compared to $206.6 million at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $212.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2022. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans at the end of the second quarter of 2023 was 1.25 percent, unchanged on a linked quarter basis. The nonperforming loan coverage ratio ended the quarter at 292 percent, compared to 324 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and 334 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2022. The reserve for unfunded commitments totaled $36.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to $41.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $25.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2022. The decrease in the reserve for unfunded commitments on a linked quarter basis was primarily due to a decline in unfunded commitments resulting from customers utilizing lines of credit.
Capital Total common stockholders' equity at the end of the second quarter of 2023 was $3.4 billion, compared to $3.3 billion at the end of both the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2022. Book value per share at the end of the second quarter of 2023 was $26.59, compared to $26.24 at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $25.31 at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Tangible book value per share1 was $15.17 at the end of the second quarter of 2023, compared to $14.88 per share at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and $14.07 at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Stockholders' equity to total assets at June 30, 2023, was 12.0 percent, compared to 12.1 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and unchanged from the levels reported at the end of the second quarter of 2022. Tangible common equity to tangible assets1 was 7.2 percent at June 30, 2023, compared to 7.3 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and 7.0 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2022. All of Simmons' regulatory capital ratios continue to significantly exceed "well capitalized" guidelines.
Share Repurchase Program During the second quarter of 2023, Simmons repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of its Class A common stock at an average price of $17.75 under its 2022 stock repurchase program (2022 Program). Remaining authorization under the 2022 Program as of June 30, 2023, was approximately $60 million. Market conditions and our capital needs will drive the decision regarding future stock repurchases; the timing, pricing and amount of any repurchases under the 2022 Program will be determined by Simmons' management at its discretion; and the 2022 Program does not obligate Simmons to repurchase any common stock and may be modified, discontinued or suspended at any time without prior notice.
Conference Call Management will conduct a live conference call to review this information beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Time today, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Interested persons can listen to this call by dialing toll-free 1-844-481-2779 (North America only) and asking for the Simmons First National Corporation conference call, conference ID 10180510. In addition, the call will be available live or in recorded version on Simmons' website at simmonsbank.com for at least 60 days following the date of the call.
Simmons First National Corporation Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) is a Mid-South based financial holding company that has paid cash dividends to its shareholders for 114 consecutive years. Its principal subsidiary, Simmons Bank, operates 231 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Founded in 1903, Simmons Bank offers comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric approach. In 2023, Simmons Bank was recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Midsize Employers and among the World's Best Banks for the fourth consecutive year. In 2022, Simmons Bank was named to Forbes' list of "America's Best Banks" for the second consecutive year. Additional information about Simmons Bank can be found on our website at simmonsbank.com, by following @Simmons_Bank on Twitter or by visiting our newsroom.
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Martina Navratilova revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer.
Navratilova told tennis.com that doctors discovered she had an unrelated form of breast cancer during throat examinations.
“This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favorable outcome,” Navratilova said in a statement to the website. “It’s going to stink for a while, but I’ll fight with all have I got.”
According to the WTA, Navratilova underwent testing after noticing an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November. The former world No. 1 will reportedly begin treatment this month.
The 66-year-old was previously diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Moving quickly to assign blame, Russia on Monday declared Ukrainian intelligence responsible for the brazen car bombing that killed the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker over the weekend. Ukraine denied involvement.
Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, died when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in her SUV blew up on Saturday night as she was driving on the outskirts of Moscow, ripping the vehicle apart and killing her on the spot, authorities said.
Her father, Alexander Dugin, a philosopher, writer and political theorist who ardently supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine, was widely believed to be the intended target. Russian media quoted witnesses as saying that the SUV belonged to Dugin and that he had decided at the last minute to travel in another vehicle.
Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main successor to the KGB, said Dugina’s killing was “prepared and perpetrated by the Ukrainian special services.”
The FSB said a Ukrainian citizen, Natalya Vovk, carried out the killing and then fled to Estonia.
In Estonia, the prosecutor general’s office said in a statement carried by the Baltic News Services that it “has not received any requests or inquiries from the Russian authorities on this topic.”
The FSB said Vovk arrived in Russia in July with her 12-year-old daughter and rented an apartment in the building where Dugina lived in order to shadow her. It said that Vovk and her daughter were at a nationalist festival that Dugin and his daughter attended just before the killing.
The agency released video of the suspect from surveillance cameras at the border crossings and at the entrance to the Moscow apartment building.
The FSB said Vovk used a license plate for Ukraine’s Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region to enter Russia and a Kazakhstan plate in Moscow before switching to a Ukrainian one to cross into Estonia.
Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak denied any Ukrainian involvement in the bombing. In a tweet, he dismissed the FSB claims as fiction, casting them as part of infighting between Russian security agencies.
In a letter extending condolences to Dugin and his wife, Putin denounced the “cruel and treacherous” killing and added that Dugina “honestly served people and the Fatherland, proving what it means to be a patriot of Russia with her deeds.” He posthumously awarded Dugina the Order of Courage, one of Russia’s highest medals.
Russian Foreign Minisry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov said Dugina’s killing reflected Kyiv’s reliance on “terrorism as an instrument of its criminal ideology.”
In a statement, Dugin described his daughter as a “rising star” who was “treacherously killed by enemies of Russia.”
“Our hearts are longing not just for revenge and retaliation. It would be too petty, not in Russia style,” Dugin wrote. “We need only victory.”
The car bombing, unusual for Moscow since the gang wars of the turbulent 1990s, triggered calls from Russian nationalists to respond by ramping up strikes on Ukraine.
Sergei Markov, a pro-Kremlin political analyst, argued that the perpetrators of Dugina’s killing might have hoped to encourage a split between those in the Russian elite who advocate a political compromise to end the hostilities in Ukraine and proponents of even tougher military action.
Dugin, dubbed “Putin’s brain” and “Putin’s Rasputin” by some in the West, has been a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept, a spiritual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, the restoration of Russia’s global influence and the unity of all ethnic Russians throughout the world.
Dugin helped popularize the “Novorossiya,” or “New Russia” concept that Russia used to justify the 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and its support of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. He has urged the Kremlin to step up its operations in Ukraine.
Dugin has also promoted authoritarian leadership in Russia and spoken with disdain of liberal Western values. He has been slapped with U.S. and European Union sanctions.
His daughter expressed similar views and had appeared as a commentator on the TV channel Tsargrad, where Dugin had served as chief editor.
Dugina herself was sanctioned by the U.S. in March for her work as chief editor of United World International, a website that Washington has described as a source of disinformation.
In an appearance on Russian television last week, Dugina called America “a zombie society” where people oppose Russia but cannot find it on a map.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday that Washington “unequivocally” condemns the targeting of civilians.
“We condemn the targeting of civilians, whether that’s in Kiev, whether that’s in Bucha, whether that’s in Kharkiv, whether that’s in Kramatorsk, whether that’s in Mariupol, or whether that’s in Moscow. That principle applies around the world,” Price said. | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/russias-fsb-blames-ukrainian-intelligence-for-car-bombing/ | 2022-08-23 03:52:54 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/russias-fsb-blames-ukrainian-intelligence-for-car-bombing/ |
The virtual event boasted appearances by United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona among top state legislators, education leaders, Think Together alumni, parents, students and staff.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Together, California's leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, held its annual Lights on Afterschool event themed Shining a Light for 25 Years on Thursday, October 20 on Think Together's YouTube.
The live virtual event drew nearly 200 viewers and has received over 500 views since the broadcast aired. The event featured testimonials from educators, Think Together alumni, parents, students and Think Together staff alongside legislative appearances from:
- U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
- Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis (D-Sacramento)
- Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood)
- State Senator Connie Leyva (D-San Bernardino)
- State Senator John Laird (D-Monterey)
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento)
- Assemblymember Chis Holden (D-Pasadena)
In addition to the live virtual broadcast, Think Together hosted 392 school site events during the week of Lights On Afterschool to celebrate the positive impact afterschool and expanded learning programs make in the lives of students every day. From Compton to San Jose, Temecula to Orange, students took part in Lights On Afterschool through educational enrichment including engineering, agriculture, healthy living, arts, and painting activities.
"We're proud to have such incredible support from our state and federal lawmakers who have shown time and time again that afterschool and expanded learning programs can change the trajectory of a student's life," said Think Together Founder and CEO Randy Barth. "Our mission at Think Together is to work with schools to change the odds for kids, and their support, along with the support of our school partners and our donors, helps us carry out our mission every day."
Lights On Afterschool is a national campaign organized by the Afterschool Alliance to underscore the need for sustainable federal, state and private investment for afterschool programs, which provide hands-on enrichment opportunities designed to help youth forge successful futures.
In addition to Think Together program showcases, national landmarks from Alaska to Alabama were illuminated to commemorate Lights On Afterschool. In total, nearly 5,000 afterschool and expanded learning program providers held celebrations in support of their programs and the impact they make on our communities, including Think Together.
Research commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance shows that some 24.7 million U.S. children not in an afterschool program would be enrolled if a program were available to them. These numbers gathered from a survey of 1,500 parents between May and June of 2022, are the highest ever recorded. In response, legislators on the state and national levels are responding with a renewed resolve to ensure the increased demand for afterschool programs is met.
In the past year, advocates in California legislature like those in attendance at Think Together's live Lights On Afterschool event drove the passing of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program grant and Universal Pre-Kindergarten. These two programs, along with the Engage Every Student initiative at the national level, lay a foundation for the tremendous growth of expanded learning and afterschool programs like Think Together.
"We stand at a real transformational moment in education. One in which students who have been traditionally underserved will be given the resources needed to narrow the opportunity gap once and for all," added Barth. "As we continue to face the pandemic's enduring impacts, we stand ready to serve these students who need high quality support systems to succeed in school, college and career."
Think Together partners with schools and communities to pursue educational equity and excellence for all kids. As a nonprofit organization, Think Together innovates, implements and scales academic solutions that change the odds for hundreds of thousands of California students. Think Together's program areas include early learning, afterschool, school support services and leadership development for teachers and school administrators. For more information, call (888) 485-THINK or visit www.thinktogether.org.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, July 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that it has dosed the final patient and completed recruitment into the Phase III pivotal study ZIRCON (Zirconium in Renal Cancer Oncology, NCT03849118) of its investigational renal (kidney) cancer imaging agent TLX250-CDx (89Zr-DFO-girentuximab). This global study has dosed 300 patients to date, exceeding the target enrolment of 252 patients, announced on 8 March 2022.
TLX250-CDx, which has received "Breakthrough Designation" from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)1, is being developed as an imaging agent for use in the characterization of indeterminate renal masses previously identified on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) or non-ccRCC.
The detection of renal masses is increasing due to widespread use of cross-sectional imaging. Many of these are small renal masses and represent a diagnostic challenge as current imaging cannot reliably distinguish benign or malignant lesions from renal cell carcinoma, leading to invasive biopsy or partial nephrectomy to confirm the diagnosis. These procedures are not always necessary and can lead to complications2. It is estimated that up to 80% of small renal masses are malignant3.
If the study is successful, TLX250-CDx may provide a non-invasive method to aid in diagnosis and staging of ccRCC and the identification of metastatic disease through whole body imaging, ultimately leading to improved patient management by minimizing the need for surgical intervention for diagnosis and guiding treatment decisions.
In addition to its potential use as a diagnostic and staging tool, Telix is considering the potential for TLX250-CDx to also be used as an active surveillance tool for patients not deemed surgical candidates.
Brian M Shuch, MD, Director of the Kidney Cancer program at UCLA said: "We may well be on the cusp of a paradigm shift in how we manage renal masses. The incidence of small renal masses is increasing, yet there is currently no imaging tool that can effectively diagnose or stage clear cell renal cancer. Most patients are scheduled for the operating room without a firm diagnosis and often surgery is found to be unnecessary. Should this study report positive results, it may provide the non-invasive imaging tool to aid in accurate diagnosis that patients and clinicians have been waiting for. Congratulations to Telix for completing this ambitious international trial."
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the deadliest of all urological cancers with a late-stage 5-year survival rate of 14%4. ccRCC is the most common sub-type and accounts for approximately 80% of all renal cell carcinoma cases5. RCC is also an increasingly frequent cancer, having more than doubled in incidence in the developed world over the last 50 years.6 Worldwide, there were more than 400,000 new cases in 2020, and >175,000 people died from their disease.7
TLX250-CDx will be available in selected countries to eligible patients under an Expanded Access Program (EAP) (also known as early access, pre-approval access or emergency use), in accordance with Telix's Compassionate Use Policy and subject to jurisdictional regulatory requirements.8
Dr Colin Hayward, Telix's Chief Medical Officer said, "The completion of this trial will bring us a step closer to commercialization for this diagnostic imaging agent which may address a significant unmet need in the diagnosis and management of ccRCC. It also builds on Telix's commitment to urologic oncology, with the potential of delivering a major new imaging indication. This milestone could have not been achieved without the support of our many collaborators including the 36 clinical sites who participated in the trial, our global manufacturing teams and the associated auxiliary team who have supported this study. Most of all we wish to thank the patients who have volunteered to participate in this study."
ZIRCON is a confirmatory, prospective, open-label, multi-centre phase III study to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of 89Zr-TLX250-CDx PET/CT imaging to non-invasively detect clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) in adult patients with indeterminate renal masses (IDRM), scheduled for partial or total nephrectomy. Telix expects to report the outcome from the ZIRCON study in 2H, 2022.
About TLX250-CDx
TLX250-CDx (89Zr-girentuximab) is an investigational product being developed by Telix for the purpose of non-invasive detection of clear cell renal cancer in patients with "indeterminate renal masses" (IDRMs) are, typically identified based on CT or MRI imaging and are an increasing medical dilemma as more scans are performed and more IDRMs are identified. Girentuximab is a monoclonal antibody that targets carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), a cell surface target that is highly expressed in several human cancers including renal, lung and oesophageal cancers. In July 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy (BT) designation for TLX250-CDx, reflecting the significant unmet clinical need to improve the characterization of indeterminate renal masses previously identified on CT or MRI as ccRCC or non-ccRCC. , ccRCC is the most common and aggressive form of kidney cancer.
About the ZIRCON Study
ZIRCON (Zirconium Imaging in Renal Cancer Oncology, NCT03849118) is an international multicentre Phase III study at 34 sites in Europe, Australia, Turkey, Canada and the United States. ZIRCON is a prospective imaging trial in renal cancer patients undergoing kidney surgery with the objective of determining the sensitivity and specificity of TLX250-CDx PET imaging to detect clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) in comparison with histologic "standard of truth" determined from surgical resection specimens.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic products using Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix's lead product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),9 and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).10 Telix is also progressing marketing authorisation applications for this investigational candidate in Europe[11] and Canada.[12]
Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
This announcement has been authorised for release by Dr. Christian Behrenbruch, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer.
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1 Telix ASX disclosure 1 July 2020.
2 Amir H. Khandani, MD*‡ and W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD†‡ Positron Emission Tomography in Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Imaging Biomarker in Development. Semin Nucl Med. 2012 Jul; 42(4): 221–230.
3 Rothman J, Egleston B, Wong YN, Iffrig K, Lebovitch S, Uzzo RG. Histopathological characteristics of localized renal cell carcinoma correlate with tumor size: a SEER analysis. The Journal of urology. 2009;181:29–33. discussion 33-24.
4 https://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidney-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates.html
5 Source: National Cancer Institute
6 Padala et al, World Journal of Oncology, 2020
7 World Health Organisation, 2020
8 https://telixpharma.com/wp-content/uploads/Policy-on-Offering-Compassionate-Use-to-Investigational-Medicines.pdf
9 ASX disclosure 20 December 2021.
10 ASX disclosure 2 November 2021.
11 ASX disclosure 10 December 2021.
12 ASX disclosure 16 December 2020.
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Today in History
Today is Friday, July 8, the 189th day of 2022. There are 176 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 8, 1972, the Nixon administration announced a deal to sell $750 million in grain to the Soviet Union. (However, the Soviets were also engaged in secretly buying subsidized American grain, resulting in what critics dubbed “The Great Grain Robbery.”)
On this date:
In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
In 1853, an expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Yedo Bay, Japan, on a mission to seek diplomatic and trade relations with the Japanese.
In 1907, Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first “Follies,” on the roof of the New York Theater.
In 1947, a New Mexico newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a “flying saucer” that crashed onto a ranch; officials then said it was actually a weather balloon. (To this day, there are those who believe what fell to Earth was an alien spaceship carrying extra-terrestrial beings.)
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. (Truman ended up sacking MacArthur for insubordination nine months later.)
In 1967, Academy Award-winning actor Vivien Leigh, 53, died in London.
In 1989, Carlos Saul Menem was inaugurated as president of Argentina in the country’s first transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian leader to another in six decades.
In 1994, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s communist leader since 1948, died at age 82.
In 2000, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title, becoming the first Black female champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.
In 2010, the largest spy swap between the U.S. and Russia since the Cold War unfolded as 10 people accused of spying in suburban America pleaded guilty to conspiracy and were ordered deported to Russia in exchange for the release of four prisoners accused of spying for the West.
In 2011, former first lady Betty Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93.
In 2016, on the first day of a two-day summit in Warsaw, NATO leaders geared up for a long-term standoff with Russia, ordering multinational troops to Poland and the three Baltic states as Moscow moved forward with its own plans to station two new divisions along its western borders.
Ten years ago: A bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed six NATO service members on a day in which a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent attacks. Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles titles at the All England Club and won his 17th Grand Slam title overall, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, 95, died in Los Angeles.
Five years ago: At the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, world powers lined up against President Donald Trump on climate change, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming. After their first face-to-face meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he thought Trump believed his denials of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential vote.
One year ago: President Joe Biden said the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan would end on Aug. 31; in a speech in the White House East Room, Biden made an impassioned argument for exiting the nearly 20-year war without sacrificing more America lives, but acknowledged that there would be no “mission accomplished” moment to celebrate. Amid increasing coronavirus infections, Tokyo’s governor said fans would not be allowed in Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas for the Olympics, which would begin in two weeks. Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police to begin serving a 15-month prison term for contempt. Lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike; Avenatti had gained fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against Donald Trump. Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana spelled “murraya” correctly to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African American champion.
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The foundation upon which Sentry Aerospares is built is the brand recognition, history, and strong reputation of each pre-merger company
OKLAHOMA CITY, WATFORD, England and MORGANVILLE, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerospares 2000 Limited and Sentry Aerospace, following their transformational merger in July 2022, today unveiled a new brand name and logo. The combined company, a portfolio company of Acorn Growth Companies (AGC), will be known as Sentry Aerospares, a tribute to the well-established and respected brand names that were brought together in the merger.
Sentry Aerospares is a leading independent stocking distributor of high-value, hard-to-find commercial aircraft rotable components with global reach and some of the broadest and deepest customer and vendor relationships in the industry. The combined company maintains a significant inventory of factory new and used serviceable material across its global locations to serve its customers' most urgent needs, particularly aircraft on ground (AOG) requirements. Further, the company has tremendous financial flexibility and access to capital to support its customers' aircraft material needs as the global aviation market continues its strong recovery.
"We are tremendously proud to be unveiling our new name and logo today," said Sentry Aerospares CEO Adam Nemenyi. "The first quarter of combined operations has exceeded our expectations both commercially and culturally. We firmly believe that Sentry Aerospares fills a unique gap in the market with one of the largest inventories of high-demand, hard-to-find material and our 24/7 AOG focus."
"It has been a pleasure to see these two highly capable management teams come together and execute on the combined strategy that was the basis for the merger," said AGC Managing Partner Rick Nagel. "The exceptional talent resident within this management team is impressive and will be augmented by the financial and other resources that AGC can offer."
"When we chose a partner with whom to merge our family-owned business, it was critical to select someone that would be a good steward of the brand equity that Sentry built over the years," said Sentry Aerospares Executive Chairman Tony DiSimone, Sr. "Aerospares had the same excellent reputation and brand recognition in the market. After 47 years operating under one banner, I am proud to see the new Sentry Aerospares brand rolled out."
Sentry Aerospares is one of the foremost aftermarket suppliers of aircraft spare-parts. The company supports more than 750 customers world-wide, including many of the world's leading airlines, cargo operators, leasing companies and MROs who have entrusted Sentry Aerospares to provide around the clock spare-parts support particularly on an AOG basis.
Acorn Growth Companies is a middle market private equity firm investing exclusively in Aerospace, Defense, Intelligence, and Space opportunities. Acorn invests solely in businesses that enhance global mobility and strengthen national security. With operational expertise and its ability to lead and manage investments through variable economic and industry cycles, Acorn works in tandem with management to build its portfolio companies into significant market leaders. www.AcornGrowthCompanies.com
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The next salvo in Audi’s EV onslaught will come in the form of the Q6 E-Tron, which the automaker on Thursday said will debut in the second half of 2023.
The timing points to the electric compact crossover arriving in the U.S. as a 2024 model. Both a regular crossover body as shown in the teasers and a more coupe-like design are planned. The latter will carry the Sportback designation, just like the larger Q8 Sportback E-Tron.
Spy shots of prototypes suggest a high-performance RS Q6 E-Tron from the Audi Sport division is also planned.
The Q6 E-Tron will be the first vehicle based on parent company Volkswagen Group’s PPE platform for high-volume luxury models. An electric Porsche Macan based on the PPE platform will follow in early 2024.
The platform was developed by Audi in partnership with Porsche and will have an 800-volt electrical system and range capabilities of 300 miles or more.
For the electric Macan, we know the platform will feature a 98-kwh battery pack and an electric motor driving each axle. At least one grade will deliver a combined output of more than 603 hp and 740 lb-ft of torque, numbers that might also translate to the aforementioned RS Q6 E-Tron.
The arrival of the Q6 E-Tron later this year will mark the start of one of Audi’s most ambitious model rollout programs. The automaker will introduce 20 new or updated vehicles by the end of 2025, and more than half will be electric. Beyond 2026, the automaker plans to exclusively launch EVs.
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What is the best slide projector?
Slide projectors have been around for well over a century, providing the opportunity to take images and display them on a bigger screen for clearer viewing.
Photography and film technology have advanced exponentially since they were invented, and nearly all of our pictures and videos today are digitized and captured with smartphones. But there are a lot of slides, negatives and 35-millimeter film stored in basements and attics that can be meaningful to look at and even digitize into a permanent format for future use.
For its high-quality resolution and transportability, the Rybozen LED Illuminated 35 mm Slide Viewer is the best.
What to know before you buy a slide projector
What type of slides do you have?
There are many types of 35 mm slides. Most have a mount size of 2 by 2 inches, but they have different sizes of film transparency. Knowing the kind you have leads to the best projector for you.
- Standard 35 mm slides are 2 by 2 inches and have a transparency film size of 24 by 36 millimeters.
- Half frame 35 mm slides are 2 by 2 inches but have a transparency film size of 18 by 24 millimeters, nearly half of the standard size. It looks much smaller than a standard slide but is easily displayed.
- 126 slides are 2 by 2 inches with a square transparency of 28 x 28 millimeters.
- 127 slides are 2 by 2 inches with a square transparency of 40 x 40 millimeters and fills up the mount more completely than a 126 slide.
- 127 super slides are uncommon, but the transparency is the full 2 x 2 inches of the slide with just the slightest border.
- There also are 110 slides that have a tiny 13 by 17 millimeter transparency. They come in both 2 by 2 and 1 by 1 inch mount sizes.
What can be done with 35 mm films?
Some slide projectors have a built-in scanner that digitizes 35 mm film. The film negatives are fed into the scanner a few frames at a time. The scanner saves the scanned images to a file or computer.
What is the difference between DLP, LCD and LED?
There are three main projection technologies.
- Digital light processing projectors display sharp images and don’t require filters. They also have 3-dimensional capabilities and a lamp life of 2,000 to 5,000 hours.
- Liquid crystal display projectors are quieter, less expensive, offer excellent color display and have no moving parts. They are excellent for movies, but they require regular monitoring of the filter.
- Light-emitting diode projectors produce little heat, use less energy, have low maintenance costs and run up to 20,000 hours. They do not offer the same brightness as DLP and LCD projectors.
What to look for in a quality slide projector
Mounting cartridge
Some slide projectors have cartridges that store multiple slide mounts for viewing in succession. Others have a single-loaded mount for viewing slides one at a time.
Adapters
More expensive projectors that also have scanners come with adapters for different types of negatives and film. These adapters attach to the machine, then feed that specific kind of transparency.
Focusing lens
Slide projectors include a focusing lens in addition to the display lens. This lens fine-tunes the image. It is most helpful when projecting images on a screen or wall.
How much you can expect to spend on a slide projector
Inexpensive slide projectors, which are small, portable and display one slide at a time, cost $20-$40. Middle-range slide projectors cost around $40-$75 and include multi-slide cartridges and some digitization capabilities. Expensive slide projectors run $75-$200. These include adapters for multiple types of negatives and film; they can digitize the images into multiple formats.
Slide projector FAQ
Will a microfiber cloth clean old negatives?
A. No. Using a microfiber cloth seems like a safe way to clean off old slides, but using one can smear or scratch the transparency. This leaves the slide permanently marred.
Should I wear gloves to handle negatives?
A. Yes, because they keep your fingers from touching film transparencies. Fingerprints on the emulsion side of the film can be difficult to remove and even cause degradation.
What’s the best slide projector to buy?
Top slide projector
Rybozen LED Lighted Illuminated 35 mm Slide Viewer
What you need to know: This compact slide viewer displays high-quality resolution and can be transported anywhere.
What you’ll love: Featuring a premium glass lens and 2x magnification, your 35-millimeter slides are viewed without blurriness. The viewer weighs just over 7 ounces and is easily carried to and from your home or studio. It comes with two AA batteries.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said the battery compartment can be difficult to open.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top slide projector for the money
Porta Slide PS-E2 Illuminated Slide Viewer
What you need to know: This portable slide viewer is designed for both tabletop and handheld operation.
What you’ll love: It works with both 35 millimeter and 2- by 2-inch slides. Weighing less than 6 ounces, it’s is ideal for handheld use. It has a metal folding support for displaying on a table. It comes with two AA batteries and a limited one-year warranty.
What you should consider: Some consumers found the screen too small for viewing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Kodak Scanza Digital Film and Slide Scanner
What you need to know: From a leading brand, this scanner and viewer converts negatives and slides to JPEG files.
What you’ll love: It features a 3.5-inch high definition color display with adjustable brightness. The file conversion takes seconds. Multiple adapters and film inserts are included. It is compatible with both MAC and PC.
What you should consider: The picture quality of converted files varied.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after a pair of exposés revealed Harvey Weinstein’s long trail of sexual abuse of women, “She Said,” a film that dramatizes the dogged fight to uncover years of allegations against the movie mogul, premiered Thursday at the New York Film Festival.
The film stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who helped uncover the many allegations against Weinstein. When news of their impending report was first leaked by Variety, Weinstein at the time commented: “The story sounds so good, I want to buy the movie rights.”
Instead, the movie that would become “She Said” was adapted from Twohey and Kantor’s 2019 book about the investigation. It unspooled Thursday at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, with numerous women who came forward to tell their story in attendance, including Ashley Judd. Weinstein, meanwhile, is currently being tried in Los Angeles for 11 counts of rape and sexual assault. He has pled not guilty.
The 70-year-old Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2020 for committing a criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.
One of the loudest of the film’s numerous standing ovations was for Judd, whose on-the-record account led The Times’ first report and whose bravery emboldened many others to speak out. Other women who came forward were also in the audience. Judd plays herself in the film.
“I just want to remember when I was speaking to my mother about all this, she said, ‘Oh, you go get ’em, honey,” Judd said in an on-stage conversation following the film, recalling that her father was with her after her 1996 meeting with Weinstein at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel. “When I came down from the hotel room, he knew something devastating had just happened to me by the look on my face.”
“It was very validating that someone finally wanted to listen and do something about it,” Judd added. “The film was the next step in that.”
That “She Said” was premiering in New York at a festival Weinstein once frequented made the evening particularly poignant. Eugene Hernandez, executive director of the festival, noted that “it’s a room Harvey Weinstein has been in.”
The movie, too, has been a subject in Weinstein’s current trial. During pre-trial hearings, Weinstein’s attorneys requested that the trial be delayed because of the release of “She Said,” arguing that it could influence jurors. Universal Pictures will open “She Said” in theaters Nov. 18. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench rejected the motion.
But the array of women on stage — including the stars, the Times reporters, director Maria Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz — made a powerful statement. “She Said” follows the ups and downs of Kantor and Twohey’s persistent investigation, battling against a decades-old wall-of-silence, a litany of NDAs and Weinstein’s own belligerent responses.
“The number of people who shared information with us was relatively small, and yet their impact was so large,” Kantor. said “We hope this film helps people remember that these personal stories really can make an enormous difference.”
The Times’ reporting on Weinstein, along with that of The New Yorker, was the catalyst not just for Weinstein’s dramatic downfall but the rapid expansion of the #MeToo movement begun by activist Tarana Burke that would spread throughout Hollywood and many other industries.
“She Said” follows in the tradition of investigative journalism films like “All the President’s Men” and “Spotlight,” with the notable difference that its protagonists are women balancing their 24/7 work lives with their young families. The film takes care to show the reporters as hard-working professionals not so unlike the young, ambitious women Weinstein preyed on.
Kazan took a moment to reflect on what’s changed in Hollywood in the five years since. There are now intimacy coordinators on set for sex scenes and a more open conversation about gender imbalance. But, she said, “there’s so much change left to be effected.”
“Anybody reading the newspaper headlines since let’s just say the beginning of May would know that we’re still living in an oppressive patriarchy,” said Kazan. “That’s not special to our industry.”
Judd added that, thanks to SAG-Aftra agreements, auditions no longer happen in hotel rooms. But she also made the point that something deeper has changed within women.
“I have reframed the experiences that I have had to understand that they were, in fact, harassment and assault, when I had previously minimized them,” Judd said. “I think that the individual transformation a lot of us have had as a result of what Tarana started and as a result of this reporting, has allowed women’s consciousness to transform and to set boundaries and reclaim autonomy and say, ‘This is the up with which I will not put. This is the hill on which I’m willing to die.’ ”
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New research documents what many have long believed: that heat can lead to extreme violence in prisons. Some now want cooling zones or air conditioning installed to help staff and those incarcerated.
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New research documents what many have long believed: that heat can lead to extreme violence in prisons. Some now want cooling zones or air conditioning installed to help staff and those incarcerated.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian military saboteurs launched an attack across the border Monday, wounding eight people in a small town. Kyiv officials denied any link with the group and blamed the fighting on a revolt by disgruntled Russians against the Kremlin.
Neither version of events could be independently verified in an area that has witnessed sporadic spillover from the almost 15-month war in Ukraine.
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said that a Ukrainian Armed Forces saboteur group entered the town of Graivoron, about five kilometers (three miles) from the border. The town also came under Ukrainian artillery fire, he said.
Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said eight people were wounded and most residents had left the area, but the situation remained “tense.”
In nearby Zamostye village, a projectile hit a kindergarten and caused a fire. One woman was wounded in her hand, Gladkov said. He also reported that Russian anti-aircraft systems shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over Belgorod region.
Gladkov said a counterterrorist operation was underway and that authorities were imposing special controls, including personal document checks and stopping the work of companies that use “explosives, radioactive, chemically and biologically hazardous substances.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the alleged saboteur incursion. An effort to “push them out from the Russian territory and liquidate them” was underway, he said.
Peskov described the action as an attempt by Ukraine to divert attention from the eastern city of Bakhmut, which Moscow claimed to have captured after months of battle but where Kyiv says it is still fighting.
But Ukrainian military intelligence officials didn’t confirm that Kyiv had deployed saboteurs. Instead, they claimed that Russian citizens seeking regime change in Moscow were behind the Graivoron incursion.
Ukraine intelligence representative Andrii Cherniak said Russian citizens belonging to murky groups calling themselves the Russian Volunteer Corps and the “Freedom of Russia” Legion were behind the assault.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that Ukraine “has nothing to do with it.” He suggested an “armed guerrilla movement” was behind the attack.
The Russian Volunteer Corps claimed in a Telegram post it had crossed the border into Russia again, after claiming to have breached the border in early March.
The Russian Volunteer Corps describes itself as “a volunteer formation fighting on Ukraine’s side.” Little is known about the group, and it is not clear if it has any ties with the Ukrainian military. The same is true for the “Freedom of Russia” Legion..
The RVC was founded last August and reportedly consists mostly of anti-Putin far-right Russian extremists who have links with Ukrainian far-right groups.
Earlier Monday, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest atomic power station, spent hours operating on emergency diesel generators after losing its external power supply for the seventh time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.
“The nuclear safety situation at the plant (is) extremely vulnerable,” Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a tweet.
Hours later, national energy company Ukrenergo said on Telegram that it had restored the power line that feeds the plant.
But for Grossi, it was another reminder of what’s at stake at the Russian-occupied plant which has seen shelling close by.
“We must agree to protect (the) plant now; this situation cannot continue,” Grossi said, in his latest appeal for the area to be spared from the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. IAEA staff are deployed at the plant, which is occupied by Russian troops.
The plant’s six nuclear reactors, which are protected by a reinforced shelter able to withstand an errant shell or rocket, have been shut down. But a disruption in the electrical supply could disable cooling systems that are essential for the reactors’ safety even when they are shut down. Emergency diesel generators, which officials say can keep the plant operational for 10 days, can be unreliable.
Grossi said it was the seventh time the plant had lost its outside power supply since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of the 10 biggest atomic power stations in the world.
Ukraine’s presidential office said Monday morning that at least three Ukrainian civilians were killed and 16 others were injured in Russian assaults over the previous 24 hours.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that four out of 16 Russian missiles and all 20 drones launched against Ukrainian targets were shot down.
Military targets and public infrastructure in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city in the center of the country, were singled out for Russian attacks, which injured eight people, officials said. The Dnipro fire department was affected, and 12 houses, shops, and a kindergarten were damaged, according to Governor Serhii Lysak.
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PRAGUE and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vrgineers, an established manufacturer of the most advanced Virtual and Mixed Reality headsets for professionals, in cooperation with the company IMRNext brings to life the new wireless XTAL headset. The release of this high-fidelity standalone VR headset is happening at the CES 2023 show, in Las Vegas.
The upward trend in the VR industry is to switch from tethered to standalone headsets to lower overall costs and raise the users' comfort level. In comparison to the solutions available on the market, the new wireless XTAL targets high-end customers, who are unable to run their demanding applications from mobile cores and need fully performing computers to calculate VR content.
"As a supplier to the defense industry, we believe that the wireless XTAL is the best choice for such use cases as machine and aircraft maintenance, rescue or firefighting operations as well as special forces training. Everywhere, where the total immersion, freedom, and high performance, is a must," explains Marek Polcak, Vrgineers CEO.
XTAL natively runs 4K resolution per eye, which requires a very substantial bitrate. For a smooth wireless experience, Vrgineers developed a special mode running a compressed resolution of 2560x1440 at 70 Hz per eye, which IMRNext proprietary technology transmits using Wi-Fi 6E. Instead of placing the antenna on the head, Vrgineers decided to create an on-belt module, which includes a powerful battery pack, with adjustable power capacity and wireless antennas. The overall weight of the headset remains the same, while wearing an extra weight on the belt makes wireless usage very convenient. The prototype showed at CES weighs 920 grams, like the size of an SLR camera. The expected final version will weigh under 500 grams and will be a similar size as a mobile phone. The computer connects one USB and Display Port from the GPU into a proprietary IMRNext Wi-Fi Access Point, which converts the signal into Wi-Fi 6E and streams it directly to the on-belt module.
"The high resolution and fidelity of the XTAL demand a high-performance and robust wireless solution which IMRNext is uniquely positioned to provide. Freeing the cable from the XTAL will enable more dynamic use case scenarios and enhance the quality of single-user and multi-user simulation and training exercises," says Phil Purdy, IMRNext Director of Engineering and Delivery.
Available for pre-order: business@vrgineers.com, expected delivery in Q3 2023.
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David Axelrod sees bad news for Biden: Things look 'out of control and he's not in command'
Though Axelrod claimed the backlash to Roe v. Wade's reversal may energize Democratic voters ahead of November
During CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper" on Thursday, host Jake Tapper spoke with CNN senior political commentator and former senior Obama advisor David Axelrod, who echoed President Biden's critics, admitting that things in the country are "out of control" and that Biden is "not in command."
The discussion between the two centered on how Biden is handling many of the political setbacks that have befallen his party and other forces threatening the country under his watch, including 40-year-high inflation, especially amid criticism from his own party.
Tapper brought up Biden’s recent declaration that he was pursuing legislation to end the Senate filibuster so that Democrats could codify Roe v. Wade into law. The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade last week prompted the president’s urgency, though both Tapper and Axelrod acknowledged Biden has no power to make it happen.
Tapper stated, "Well he’s not going to be able to get it done. Manchin and Sinema aren’t going to do it and those are just the two taking it on the chin for it. There are lots of Democratic senators very concerned – less publicly so – about changing the filibuster rules for the reason I explained."
DEMOCRATS GRUMBLE OPENLY ABOUT BIDEN'S AGE, EFFECTIVENESS AS 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOOMS
Axelrod acknowledged Tapper’s point. "Yes, yes," he said, adding, "and Manchin and Sinema provide a cover for them."
Axelrod claimed the impotence Biden has in ending the filibuster just reflects the unfortunate situation he is in as president right now. "I mean this is the lot that Biden finds himself in. There is this sense that things are kind of out of control and he’s not in command. And this lends to that."
The commentator mentioned how high inflation and high gas prices are making Biden look weak. "Inflation, no one president can control inflation, but it is a gale force wind right now. It's effecting politics," Axelrod explained, adding, "You heard him on gas prices today. He talks about the gas tax holiday, but he is not going to get the gas tax holiday and there are a lot of Americans who are skeptical about whether that would help."
"So, you know, this is a very, very fraught environment for him right now," Axelrod asserted.
Later, Tapper brought up the recent AP-NORC poll which showed that 85% of Americans think that "things in this country are headed in the wrong direction." Tapper pressed Axelrod, saying, "That frankly points to disaster for Democrats in November."
BIDEN APPROVAL RATING TUMBLES TO LOWEST POINT OF HIS PRESIDENCY: POLL
Axelrod admitted, "If you were looking at the chart, you’d say the vitals are not good. The President’s approval rating’s at 38%. His economic ratings are low. Consumer confidence is down. The number that you mentioned."
Though Axelrod claimed that the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal might have thrown a wrench into the system. "The one thing that I don’t know is how this ruling by the Supreme Court last week is going to affect things." He mentioned hearing from polling teams and focus groups that the decision "does seem to have galvanized people, and not just about this issue, but concerns about Republicans and extremism."
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Supporting victims of sexual assault
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Coming forward with being sexually assaulted isn’t easy for survivors and may take them days, weeks, even years to tell anyone.
Sexual assault victim support organizations say it may take a long time for a survivor to report the assault, especially in smaller communities.
“Being in that small community when something very intimate and private happened to you is going to spread like wildfire,” Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault advocacy, medical forensic, and prevention programs director, Jude Foster said.
There are a number of reasons why a survivor may not tell anyone about what happened to them.
“If they come out with saying this happened to me, are they going to be made fun of? Is the blame going to be put back on them?” University of Minnesota Rochester Associate Vice-Chancellor for Student Success, Engagement, and Equity Javier Gutierrez said.
Some may blame the victim or not believe them.
“Sexual violence is the only crime that we say, ‘well it’s he said, she said.’ We don’t say that about burglary. We don’t say that even about homicide,” Foster said.
“It makes the person reporting go back to think like maybe I shouldn’t have reported. It makes them self-doubt again,” Gutierrez said.
Some may take a while to process the assault, especially if it happened when they were young.
“Sometimes that person who goes through that trauma is in denial and they maybe block it out of their life that this happened,” Gutierrez said.
Minnesota laws obligate mandates reporters to report the assault if the person is in a position of power or a relative to the victim.
“We take mandated reporting very seriously in Minnesota, a teacher definitely rises to what a mandated report would entail,” Foster said.
“Even though this happened to a person, now this person is also going to be held accountable and go through their own consequences having done this as well,” Gutierrez said.
When supporting survivors, experts say it’s pretty simple.
“You believe and say that this wasn’t their fault,” Foster said.
To get connected with sexual assault victim resources in your community, click here.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick may be stamping himself as the man to beat in NASCAR.
The 2014 series champion took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.
Harvick, who ended a 65-race drought last week at Michigan, won for the 60th time, the fourth time at Richmond and first time on the 0.75-mile oval since 2013. He matched Kyle Busch for ninth in career victories in the premier series and credited an increased understanding of the Next Gen car for his progress.
“We’re just going to keep doing the things that we’re doing,” Harvick said. “I think we just have to keep an open mind about things and keep progressing and keep understanding the car, understanding what we could have done better today, understanding what we could have done better in qualifying yesterday and do the same thing over and over,” he said after climbing from his car.
He even took some blame for allowing Bell to come so close at the end.
“I knew he was coming, but I forgot to shift down the front straightaway the last time,” he said. “I was not paying attention and he got closer than he should have. I made a mistake there a couple laps doing the same thing.”
Harvick’s victory also kept alive the intriguing battle for the final playoff position with two races remaining in the regular season. The 15 winners this year have all likely claimed playoff berths unless there are new winners when the series moves to Watkins Glen and then Daytona.
Bell finished second, followed by Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott. Joey Logano, who led for 222 of the 400 laps, faded to sixth, followed by Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Blaney was 10th. Blaney and Truex are the top two drivers in points hoping to make the 16-driver playoffs without a victory.
Thanks to stage points, Blaney increased his lead from 19 points to 26 over Truex for the final playoff spot, assuming there is not a 16th different winner.
The race featured just five cautions for 28 laps, and that includes the two that come at the end of each stage. The last one came when Bell spun on the 252nd lap, and Harvick pulled away after a pair of green-flag pit cycles.
The final pit stops under green came with just more than 50 laps to go.
“I got held up pretty bad at the beginning of the run by a couple slower cars and that was ultimately the difference when you get beat by a couple car lengths,” Bell said. He locked up a playoff spot with a win at Loudon on July 17.
Before Bell, Buescher was on Harvick’s bumper, but never got around him.
“I think it’s a little easy with this format to feel like third place doesn’t matter, but it’s nice to be close and to keep progressing and getting better,” he said. “Just burned the rear tires up. Ultimately that’s on me. Lap traffic didn’t do us any favors, either, but ultimately just got to keep the rears under us a little bit better so we can have a little bit better shot there to get after him for the win.”
NEW VERB
Ross Chastain has ruffled many feathers this year with his aggressive style and Sunday was no different as he got together with Kyle Busch on lap 241.
Busch rallied to finish ninth, but said: “We got ‘Chastained’ this week.”
Chastain, who took the lead at the start of the race and led the entire 70-lap first stage, never got back to the front again and finished 18th, two laps down.
ODDS AND ENDS
Ty Gibbs again replaced Kurt Busch, who missed his fourth consecutive race while recovering from a concussion. After getting his first top-10 finish a week ago, Gibbs finished just 180 laps before his engine blew. … Bubba Wallace, like Gibbs driving for 23XI Racing owned by Michael Jordan and Hamlin, had his string of top 10 finishes stop at four. He wound up 13th. … Kyle Busch’s string of eight consecutive finishes outside the top 10 ended with a ninth-place run.
UP NEXT
The series moves to the road course at Watkins Glen, New York.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is still optimistic that a debt limit deal will be reached before next week’s deadline.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday afternoon, McCarthy said negotiators were heading to the White House, where he believes progress will be made.
"First of all, let me tell the American public, I am not going to give up. We're not going to default. We're going to solve this problem," said McCarthy.
McCarthy added that both sides, Democrats and Republicans, are "still far apart" as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden.
But McCarthy’s message remained clear: The U.S. needs to spend less.
"Every Democrat voted against raising the debt ceiling. Nothing has happened in the Senate. I'm not a senator. I don't control the Senate. Why didn't they pass something?" McCarthy said. "The off ramp here is to solve the problem, to spend less than we spent last year; that's not that difficult. They still want to spend more. You cannot do that. No household would do that."
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However, Democrats don't want to make additional cuts beyond a point that would keep year-to-year spending flat.
The clock is ticking on a new debt ceiling agreement as the Treasury Department warned the country could default for the first time ever if there's no deal by next Thursday, June 1.
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal forum Wednesday morning, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that "it seems almost certain" that the United States would not make it past early June without defaulting.
"Even in the run-up to an agreement, when one does occur, there can be substantial financial market distress; we’re seeing just the beginnings of it," Yellen said.
A potential default would have concerning consequences for the U.S. economy, resulting in the temporary suspension of government benefit payments that millions of individuals depend on.
Members of the House are scheduled to depart from Washington on Thursday for a week-long Memorial Day recess. However, they have been warned about the possibility of being summoned back for a deal on the debt.
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Thoroughbred Scholars program continues support of railroaders' children
ATLANTA, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 children of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) employees will receive college scholarships through the Thoroughbred Scholars program, which launched in July 2022. Each year, the program provides 100 scholarships for up to $10,000 over four years, along with three additional scholarships for distinguished students who will receive rewards of up to $40,000 over four years.
"Supporting our people means supporting their families, and this scholarship program is one of the ways we're doing that," said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H. Shaw. "It's part of Norfolk Southern's commitment to making decisions in the best long-term interests of our colleagues and the communities we serve. Investing in these bright, young minds now, is an investment in our country's future."
This year's recipients come from 16 states across the company's network, with 90 of the scholarships reserved for children of conductors, mechanics, engineers, and other front-line workers who play a critical role in moving the U.S. economy.
The three distinguished scholarships highlight and include:
- Community Scholar: Awarded to a student who has distinguished themselves through community leadership and volunteer work. This year's recipient is Lynsee Brown of Avella, Pennsylvania who is planning to study psychology and criminology at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Brown's father, John Brown, is a Signalman in Pittsburgh who has worked for Norfolk Southern for 27 years.
- HBCU Scholar: Awarded annually to a student attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). This year's recipient is Alana Gulley of Atlanta who is planning to study psychology at Howard University. Gulley's stepfather, Edward Lee, works in Norfolk Southern's Sourcing Department as Supervisor Purchasing out of the company headquarters in Atlanta.
- STEM Scholar: Awarded to a student pursuing a degree in a nonmedical science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field. This year's recipient is Madeleine Bender of Mentor, Ohio who is planning to study biomedical science and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Bender's father, Thomas Bender, is an Engineer in Conneaut, Ohio who has worked for Norfolk Southern for 18 years.
The Thoroughbred Scholars program is independently administered by Scholarship America. The organization is the nation's largest manager of scholarship and education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals.
This year's class of Thoroughbred Scholars represent the following states:
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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Biden official accused of stealing luggage from 2 airports no longer employed
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A Department of Energy official accused of stealing luggage from two airports is no longer employed with the department.
Sam Brinton is accused of stealing luggage from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on July 6, according to court records.
Brinton also is accused of stealing luggage at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on Sept. 16. In both cases, Brinton was identified as the suspect through airport security cameras and social media posts.
A warrant was issued for Brinton on Dec. 8 for grand larceny, with value of the items between $1,200 and $5,000.
“Sam Brinton is no longer a DOE employee,” a DOE spokesperson said via email to Fox News on Tuesday. “By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on personnel matters.”
Brinton was initially placed on leave after the allegations in the Minneapolis case were made public, a DOE spokesperson said.
Brinton, a nuclear engineer, was serving as a deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy. Brinton identifies as non-binary and is an LGBTQ+ activist.
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How to Watch the Arizona State vs. Colorado Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for February 17
Published: Feb. 13, 2023 at 4:17 PM MST|Updated: 44 minutes ago
The Arizona State Sun Devils (7-16) aim to snap a 12-game losing streak when hosting the Colorado Buffaloes (20-5) at 1:00 PM ET on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Desert Financial Arena. The matchup airs on Pac-12 Network.
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- When: Friday, February 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
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Arizona State vs. Colorado Scoring Comparison
- The Buffaloes score an average of 70.1 points per game, just 3.7 fewer points than the 73.8 the Sun Devils give up to opponents.
- Colorado is 16-1 when allowing fewer than 65.4 points.
- Colorado is 7-1 when it scores more than 73.8 points.
- The Sun Devils record 7.9 more points per game (65.4) than the Buffaloes give up (57.5).
- When Arizona State puts up more than 57.5 points, it is 7-13.
- Arizona State has a 5-4 record when its opponents score fewer than 70.1 points.
- This year the Sun Devils are shooting 36.6% from the field, 3.5% lower than the Buffaloes concede.
- The Buffaloes shoot 41.8% from the field, 5.4% lower than the Sun Devils allow.
Arizona State Schedule
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Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse and launch a new task force to oversee further reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
The vote came three weeks after the release of a blockbuster report by an outside consultant on the long-simmering scandal, revealing that Southern Baptist leaders mishandled abuse cases and stonewalled victims for years. Thousands of Southern Baptists are here in Anaheim for their big national meeting.
The vote fell short of what some survivors of abuse in Southern Baptist churches sought, such as a compensation fund for victims and a more robust and independent commission to monitor its churches’ handling — and mishandling— of abuse. And it also met opposition from some who contended the crisis was overhyped and that it interfered with Baptist churches’ independence.
But Bruce Frank, who led the task force that recommended the reforms, made an emotional plea for church representatives to accept them as they gathered here at the start of their two-day annual meeting. He called the steps the “bare minimum.”
“It will take a few years to change the culture and direction,” he said. “But without action to act differently, there is no repentance.”
He challenged those who would say these steps interfere with Baptists’ focus on missions, saying that “protecting the sheep from the wolves” is essential to mission.
“How are you going to tell a watching world that Jesus died for them ... when his church won’t even do its very best to protect them?” Frank asked.
He acknowledged that executing these recommendations would cost “a lot of money.”
“But it’s not going to cost nearly as much as survivors have paid,” he added.
During debate, some Baptists criticized the consulting firm that conducted the report, Guidepost Solutions, for its recent tweet in support of Pride month, which goes against the SBC’s view that homosexuality is sinful.
“I didn’t like their tweet either,” Frank said, adding that it is important to recognize that the company’s perspective on sexuality and gender is simply different from a Christian denomination’s views. “The issue is not, what does Guidepost think of LGBT? The issue is what do Southern Baptists think of sexual abuse.”
The report, focused on how the denomination’s Executive Committee handled abuse cases, also revealed that it had secretly maintained a list of clergy and other church workers accused of abuse, even after long claiming it couldn’t do so without violating congregations’ autonomy. The committee later apologized and released the list, which had hundreds of accused workers on it.
Frank also reiterated the need for a database of abusers, which he said has been discussed by the SBC for more than a decade. He said a database is crucial to ensure abusers are not going from church to church, hurting more vulnerable people.
Brad Eubank, senior pastor of Petal First Baptist Church in Petal, Mississippi, urged messengers to approve the recommendations. Eubank was sexually abused as a child by a minister of music at a Southern Baptist church in Mississippi. He said these recommendations should serve as a “starting point.”
“As a pastor I’ve talked to countless survivors and victims,” he said. “The world is watching. This is not everything that needs to be done, but it’s a starting spot. Please, let’s start the healing process today.”
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Smith reported from Pittsburgh.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance.
As it presses ahead with providing tens of billions of dollars in military, economic and direct financial support aid to Ukraine and encourages its allies to do the same, the Biden administration is now once again grappling with longstanding worries about Ukraine’s suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of American aid.
Those issues, which date back decades and were not an insignificant part of former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, had been largely pushed to the back burner in the immediate run-up to Russia’s invasion and during the first months of the conflict as the U.S. and its partners rallied to Ukraine’s defense.
But Zelenskyy’s weekend firings of his top prosecutor, intelligence chief and other senior officials have resurfaced those concerns and may have inadvertently given fresh attention to allegations of high-level corruption in Kyiv made by one outspoken U.S. lawmaker.
It’s a delicate issue for the Biden administration. With billions in aid flowing to Ukraine, the White House continues to make the case for supporting Zelenskyy’s government to an American public increasingly focused on domestic issues like high gas prices and inflation. High-profile supporters of Ukraine in both parties also want to avoid a backlash that could make it more difficult to pass future aid packages.
U.S. officials are quick to say that Zelenskyy is well within his right to appoint whomever he wants to senior positions, including the prosecutor general, and remove anyone who he sees as collaborating with Russia.
Yet even as Russian troops were massing near the Ukrainian border last fall, the Biden administration was pushing Zelenskyy to do more to act on corruption — a perennial U.S. demand going back to Ukraine’s early days of independence.
“In all of our relationships, and including in this relationship, we invest not in personalities; we invest in institutions, and, of course, President Zelenskyy has spoken to his rationale for making these personnel shifts,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Monday.
Price declined to comment further on Zelenskyy’s reasoning for the dismissals or address the specifics but said there was no question that Russia has been trying to interfere in Ukraine.
“Moscow has long sought to subvert, to destabilize the Ukrainian government,” Price said. “Ever since Ukraine chose the path of democracy and a Western orientation this has been something that Moscow has sought to subvert.”
Still, in October and then again in December 2021, as the U.S. and others were warning of the increasing potential for a Russian invasion, the Biden administration was calling out Zelenskyy’s government for inaction on corruption that had little or nothing to do with Russia.
“The EU and the US are greatly disappointed by unexplained and unjustifiable delays in the selection of the Head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office, a crucial body in the fight against high-level corruption,” the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said on Oct. 9.
“We urge the selection commission to resume its work without further delays. Failure to move forward in the selection process undermines the work of anti-corruption agencies, established by Ukraine and its international partners,” it said. That special prosecutor was finally chosen in late December but was never actually appointed to the position. Although there are indications the appointment will happen soon, the dismissal of the prosecutor general could complicate the matter.
The administration and high-profile lawmakers have avoided public criticism of Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. The U.S. has ramped up the weapons and intelligence it’s providing to Ukraine despite early concerns about Russia’s penetration of the Ukrainian government and existing concerns about corruption.
A Ukrainian-born congresswoman who came to prominence early in the war recently broke that unofficial silence.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, a first-term Republican from Indiana, has made half a dozen visits to Ukraine since the war began. And she was invited to the White House in May and received a pen used by President Joe Biden to sign an aid package for Ukraine even after she angrily criticized Biden for not doing more to help.
But in recent weeks, Spartz has accused Zelenskyy of “playing politics” and alleged his top aide Andriy Yermak had sabotaged Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
She’s also repeatedly called on Ukraine to name the anti-corruption prosecutor, blaming Yermak for the delay.
Ukrainian officials have hit back. A statement from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accused Spartz of spreading “Russian propaganda” and warned her to “stop trying to earn extra political capital on baseless speculation.”
U.S. officials gave Spartz a two-hour classified briefing on Friday in hopes of addressing her concerns and encouraging her to limit her public criticism. She declined to discuss the briefing afterward but told The Associated Press that “healthy dialogue and deliberation is good for Congress.”
“We’re not here to please people,” she said. “It’s good to deliberate.”
Hours later, Spartz gave a Ukrainian-language interview broadcast on YouTube in which she called again for the appointment of an independent prosecutor.
“This issue should be resolved as soon as possible,” she said in the interview. “This is a huge problem for the West, so I think your president should address this issue soon.”
Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat who sits on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, said he had seen no evidence to support allegations that Zelenskyy’s inner circle was trying to help Russia. But as the war continues, part of the long-term American strategy in Ukraine will have to include addressing waste and mismanagement of resources, he said.
“There is no war in the history of the world that is immune from corruption and people trying to take advantage of it,” Crow said. “If there are concerns raised, we will address them.”
Igor Novikov, a Kyiv-based former adviser to Zelenskyy, called many of Spartz’s claims a mix of “hearsay and urban legends and myths.” Allegations against Yermak in particular have circulated for years going back to his interactions with Trump allies who sought derogatory information against Biden’s son Hunter.
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As the Howard County Public School System works to change school boundaries for the 2023-24 school year, in preparation for the opening of High School 13 in Jessup, community members are being asked to participate in the process.
High school 13 will be located near Mission Road and Washington Boulevard in Jessup, within the current Hammond High School attendance area. It will open in fall 2023 with ninth and 10th grade students only. According to the school system, communities near the eastern part of Howard County are most likely to be impacted by the redistricting process.
In November 2019, the Howard school board approved a redistricting plan that moved about 5,400 students to new schools for the 2020-21 academic year. The board’s plan was to combat school overcrowding and address inequities in the distribution of students by moving 2,827 elementary, 568 middle and 2,007 high school students. In 2019, Superintendent Michael Martirano called it “the largest redistricting effort in Howard County’s history” and said it would undo a decade of overcrowding and advance socioeconomic equity across all Howard schools and establish a road map for the opening of high school 13.
Four scenarios for redistricting in the 2023-24 school year were presented last week as part of a new feasibility study conducted by Cooperative Strategies on behalf of the school system. Scott Leopold of Cooperative Strategies presented the scenarios during a meeting with the school board June 9.
Leopold said the scenarios were created with a goal of keeping school capacity ranges within 90-100% for “as long a period of time as possible,” and to “promote a sense of community in … geographic place” by maintaining contiguous communities or neighborhoods. There was a focus on promoting the creation of “a diverse and inclusive student body” at each of the schools by examining socioeconomic compositions of school populations, he said.
A survey was posted online recently for community members to give feedback about the scenarios.
Scenario A creates a boundary for high school 13 that extends to the south and west and reassigns about 2,800 high school students and about 100 middle school students. It is designed to relieve crowding at Hammond, Atholton and Reservoir high schools, Leopold said.
“The available capacity at Hammond High School is used to receive students from Oakland Mills High School, with Oakland Mills then receiving students from Long Reach High School,” Leopold said. “This frees up capacity at Long Reach High School to receive students from Howard High School.”
In Scenario B, the high school 13 boundary extends from Route 32 north to the county line. This scenario is designed to relieve crowding at Hammond, Oakland Mills, Long Reach and Howard high schools.
“There is not enough capacity at high school 13 for all students east of (Interstate) 95 and north of (Route) 32 to attend high school 13, so an area does remain at Oakland Mills,” Leopold said.
This scenario would reassign about 3,100 high school students and about 100 middle school students.
For Scenario C, the boundary for high school 13 would align with the Thomas Viaduct Middle School boundary on the east side of Interstate 95, extending west to “capture the detached Atholton High School zone,” according to Leopold. This scenario relieves Hammond, Atholton, Oakland Mills and Long Reach high schools.
This scenario would reassign 2,800 high school students and about 100 middle school students.
Leopold said Scenario D was designed with “a focus of minimal impact and avoids some of the areas reassigned in 2019.”
Scenario D creates a boundary for high school 13 extending north to the county line in a “noncontiguous manner,” he said, and directly relieves Hammond, Long Reach and Howard high schools, and reassigns 2,500 high school students and about 100 middle school students.
Community members can participate in focus groups or community feedback sessions this month. The superintendent will make a recommendation to the school board in September, after which the school board will hold public hearings and work sessions. The school board anticipates making a final decision on redistricting in November.
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Community feedback sessions will be held 7-8:30 p.m., June 23 at Long Reach High School; 7-8:30 p.m., June 28 at Reservoir High School; and 7-8:30 p.m., June 29 at Oakland Mills High School. Focus groups will be held the week of June 27.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, October 24, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
404 AM CDT Mon Oct 24 2022
...Spotty light freeze early Tuesday morning...
In the wake of a storm system with widespread rainfall today
and tonight, temperatures will tumble through the 30s overnight
on blustery northwest winds. Toward daybreak on Tuesday, lighter
winds and clear skies will help set the stage for a spotty light
freeze over portions of the far southwest Texas Panhandle and
northwest South Plains.
Residents should cover or move sensitive plants indoors in
preparation for these colder temperatures. A Freeze Watch or
Freeze Warning may be issued in later forecasts if it appears a
widespread freeze is more likely.
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Despite their differences of opinion, the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have always regarded mutual trust as a pillar of their establishment.
But the leak of a draft ruling has rocked that.
“And when you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally,” Justice Clarence Thomas said.
And that infidelity, as he called it, appears to be having consequences:
“They’re definitely behind. When they were going into June, they had 33 opinions left to issue, which is over half of their cases,” Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSblog, said.
So is the court forever changed?
“It’s hard to imagine it will ever be the exact same place it was before,” Howe adds.
Today, On Point: Turmoil at the nation’s highest court.
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Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate. Host of the “Amicus” podcast, a show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it. (@Dahlialithwick)
Amy Howe, co-founder and reporter at SCOTUSblog, a blog devoted to coverage of the Supreme Court. (@AHoweBlogger)
Carolyn Shapiro, founder and co-director of Chicago-Kent’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as a law clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Top European Union officials arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for talks with Ukrainian officials as rescue crews dug through the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine struck by a Russian missile, killing at least three people and wounding about 20 others.
The scene of devastation in the eastern Donetsk provincial city of Kramatorsk, where emergency workers spent the night searching for survivors after the missile hit late Wednesday, served as a grim reminder of the war’s toll almost a year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has frequently struck apartment buildings during the war, causing civilian casualties, although the Kremlin has denied targeting residential structures.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before what officials described as a summit on Friday.
Borrell tweeted that the visit aimed “to convey EU’s strongest message of support to all Ukrainians defending their country.”
EU assistance for Ukraine, he said, has reached 50 billion euros ($55 billion) since the start of Russia’s war on Feb. 24.
“Europe stood united with Ukraine from day one. And will still stand with you to win and rebuild,” Borrell tweeted.
It was Von der Leyen’s fourth visit since the invasion. The last such summit was held in Kyiv in October 2021 — a few months before the war started.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption drive was expected to be on the agenda of the talks. Kyiv’s long path toward potential membership in the 27-nation bloc will be a key issue under discussion, with stamping out corruption a key condition for joining.
Von der Leyen tweeted: “We are here together to show that the EU stands by Ukraine as firmly as ever. And to deepen further our support and cooperation.”
Zelenskyy on Wednesday took aim at corrupt officials for the second time in the space of a week. Several high-ranking officials were dismissed.
Zelenskyy was elected in 2019 on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption platform in a country long gripped by graft.
The latest corruption allegations came as Western allies are channeling billions of dollars to help Kyiv fight Moscow’s forces and as the Ukrainian government is introducing reforms so it can potentially join the EU one day.
Ukraine's government is keen to get more Western military aid, on top of the tanks pledged last week, as the warring sides are expected to launch new offensives once winter ends. Kyiv is now asking for fighter jets.
U.S. President Joe Biden has ruled out providing F-16s to Ukraine. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday during a trip to the Philippines that the focus of American aid is to increase Ukraine’s military capabilities by sending artillery, armor, air defense and providing training to Ukrainian troops.
The U.S. is “focused on providing Ukraine the capability that it needs to be effective in its upcoming anticipated counteroffensive in the spring,” Austin said.
“And so we’re doing everything we can to get them the capabilities that they need right now to be effective on the battlefield,” he said.
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Innovative and flexible option shifted the hotel landscape to benefit owners and travelers alike
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the 15th year since Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, launched the industry's soft brand segment with the introduction of the Ascend Hotel Collection. In the intervening 15 years, the soft brand segment has become one of the highest growth segments in hospitality by enabling independent, unique hotels to access national sales and marketing platforms, reservation systems and loyalty programs without losing their character and community focus – appealing to both independent owners and the next generation of travelers.
The Ascend Hotel Collection, made up of one-of-a-kind, independent, historic, boutique and resort hotels, has stood the test of time as the original soft brand. Among the first were the Golden Hotel in Golden, Colorado, Kress Inn in De Pere. Wisconsin, and Hotel Bothwell in Sedalia, Missouri – all still part of the Collection. Today, the Collection now heralds more than 330 upscale Ascend hotels globally and continues to appeal to franchise owners with many hotels having been in families for multiple generations.
"In 2008, amid a recession, Ascend Hotel Collection's launch shifted the entire hotel landscape for owners, developers and guests. Fifteen years later, Choice is one of the most innovative and flexible lodging companies franchisees can work with as we continue expanding our upscale offering," said Janis Cannon, senior vice president, Upscale Brands, Choice Hotels. "As independent operators may again face economic headwinds, the evolution of the Ascend Hotel Collection is a prime example of how Choice is driving more growth potential by allowing owners to maintain their unique identities."
By joining Ascend, independent owners have access to Choice's proprietary systems and distribution platform, including the choiceADVANTAGE property management system; the choiceEDGE guest reservation platform; and ChoiceMAX, a mobile-friendly revenue management tool that continuously adapts to changes in the market using real-time data. With an uncertain economic outlook, connection to Choice's platforms and its 56+ million Choice Privileges loyalty program members offers increased stability without sacrificing independence and the bespoke experiences that are increasingly popular among travelers.
The evolution of Ascend Hotel Collection over the last 15 years includes:
- 2008 – Choice Hotels launches Ascend Collection program; offers unique, boutique and historic hotels opportunity to leverage Choice's powerful distribution network
- 2013 – 100th domestic Ascend opens (Chicago)
- 2016 – Ascend forms strategic alliance with Bluegreen Vacations, which continues to evolve and grow both the brand and Choice guest experience as it gives access to resort destinations
- 2021 - Ascend Hotel Collection outperforms the industry's Upscale Chain Scale in RevPAR by 26 percentage points in second quarter of 2021, compared to 2019
- 2023 – 15th Anniversary of Ascend Hotel Collection, with over 330 hotels globally; Ascend Hotel Collection has one of the largest number of properties across the category
Over the last 15 years, Ascend Hotel Collection properties have appealed to guests who are seeking distinct experiences woven into the culture and fabric of the communities where each of the properties is located – appealing to the mindset of the experiential traveler looking to immerse themselves in their destination.
While each Ascend Hotel Collection property is unique and independent, the quality of service and an Upscale stay are consistent. To learn more about the Ascend Hotel Collection, or to book your next stay, visit: www.choicehotels.com/ascend.
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. A challenger in the upscale segment and a leader in midscale and extended stay, Choice® has nearly 7,500 hotels, representing almost 630,000 rooms, in 47 countries and territories. A diverse portfolio of 22 brands that run the gamut from full-service, upper upscale properties to midscale, extended stay and economy enables Choice® to meet travelers' needs in more places and for more occasions while driving more value for franchise owners and shareholders. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program and co-brand credit card options provide members with a fast and easy way to earn reward nights and personalized perks. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
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Lawsuit Charges Caragum and Farbest with Deceiving Customers and Providing Fraudulent Beverage Additives
CLINT, Texas, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- T&R Chemicals, Inc., sole U.S. distributor for a leading global producer of wood-rosin-based beverage additives, has filed a complaint in California court charging competitors Caragum International (Marseille, France) and Farbest Brands (New Jersey) with false advertising and unfair competition in knowingly and intentionally labeling, selling and distributing their glycerol-ester beverage additive. T&R's lawsuit alleges that Caragum and Farbest fraudulently claim that the wood-rosin glycerol ester they sell in the United States is in fact a different product that is less expensive and not approved for use in most countries in the world.
"By making false and deceptive claims about the product they are selling, Caragum and Farbest are deceiving their customers, creating an unfair playing field and destroying the integrity of the rosin industry," said Vasilios Fotopoulos, president of T&R. "Customers should get what they pay for, and T&R must have a fair opportunity to compete and provide high-quality, genuine wood-rosin glycerol ester to its customers."
T&R is the sole U.S. distributor for Resinas Sintéticas (Morelia, Mexico), which produces two types of glycerol esters of rosin that help emulsify flavoring oils in beverages: glycerol ester of wood rosin (GEWR) and glycerol ester of gum rosin (GEGR). The two products provide the same functionality and are equally safe, but they are produced using different methods. They are distinct products in the marketplace, with different pricing and different national and international regulatory approvals. The wood rosin in GEWR is capital-intensive and more expensive to produce. GEWR is more widely approved for use, including in the U.S. and in the European Union and by WHO's CODEX/JECFA. The gum rosin in GEGR is more abundant worldwide, and less expensive to produce. It is approved for use in the United States, but not in Europe.
T&R's lawsuit charges Caragum and Farbest with selling GEGR that is intentionally mislabeled as GEWR, which allows them to sell their mislabeled product for less than T&R can profitably sell its genuine GEWR. The complaint says this false and deceptive practice has resulted in windfall profits for Caragum and Farbest, and lost sales of more than $4.5 million for T&R since 2020.
T&R's charges are based on knowledge of wood rosin production and global manufacturing practices, Caragum's own videos which depict and outline GEGR production while claiming to be GEWR production, customer descriptions of the Caragum-Farbest product and other investigative measures.
The complaint further states that T&R seeks to prevent Caragum and Farbest from continuing the fraudulent practice and seeks damages based on lost revenues from prospective customers who purchased the fraudulent product based on the false and misleading advertising and misrepresentations.
"It is wrong and unfair for Caragum and Farbest to deliberately mislead customers. They must be stopped and penalized for their ongoing fraudulent business practices," Fotopoulos said.
About T&R Chemicals, Inc.
Established in Texas in 1973, T&R Chemicals Inc. is one of the world's leading producers of pine oil while also distributing the rosin derivatives of Resinas Sintéticas, including glycerol ester of wood rosin and glycerol ester of gum rosin. These glycerol esters are unique in their ability to provide emulsion stability and are commonly used as weighting agents in the flavor and beverage industries.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit an expanding North Carolina semiconductor manufacturer on Tuesday as he launches an extended effort to spotlight the impact legislation passed earlier in his administration is having on the U.S. economy and contrast his vision with that of Republicans as they square off on budget priorities.
Biden’s visit to Wolfspeed follows the Durham-based company’s announcement last September to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility in Chatham County that is expected to create 1,800 new jobs. Biden had won passage last July of a $280 billion legislative package known as the CHIPS Act, which was intended to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and scientific research.
It’s nothing new for the Biden administration to highlight the CHIPS Act, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, the $1 trillion infrastructure legislation and a roughly $375 billion climate bill — major legislation that the Democratic administration steered into law before Democrats lost control of the House.
But now, just weeks after Biden unveiled his own budget — it includes $2.6 trillion in new spending — his administration is looking for chances to lean into its battle with Republicans over spending priorities and who has better ideas to steward the U.S. economy in the years to come. Republicans have rejected Biden’s budget but have yet to unveil their own counteroffer to the Democrats’ blueprint, which is built around tax increases on the wealthy and a vision statement of sorts for Biden’s yet-to-be-declared campaign for reelection in 2024.
The White House says Biden while in North Carolina will highlight that his legislative efforts have spurred $435 billion in private-sector manufacturing commitments since he took office. That includes more than $200 billion in clean energy, electric vehicle and battery investments, more than $200 billion in semiconductors and about $15 billion in biomanufacturing investments, according to the White House.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden wants to demonstrate “what’s at stake if MAGA Republicans in Congress get their way and repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, hike taxes on hardworking families and slash funding for manufacturing innovation and research.”
Besides Biden’s visit to Wolfspeed Inc., Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and other senior administration officials will fan out to 20 states over the next three weeks to highlight the impact of Biden’s economic agenda, according to the White House.
Biden has said he intends to run for a second term but has yet to formally launch his reelection campaign.
His administration’s effort to highlight legislative victories could also give him an opportunity to present voters with images of an administration focused on governing as the Republican 2024 frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, braces for a possible indictment.
Trump is being investigated over payments during his 2016 campaign to two women who alleged affairs or sexual encounters with him. The ex-president denies being involved with either of the women — porn actor Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills were filed, hearings were planned and blame was cast as Congress reacted this past week to the abrupt failure of two banks. A look at what lawmakers are saying and planning as the fallout continues from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
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While President Joe Biden called Monday on Congress to strengthen the rules for banks to prevent future failures, lawmakers are divided on whether any legislation is needed.
Some congressional leaders are skeptical that a closely divided Congress will act at all.
“There’s people who are going to choose bills, but I cannot imagine that, with the hold banks have on Republican members of Congress, that we can pass anything significant,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
Republicans say the laws already in place were sufficient to prevent the bank failures, if only regulators had done their job by spotting obvious problems and directing the banks to take steps that would reduce their risk.
“If there are ideas out there that people have, you know, at some point, we would be willing to entertain those, but I think it would be premature to start talking about solutions before we fully define the problem and ultimately get answers from the regulators about why they were asleep at the job," said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican.
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SO WHAT'S NEXT? The House Financial Services Committee has announced its first hearing for March 29, featuring at least two witnesses: Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board of directors, and Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision with the Federal Reserve's board of governors. "We will conduct this hearing without fear or favor to get the answers the American people deserve,” lawmakers said.
On the Senate side, Brown said his committee will also hold a hearing soon to help lawmakers assess what went wrong. He said the first hearing is likely to focus on bringing in witnesses responsible for regulating the failed banks. The Fed board was the primary regulator for Silicon Valley Bank in California, while the FDIC was the primary federal regulator for Signature Bank in New York.
Brown spelled out some of the questions lawmakers probably will have for the regulators in a letter Thursday asking them to undertake a comprehensive review of what went wrong. What role did social media-led coordination among customers play? What role did the large percentage of uninsured deposits at Silicon Valley Bank play? Were there regulatory gaps with respect to capital, liquidity and stress testing that played a role in the failures?
Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., said he wants to know why regulators did not act on detailed reports of a liquidity risk at Silicon Valley Bank and why the FDIC failed to auction off the bank's remaining parts last weekend.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said she wants to know if regulators intend to use the failure of Signature Bank to further crack down on cryptocurrency. She has been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrency development and is an investor in bitcoin. Signature was the first FDIC-insured bank to offer a blockchain-based digital payment platform in 2019 and had been a go-to bank for the crypto industry.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said he wanted to know how private stock analysts had warned about Silicon Valley's investments but regulators did not seem to know about potential problems.
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CONGRESSIONAL ACTION Democrats in both chambers have rallied around two legislative proposals. The first, from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., would repeal the 2018 rollback of certain aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act enacted after the financial crisis a decade earlier.
The Dodd-Frank Act subjected all banks with $50 billion or more in assets to enhanced regulation, such as annual stress testing and the submission of resolution plans or “living wills” in the event of bankruptcy.
But after years of complaints from community and regional banks about the cost of compliance, Congress lifted the threshold for meeting all the Dodd-Frank Act requirements to $250 billion.
Banks with assets valued at less than $100 billion were automatically exempted from the enhanced regulation. The Fed was given the discretion to apply on a case-by-case basis the enhanced oversight for banks between the $100 billion and $250 billion level. Both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank fell in that category.
“President Trump's rollback paved the way for the SVB collapse,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said on the Senate floor Thursday.
But Republicans have countered that the tiered oversight they established in 2018 with the support of several Democrats in both chambers gave federal regulators all the tools they needed to catch the problems at Silicon Valley and Signature before they became fatal.
“I think the issue here is liquidity and there are liquidity stress tests that regulators have established for the banks,” said Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and the author of the 2018 changes to Dodd-Frank. “If they need to tighten those up, they have the authority to do it.”
With that philosophical divide, it's unlikely the Warren and Porter bill will advance in Congress.
A second bill might have a better shot. The bill from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Mike Levin of California would recoup any bonuses and profits that bank executives receive from stock sales make in the 60 days before a bank failure.
Republicans also directed considerable ire at the executives of the failed banks this week.
“I think all of that ought to be clawed back,” Kennedy said of bonuses. “And this time, I hope somebody goes to jail.”
On Friday, Biden called on Congress to grant the FDIC the power to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail, and to lower the threshold for the regulator to impose fines and bar executives from working at another bank.
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POINTING FINGERS AT THE OTHER PARTY
The recent bank failures create an opportunity to shape the political narrative for next year's election.
While Republicans are saying that regulators were “asleep at the switch,” they are also trying to tie Biden and Democrats to the turmoil by blaming them for higher inflation, which is leading to the higher interest rates and reduced the value of Silicon Valley Banks investments.
“A failure of the bank, a failure with regulators, and without any question, a failure at the top,” said Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., in reference to Biden.
Democrats are pinning the failures on the changes Republicans led in scaling back Dodd-Frank requirements for certain banks, saying it's an example of how Washington caters to powerful interest groups rather than average voters.
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State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is about to make good on her campaign promise to throw open the doors of the Legislature and let the sun shine in — its long-maintained exemption from public records law notwithstanding.
And as long as she follows the money — taxpayers’ money, let’s not forget — she will be waging a battle well worth waging and one the Legislature with its long-established lack of transparency has brought on itself. But one cautionary note: An intrusion into the inner policy workings of the House and Senate, as attractive a target as that may be, runs the risk of bumping up against the Massachusetts Constitution and its separation of powers clause.
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“My hope is that the Legislature will fully cooperate,” DiZoglio said in an interview with the editorial board. “Certainly we hope that the Senate and House both come to understand that an audit is the appropriate way to increase accountability. And performance audits are a good way to make sure government programs are operating efficiently.”
She also pointed out that the last time the Legislature was the subject of a state audit was in 1922, when the state government was much smaller than it is today. Today, the Legislature is an approximately $87 million annual enterprise, one that could do with a little scrutiny.
DiZoglio, who spent three terms in the House and two in the Senate before running for the auditor’s post, has seen the Legislature from the inside — and not necessarily in a good way. Earlier in her career as a legislative aide she was made to sign a nondisclosure agreement as part of a severance package aimed at putting to rest allegations of sexual misconduct and her subsequent harassment.
The experience made her a crusader against such agreements — especially those funded with taxpayer dollars. It also made her not the most popular of lawmakers among her colleagues on Beacon Hill.
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But today, DiZoglio’s ambition goes well beyond exposing NDAs.
In letters sent to House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka, DiZoglio warned her office’s audit “will include but not be limited to the review of access to budgetary, hiring, spending and procurement information.”
But she also gave notice that it would include “information regarding active and pending legislation, the process for appointing committees, the adoption and suspension of House and Senate rules and the policies and procedures of the House and Senate.”
And that’s where the auditor may be on trickier ground.
As Spilka was quick to point out in a statement issued by her office, “Under the Massachusetts Constitution and as the separation of powers clause dictates, the Senate is required to manage its own business and set its own rules.”
As the statement also noted, “Senate business is made public through journals, calendars and recordings of each session, while payroll and other financial information is publicly available on the Comptroller’s website.”
If the public is curious about how much the Legislature spends each month to service its copying machines it’s all there. Or to pay for the occasional law firm. That’s there too. But if DiZoglio thinks she can make the House and Senate operations more transparent than the comptroller’s somewhat-difficult-to-navigate website, well, she should have at it.
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The auditor’s governing statute says the office can audit “accounts, programs, activities and functions” of “all departments, offices, commissions, institutions and activities of the commonwealth, including those of districts and authorities created by the general court.”
DiZoglio points out there is no exemption for the Legislature.
If lawmakers want to put to the test whether that mandate includes their operations, then DiZoglio will have a court fight on her hands. And if she sticks to issues of appropriate use of funds, of fairness in hiring and contracting, as she promised in her letters, she should be on solid ground — the Legislature’s protests notwithstanding.
DiZoglio said her office is consulting with the Government Accountability Office — which literally wrote the book on auditing procedures — “to insure this process is done correctly.”
But to attempt to get under the hood of legislative decision-making about its own rules, procedures, and appointments is to walk a fine line — a line that could invite a separation of powers challenge.
As John Adams’s brilliantly crafted 1780 constitution put it:
“In the government of this commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them: the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them: the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them: to the end it may be a government of laws and not of men.”
Ultimately DiZoglio can’t bend the legislative branch to her will. But she can and should work to expose any malfeasance or misfeasance and hope the voters will take it from there.
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As fears rise that there could be a nuclear disaster at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant , DW examines the regulations of the Geneva Conventions, to which both Russia and Ukraine are signatories.
Since March, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been under Russian occupation. Since late July, the largest nuclear plant in Europe has been shelled repeatedly, with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for the attacks. This has sparked fears of a nuclear disaster. Last week, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation without getting any closer to a solution.
It is not the first time in this war that the question of nuclear safety and security has been raised. This is not only about the potential use of nuclear weapons — Russian President Vladimir Putin has openly expressed this thought — but also about nuclear power stations being used as military targets.
What does international law say about this? The 1949 Geneva Convention and its subsequent Additional Protocols regulate the conduct of armed conflict and seek to limit its effects. Article 56 of the Additional Protocol (1) of 1977 pertains to the "Protection of works and installations containing dangerous forces" and explicitly mentions "dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations."
Since the Russian Federation and Ukraine are both parties to the agreement and have not expressed reservations about the Additional Protocol (1), the regulations apply to both states.
And they are surprisingly detailed. In principle, according to paragraph 1, nuclear power plants "shall not be made the object of attack, even when these objects are military objectives, if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population." Radioactivity is certainly what is meant here.
The issue here is one of the principles of international humanitarian law as consolidated by the Geneva Conventions: The difference between military and civilian targets. These provide for the "general protection of civilian objects, restricting attacks to military objectives."
But paragraph 1 of the Additional Protocol (1) does not state that nuclear power plants are always off-limits, only to the extent that an attack "may cause the release of dangerous forces from the works or installations and consequent severe losses among the civilian population." In other words, if it is not expected to cause "severe losses among the civilian population," then it might be permitted under certain circumstances.
Paragraph 2 suggests that a nuclear power plant could become an objective "if it provides electric power in regular, significant and direct support of military operations and if such attack is the only feasible way to terminate such support […]"
However, this is of course a matter of interpretation. In times of war, almost all nuclear power plants will provide electricity to civilians as well as to the military. It is hard to separate the two. But does this entail a "significant and direct support of military operations?" Thus, it is up to the discretion of the observer to evaluate whether a nuclear power plant is a legitimate military target or not.
It is also difficult to prove that an attack is "the only feasible way to terminate" support for acts of war. A potential aggressor has to deliberate and observe the principle of proportionality: Does the military value clearly prevail? What impact would my actions have on the civilian population? And would there not be a less grave means of rendering a nuclear power plant inoperable? Such as destroying power lines so that electricity can no longer be supplied — without entailing the risk of causing radiation? That said, for a population in winter, a power supply disruption can also be grave.
But even if circumstances do justify an attack, the Additional Protocol states in paragraph 3 that in all cases "the civilian population […] shall remain entitled to all the protection accorded them by international law." A warring party would have to do everything possible to protect civilians from radiation, for example, by evacuating the surrounding areas before launching an attack on a plant.
Paragraph 5 is also relevant to Zaporizhzhya: "The Parties to the conflict shall endeavor to avoid locating any military objectives in the vicinity of the works or installations mentioned in paragraph 1." Ukraine accuses Russia of hunkering down at the power plant, effectively using it as a shield to avoid Ukrainian shelling. While Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-backed local official, claimed that Ukraine had launched artillery strikes using US-made howitzers near the power plant and in residential areas.
Qualifying the restrictions, however, the Additional Protocol also states: "Nevertheless, installations erected for the sole purpose of defending the protected works or installations from attack are permissible and shall not themselves be made the object of attack." Russia will surely depict its military as only acting defensively.
In conclusion: The states that have signed the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols — and that includes Russia and Ukraine — have set a high bar for attacks on nuclear power plants. But they are not ruled out entirely, even if the circumstances, in which they are permitted, are very narrowly defined.
But in practice Article 56 of the Additional Protocol (1) is limited. It remains a matter of interpretation as to whether circumstances allow for a concrete case. Moreover, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Russia has a veto and can prevent any attempts by the body to sanction it for violating international law.
This article was originally written in German. | https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-attacks-on-nuclear-plants-not-banned-by-international-law/a-62859174 | 2022-08-18 18:26:03 | 1 | https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-attacks-on-nuclear-plants-not-banned-by-international-law/a-62859174 |
Actor, comedian Mike Epps could face charges after bringing loaded handgun to Indianapolis airport
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Actor and comedian Mike Epps could face charges after bringing a loaded handgun to the Indianapolis International Airport Sunday morning.
A spokesperson with the airport shared the firearms investigation report with 13News, confirming the incident.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on March 5, airport police officers responded to a firearms investigation at a security checkpoint for a possible firearm inside a backpack.
Police spoke with Epps, who told them he was in town for a show at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and forgot the handgun was inside his backpack.
According to the report, police found a .38 Special Airweight revolver, loaded with four rounds of Hornady .38 special ammo, none of which were in the chamber.
Police then seized the handgun.
The spokesperson with the airport confirmed Epps was not arrested in connection to the incident.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office told 13News the incident is under investigation to determine if charges will be filed.
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Fentanyl trafficker sentenced after fatal overdose
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - A drug dealer from Wichita Falls has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to a 27-year-old who died of an overdose.
33-year-old, Lionel DeSaun Henderson and 29-year-old Shameka Tanee Mason and were originally charged in July. Mason pleaded guilty in August 2022 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced in December to 24 months in federal prison. Henderson pleaded guilty in November 2022 to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to 210 months in federal prison.
According to court documents, the pair admitted they knowingly sold pills laced with fentanyl to an individual who later sold them to his 27-year-old cousin, J.D.K, who split the drugs with his coworker.
On June 12, 2020, both J.D.K. and his coworker overdosed; the coworker received medical attention and recovered, but J.D.K. died of drug toxicity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said that In plea papers, Mason admitted that she and Henderson had been dealing illegal substances in December 2018. She claimed she did not know where Mr. Henderson obtained the pills, but admitted they sold the pills for $25 apiece.
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Rays first. Brandon Lowe grounds out to shallow infield, Nicky Lopez to Nick Pratto. Manuel Margot flies out to left center field to MJ Melendez. Randy Arozarena singles to center field. Harold Ramirez singles to shallow right field. Randy Arozarena scores. David Peralta grounds out to shallow infield to Nick Pratto.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 1, Royals 0.
Rays second. Isaac Paredes lines out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel. Yu Chang grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto. Christian Bethancourt homers to center field. Jose Siri doubles to deep left field. Brandon Lowe walks. Manuel Margot pops out to shallow infield to Michael Massey.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 2, Royals 0.
Royals fifth. Nick Pratto grounds out to shortstop, Yu Chang to Harold Ramirez. Kyle Isbel walks. Nicky Lopez reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Kyle Isbel to second. Throwing error by Brandon Lowe. MJ Melendez singles to shallow right field. Nicky Lopez to third. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Randy Arozarena. MJ Melendez to second. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez lines out to shortstop to Yu Chang.
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Royals 2, Rays 2.
Rays fifth. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Manuel Margot flies out to right field to Hunter Dozier. Randy Arozarena walks. Brandon Lowe to second. Harold Ramirez singles to shallow center field. Randy Arozarena to third. Brandon Lowe scores. David Peralta lines out to first base to Nick Pratto. Harold Ramirez doubled off first.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 3, Royals 2. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Kansas-City-Tampa-Bay-Runs-17388246.php | 2022-08-21 21:24:01 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Kansas-City-Tampa-Bay-Runs-17388246.php |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced Monday she’s tested positive for COVID-19.
On Twitter, she wrote, “I have mild symptoms and will continue to work for Hoosiers from home while following all of Indiana’s COVID guidelines.”
State health officials at the start of October began updating the Indiana coronavirus dashboards only on Wednesdays. In the latest update Thursday — it was delayed by a technical glitch — Indiana reported 2,860 new cases and 10 more deaths in the past week, and more than 400 hospitalized with the virus on Wednesday.
About 55% of Hoosiers have completed the initial vaccination series, which does not include the most recent booster shots available this fall. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/indiana-lieutenant-governor-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ | 2022-10-18 01:06:38 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/indiana-lieutenant-governor-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ |
- IEP reports first quarter net income attributable to IEP of $323 million and Adjusted EBITDA attributable to IEP of $616 million. This represents an improvement of $161 of net income attributable to IEP and $181 of Adjusted EBITDA attributable to IEP compared to Q1 2021.
- Indicative Net Asset Value increased by $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021. The change in indicative net asset value includes, among other things, changes in the fair value of certain subsidiaries which are not included in our GAAP earnings.
- Board approves quarterly distribution of $2.00 per depositary unit (the 68th consecutive quarterly distribution since 2005)
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Nasdaq:IEP) is reporting first quarter 2022 revenues of $4.1 billion and net income attributable to Icahn Enterprises of $323 million, or $1.06 per depositary unit. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, revenues were $3.4 billion and net income attributable to Icahn Enterprises was $162 million, or $0.65 per depositary unit. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Icahn Enterprises was $616 million compared to $435 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Indicative Net Asset Value increased by $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021. The change in indicative net asset value includes, among other things, changes in the fair value of certain subsidiaries which are not included in our GAAP earnings reported above.
On May 4, 2022, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $2.00 per depositary unit, which will be paid on or about June 29, 2022, to depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2022. Depositary unitholders will have until June 16, 2022, to make a timely election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. If a unitholder does not make a timely election, it will automatically be deemed to have elected to receive the distribution in additional depositary units. Depositary unitholders who elect to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) additional depositary units will receive units valued at the volume weighted average trading price of the units during the five consecutive trading days ending June 24, 2022. Icahn Enterprises will make a cash payment in lieu of issuing fractional depositary units to any unitholders electing to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) depositary units.
Icahn Enterprises L.P., a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company owning subsidiaries currently engaged in the following continuing operating businesses: Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for any full fiscal period. This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "will" or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected future business and financial performance of Icahn Enterprises and its subsidiaries. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks related to economic downturns, substantial competition and rising operating costs; risks related to the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy, financial markets and industries in which our subsidiaries operate; the impacts from the Russia/Ukraine conflict, including economic volatility and the impacts of export controls and other economic sanctions, risks related to our investment activities, including the nature of the investments made by the private funds in which we invest, declines in the fair value of our investments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, losses in the private funds and loss of key employees; risks related to our ability to continue to conduct our activities in a manner so as to not be deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; risks related to our energy business, including the volatility and availability of crude oil, other feed stocks and refined products, declines in global demand for crude oil, refined products and liquid transportation fuels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, unfavorable refining margin (crack spread), interrupted access to pipelines, significant fluctuations in nitrogen fertilizer demand in the agricultural industry and seasonality of results; risks related to our automotive activities and exposure to adverse conditions in the automotive industry, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; risks related to our food packaging activities, including competition from better capitalized competitors, inability of our suppliers to timely deliver raw materials, and the failure to effectively respond to industry changes in casings technology; supply chain issues; inflation, including increased costs of raw materials and shipping, including as a result of the Russia/Ukraine conflict; labor shortages and workforce availability; risks related to our real estate activities, including the extent of any tenant bankruptcies and insolvencies; risks related to our home fashion operations, including changes in the availability and price of raw materials, and changes in transportation costs and delivery times; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors not presently known to us or which we currently consider to be immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Past performance in our Investment segment is not indicative of future performance. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its performance. These include non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA represents earnings from continuing operations before interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding certain effects of impairment, restructuring costs, certain pension plan expenses, gains/losses on disposition of assets, gains/losses on extinguishment of debt and certain other non-operational charges. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis and on a basis attributable to Icahn Enterprises net of the effects of non-controlling interests. We conduct substantially all of our operations through subsidiaries. The operating results of our subsidiaries may not be sufficient to make distributions to us. In addition, our subsidiaries are not obligated to make funds available to us for payment of our indebtedness, payment of distributions on our depositary units or otherwise, and distributions and intercompany transfers from our subsidiaries to us may be restricted by applicable law or covenants contained in debt agreements and other agreements to which these subsidiaries currently may be subject or into which they may enter into in the future. The terms of any borrowings of our subsidiaries or other entities in which we own equity may restrict dividends, distributions or loans to us.
We believe that providing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to investors has economic substance as these measures provide important supplemental information of our performance to investors and permits investors and management to evaluate the core operating performance of our business without regard to interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization and certain effects of impairment, restructuring costs, certain pension plan expenses, gains/losses on disposition of assets, gains/losses on extinguishment of debt and certain other non-operational charges. Additionally, we believe this information is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies that have issued debt. Management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results, as well as in planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. Adjusting earnings for these charges allows investors to evaluate our performance from period to period, as well as our peers, without the effects of certain items that may vary depending on accounting methods and the book value of assets. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA present meaningful measures of performance exclusive of our capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired and financed.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. For example, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
- do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures, or contractual commitments;
- do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and
- do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt.
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements. Other companies in the industries in which we operate may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. In addition, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Given these limitations, we rely primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplemental measure of our financial performance.
The Company uses indicative net asset value as an additional method for considering the value of the Company's assets, and we believe that this information can be helpful to investors. Please note, however, that the indicative net asset value does not represent the market price at which the depositary units trade. Accordingly, data regarding indicative net asset value is of limited use and should not be considered in isolation.
The Company's depositary units are not redeemable, which means that investors have no right or ability to obtain from the Company the indicative net asset value of units that they own. Units may be bought and sold on The Nasdaq Global Select Market at prevailing market prices. Those prices may be higher or lower than the indicative net asset value of the depositary units as calculated by management.
See below for more information on how we calculate the Company's indicative net asset value.
Investor Contact:
Ted Papapostolou, Chief Financial Officer
(305) 422-4100
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AZDIC Leaders to Address the Defense Supply Chain Crisis, Support US National Security, Influence Defense Policy and Modernize Defense Infrastructure
SCOTTSDALE , Ariz., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month, four key alliances in Arizona announced the formation of the Arizona Defense and Industry Coalition (AZDIC) whose mission is to act as a united voice for Arizona's defense and industry communities. AZDIC is founded by four defense coalitions established by the late Senator McCain: the West Valley Defense Alliance (WVDA) led by chairman and co-founder Lynndy Smith, Mesa Industry & Defense Council (MIDC) led by president and CEO Sally Harrison, Southern Arizona Defense Alliance (SADA) led by president Robert Medler, and the Yuma 50, led by president and CEO Julie Engel.
Despite the defense industry's vast resources, efforts to improve are disjointed due to a lack of community and regulatory roadblocks that inhibit innovation and drive unnecessary costs. AZDIC will promote transparency and engagement between defense industry organizations, military installations, SMBs, and US Congress to alleviate these challenges. AZDIC members from defense and mining industries, military, veterans, and more, will ardently work on projects to carry out their mission of impacting the defense landscape, addressing staffing shortages within essential fields, supply chain congestion that limits materials for technology development, and modernizing overall defense infrastructure.
"We are proud to form AZDIC and carry out Senator John McCain's legacy," said Lynndy Smith, president of WVDA and AZDIC. "He believed in the importance of collaboration between Arizona's defense industry, installations, and Congress, and we will actively work with US Congress to address ongoing defense concerns and positively influence both state and nationwide policy."
AZDIC intends to unite Arizona's massive defense community and its stakeholders, which is home to six military installations, four national guard operations and 1,250 defense contractors, specializing in numerous fields including electronic systems, smart automation, precision machining and advanced materials. The AZ defense industry produces 76,000+ direct and indirect jobs and generates $10B in economic impact.
"As a member of AZDIC, we are dedicated to preserving US military assets by ensuring that US policies allow for proper allocation of US resources," said Robert Medler, president of SADA. "Together, with the WVDA, MIDC and Yuma 50, SADA will work to effectively modernize defense technology and programs to keep our nation safe."
"Yuma 50 is proud to be a part of AZDIC's initiative," said Julie Engel, president of Yuma 50. "AZDIC is taking immediate action to influence US defense policy and bring about lasting change to better support US national security, military installations and warfighters."
On April 12, 2022, AZDIC's Lynndy Smith led a meeting to discuss how the Arizona defense industry can work together to address the supply chain crisis. Participants included US Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and representatives from Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Mercury Systems, Resolution, Freeport McMoRan, South 32, Arizona Mining Association and the greater aerospace industry.
The US faces a copper mineral shortage and is 45 percent net import dependent on copper, which is the second most widely used material by the Department of Defense. Arizona is home to 400 active mines or development projects and is the largest US domestic supplier of copper production at 70 percent, making the Arizona defense industry specially qualified to access the minerals that are critical to the US economy and national defense.
"Arizona's defense community is joining forces through the Arizona Defense and Industry Coalition to fuel innovation and tackle supply chain issues – keeping America safe, strong, and secure," said Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
"Senator Sinema has been a tremendous supporter of MIDC and AZDIC," said Sally Harrison, President of the Mesa Industry and Defense Council. "Following in the footsteps of Senator McCain, Senator Sinema has empowered the AZ defense community to further unite its efforts to strengthen National Security and the US Warfighter."
AZDIC invites other Arizona organizations to join and carry out its action-oriented mission. Organizations outside Arizona interested in forming their own regional coalition can contact the AZDIC for help as well. Together, the AZDIC and subsequent regional coalitions will unite the defense communities globally to spur innovation and advocacy for industries providing critical resources for US national security.
The Arizona Defense and Industry Coalition (AZDIC) is a coalition of regional organizations inspired by Senator McCain, comprising the defense and mining industries, military, veterans and more, to act as a united voice and advocate for regional and national security efforts. Founding members include West Valley Defense Alliance (WVDA), Mesa Industry & Defense Council (MIDC), Southern Arizona Defense Alliance (SADA) and Yuma 50. Together, these groups work closely to foster innovation and advocate for those providing critical resources and services to the US national security efforts. AZDIC's mission is to unify the AZ defense industry and its stakeholders to help secure both AZ regional and national security through better communication and policy reform. For more information on AZDIC, email Lynndy Smith at LS@joinGDIC.org.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising queer female pop artist Hazy Shea announced the release of her newest single, Milestones. This hypnotic hit marks Hazy's seventh release since co-founding Indie label Genre 22.
A perfect storm of club vibe beats and adrenaline-inducing rhythm, "Milestones" blends Hazy's whimsical pop lyricism with deep, fist-pumping energy. Whether you're vibing out on the dance floor or jamming out to your favorite productivity playlist, this song is guaranteed to provide the high-frequency energy your soul is seeking.
"With continuous creation as a musician, you reach certain milestones along the way. As my art evolves, so do I, and I look back at those points in my life/my career and remember how good it felt to reach those highs. As an artist who has only released a handful of songs in a matter of months, these moments of success may seem small on the outside looking in. But when you reach a new milestone, you look back at where you started and see how far you've come. This song is about knowing that what I'm creating will influence those who are looking to be inspired. How you chase that feeling you get when you reach a new height, and there is this constant yearning to be and do more than what you have done."
Produced by Joey Francis and Brian Foarde of Digital Cak3s.
Hazy started releasing music in early 2022 and quickly gained 80k monthly listeners and over 21k followers across her portfolio of social media channels that continues to climb daily.
The female pop artist's fifth release, Secrecy, made it on FOUR (4) Spotify Editorial Playlists, putting her alongside artists like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Tate McRae, Olivia O'Brien, Karol G, Dua Lipa, Rosa Linn, Sabrina Carpenter, Tove Lo, Ava Max, Emeline, Zoe Wees, Yuna, Madeline The Person, Aespa.
"Milestones" is available for streaming across all platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, and Soundcloud.
About Hazy Shea:
Hazy Shea (she/her/they) is a female pop singer, songwriter, and producer hailing from Los Angeles with a distinct and expressive melancholic edge. Hazy's subversive tunes and story-telling warps dreamscape with indie-rock and alt-pop. She evokes a visceral response in her listeners by creating a nostalgic vibe, transporting each to a specific moment in time but universal in nature. Find out more about Hazy Shea here.
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NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
333 AM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 4 to 7 feet expected.
* WHERE...Sandy Hook NJ to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHERE...Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Wednesday.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
* WHERE...Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, Peconic and
Gardiners Bays, and South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through
Shinnecock Bay.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM EDT this evening.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will ditch a system that gave A-through-F grades to public schools each year after state education officials called the system overly simplistic and a duplicate of federal requirements.
The Michigan School Grades System, which was narrowly passed in 2018 by the Republican-led Legislature, assigned each public school in Michigan letter grades and rankings based on the school's annual performance in five categories.
It was repealed under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who said in a statement it added “burdensome requirements” to schools.
The grading system had received bipartisan pushback since it was pushed through in 2018 during a 17-hour lame duck session by the GOP-led Legislature and Republican former Gov. Rick Snyder. The Michigan Department of Education, who creates the rankings each year, said it was “not necessary,” due to other assessments already in place.
The state Department of Education is federally mandated to publish school index reports each year that assess schools graduation rates, student growth and other metrics on a scale of one to 100. Michigan also currently publishes an online “parent dashboard” that shows how schools fare on indicators in comparison to similar schools and the state average.
“Schools are complex, and what educators do daily for children is as well. It distills poorly into a letter grade system,” State Superintendent Michael Rice said in a statement supporting the repeal.
The bill repealing the A-F grades for schools received bipartisan support in the state Legislature earlier this month. Democratic state Sen. Dayna Polehanki, who is a former teacher, said the “educational community has been asking for this,” and that the index reports and parent dashboard are a “far superior,” way of assessing schools.
Republicans who opposed eliminating the A-F grading system said the parent dashboard was too confusing and that the report card-style grading was easier to understand. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/michigan-public-schools-won-t-be-given-a-f-18114696.php | 2023-05-23 17:15:01 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/michigan-public-schools-won-t-be-given-a-f-18114696.php |
By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow.
It happened after Sandy Hook, after Parkland, after the Orlando nightclub shooting and after the deadly rampage earlier this month at a Buffalo grocery store. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives.
Unfounded claims that the gunman was an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, or transgender, quickly emerged on Twitter, Reddit and other social media platforms. They were accompanied by familiar conspiracy theories suggesting the entire shooting was somehow staged.
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The claims reflect broader problems with racism and intolerance toward transgender people, and are an effort to blame the shooting on minority groups who already endure higher rates of online harassment and hate crimes, according to disinformation expert Jaime Longoria.
“It's a tactic that serves two purposes: It avoids real conversations about the issue (of gun violence), and it gives people who don't want to face reality a patsy, it gives them someone to blame,” said Longoria, director of research at the Disinfo Defense League, a non-profit that works to fight racist misinformation.
In the hours after the shooting, posts falsely claiming the gunman was living in the country illegally went viral, with some users adding embellishments, including that he was “on the run from Border Patrol.”
“He was an illegal alien wanted for murder from El Salvador,” read one tweet liked and retweeted hundreds of times. “This is blood on Biden’s hands and should have never happened.”
The 18-year-old man who authorities say carried out the shooting is a U.S. citizen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news conference on Tuesday.
Other social media users seized on images of innocent internet users to falsely identify them as the gunman and claim he was transgender. On the online message board 4Chan, users liberally shared the photos and discussed a plan to label the gunman as transgender, without any evidence to back it up.
One post on Twitter, which has since been deleted, featured a photo of a trans woman holding a green bottle to her mouth, looking into the camera, headphones hanging from one ear.
“BREAKING NEWS: THE IDENTITY OF THE SHOOTER HAS BEEN REVEALED,” claimed the user, saying the shooter was a “FEMBOY” with a channel on YouTube.
None of that was true. The photo actually depicted a 22-year-old trans woman named Sabrina who lives in New York City. Sabrina, who requested her last name not be published due to privacy concerns, confirmed to The Associated Press that the photo was hers and also said she was not affiliated with the purported YouTube account.
Sabrina said she received harassing responses on social media, particularly messages claiming that she was the shooter. She responded to a number of posts spreading the image with the misidentification, asking for the posts to be deleted.
“This whole ordeal is just horrifying,” Sabrina told the AP.
Another photo that circulated widely showed a transgender woman with a Coca-Cola sweatshirt and a black skirt. A second photo showed the same woman wearing a black NASA shirt with a red skirt. These photos didn’t show the gunman either — they were of a Reddit user named Sam, who confirmed her identity to the AP on Wednesday. The AP is not using Sam’s last name to protect her privacy.
“It’s not me, I don’t even live in Texas,” Sam wrote in a Reddit post.
Authorities have released no information on the gunman's sexuality or gender identification.
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar fit both unfounded claims about Ramos in a single now-deleted tweet that also misspelled his name. “It’s a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos,” Gosar tweeted Tuesday night.
Gosar’s office did not return a message seeking comment.
In some cases, misinformation about mass shootings or other events are spread by well-intentioned social media users trying to be helpful. In other cases, it can be the work of grifters looking to start fake fundraisers or draw attention to their website or organization.
Then there are the trolls who seemingly do it for fun.
Fringe online communities, including on 4chan, often use mass shootings and other tragedies as opportunities to sow chaos, troll the public and push harmful narratives, according to Ben Decker, founder and CEO of the digital investigations consultancy Memetica.
“It is very intentional and deliberate for them in celebrating these types of incidents to also influence what the mainstream conversations actually are,” Decker said. “There’s a nihilistic desire to prove oneself in these types of communities by successfully trolling the public. So if you are able to spearhead a campaign that leads to an outcome like this, you’re gaining increased sort of in-group credibility.”
For the communities bearing the brunt of such vicious online attacks, though, the false blame stirs fears of further discrimination and violence.
Something as seemingly innocuous as a transphobic comment on social media can spark an act of violence against a transgender person, said Jaden Janak, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas and a junior fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies.
“These children and adults who were murdered yesterday were just living their lives," Janak said Wednesday. “They didn’t know that yesterday was going to be their last day. And similarly, as trans people, that’s a fear that we have all the time.”
Swenson reported from Seattle. Associated Press writers Angelo Fichera and Karena Phan contributed to this report.
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California Golden Bears (0-2) at UCSD Tritons (0-2)
Cal went 12-20 overall last season while going 2-9 on the road. The Golden Bears averaged 9.2 points off of turnovers, 8.8 second chance points and 17.0 bench points last season.
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Climate change may increase turbulence, researchers say
Published: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:35 AM CDT|Updated: moments ago
(CNN) - Riding in an airplane could become bumpier in the future.
According to U.K. researchers, climate change is modifying turbulence and it may increase by two- or three-fold worldwide starting in 2050.
However, they said that doesn’t mean taking to the skies will be less safe since planes are designed to handle the high winds.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported turbulence is the top cause of injuries to passengers and staff in non-fatal accidents.
According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, turbulence causes around $500 million annually in injuries, delays and damage.
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HONOLULU, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Pacific Financial (NYSE CPF, the "Company") today announced the appointment of Arnold Martines to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CPF and Central Pacific Bank ("CPB", the "Bank") as well as to the boards of both entities. All appointments are effective January 1, 2023.
Martines, 58, who is currently President and Chief Operating Officer, will become President and CEO of the bank and the holding company. He is succeeding Paul Yonamine, 65, who is retiring to become Chairman Emeritus of the bank and the holding company. Catherine Ngo, 61, currently Executive Vice Chair of both the bank and the holding company, will become Chair of both boards.
"Arnold has more than 25 years of experience in the local banking industry, nearly two decades here at Central Pacific Bank, where he has moved the bank forward in significant ways as he progressed through the ranks," Yonamine said. "He has developed a solid relationship with an ever-increasing number of our customers and has a genuine love of the community. I cannot think of a more qualified individual to lead CPB into the future and it will be my pleasure to support him in his new role anyway I can."
Ever since joining CPB in 2004, Martines has distinguished himself and the bank. He is a true champion of small business, advocating for this important customer segment. During the pandemic, he led the bank's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a key lifeline for local small businesses. As a result of his leadership, CPB originated 11,833 PPP loans worth $870 million, more loans than any other local bank and 28% of the total number of all PPP loans made in Hawaii, the highest percentage of any bank in the nation. More recently, Martines played a key role in the implementation of RISE 2020, a multi-faceted renovation and rebranding program that invested $40 million in the bank's branches, ATMs, and digital platforms, as well as the redevelopment of Central Pacific Plaza, the bank's landmark building in downtown Honolulu.
"It is my distinct pleasure and an honor to be named CEO of Central Pacific Bank, where I have spent the majority of my professional career," Martines said. "With our recent rebrand and upgraded digital capabilities, we are well positioned to continue to grow our franchise here in Hawaii, by leveraging our strong legacy of service, while offering the latest and most up-to-date digital technology to our valued customers. I am proud to work side by side with my fellow employees to continue to meet our customers' expectations, while taking CPB to new heights of achievement. I will work hard to assure that the values I learned growing up on the Big Island are reflected in my management of the bank."
With 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Martines joined CPB in 2004 and has held various executive leadership positions within the company, including President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Banking Officer. He attended Honokaa High School, the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School. Active in various community causes and charities, Martines currently serves on the board of the Aloha Council - Boy Scouts of America (past chair), Child and Family Service (past chair) and the YMCA of Honolulu. He is also a Trustee of Saint Louis School.
Yonamine plans to stay involved in business and community causes in Hawaii and Japan as well as serving as an advisor to Martines and remaining on the board of the bank and holding company. He will also continue to serve on the boards of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation of Japan (SMBC), Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan (7-Eleven), Circlace Co, Ltd., Japan, and the U.S.-Japan Council. In Hawaii, he will remain on the board of the Pacific International Center of High Technology Research (PICHTR).
In addition to her role as Chair of both the bank and holding company boards, Ngo will continue as President of the CPB Foundation and be active in local community and business activities, particularly those that support women-owned businesses. She is on the Board of Trustees of the Queen's Health Systems where she will serve as Chair of the Board Finance Committee. She will continue to serve on the Board of Hawaii Gas, and on the Board of Governors of the Hawaii Community Foundation, the Advisory Board of Catholic Charities of Hawaii, and the Trust for Public Lands.
About Central Pacific Financial Corp.
Central Pacific Financial Corp. is a Hawai'i-based bank holding company with approximately $7.3 billion in assets as September 30, 2022. Central Pacific Bank, its primary subsidiary, operates 27 branches and 65 ATMs in the state of Hawai'i. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at cpb.bank.
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For further information with respect to factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from the expectations or projections stated in the forward-looking statements, please see the Company's publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K for the last fiscal year and, in particular, the discussion of "Risk Factors" set forth therein. We urge investors to consider all of these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.
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(The Hill) — Michelle Obama says the world tends to “glamorize marriage,” while the reality is that matrimony “is hard.”
“We’ve been married for 30 years,” Obama said of former President Barack Obama during a Thursday interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings.”
“If I fell out with him for 10 [years,] and we had a great 20 years, I’d take those odds anytime,” the former first lady said in response to a question from King about remarks she made last year that for a decade during their relationship, she “couldn’t stand” her husband.
“We glamorize marriage,” Obama, 59, said.
“In this day and age, marriage is more about the dress, and the dresses, and the proposal, and the honeymoon and all the stuff around it. And young people aren’t ready for the real of marriage,” she told King.
“A lot of young people quit on marriage over things that are just a part of the commitment,” added the “Light We Carry” author, promoting her book and a forthcoming Netflix special she filmed with Oprah Winfrey.
“I share these things because marriage is hard,” Obama said.
“It’s incumbent upon us — people who have had successful marriages — to be really honest about the fact that making a commitment to be with someone means you compromise, and compromise ain’t always fun,” she said.
“And don’t add kids into the mix because they really mess up your life,” the mom of two quipped. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/michelle-obama-weve-been-married-for-30-years-and-20-of-them-were-great/ | 2023-04-20 19:26:25 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/michelle-obama-weve-been-married-for-30-years-and-20-of-them-were-great/ |
INDIANAPOLIS – It started with 32 teams.
Now we’re down to four for this weekend’s conference championship games, with Sunday’s winners being “Big Game Bound.”
The 49ers and Eagles kick off first for the NFC title at 3 p.m. ET, with the Bengals and Chiefs vying for the AFC crown at 6:30 p.m. ET.
All four conference finalists have at least 14 wins, including the playoffs, for the first time ever. The four starting quarterbacks have the youngest average age (25 years, 98 days) since conference championships began in 1970.
KRON’s Kate Rooney break down the NFC matchup with host Chris Hagan on this week’s “Big Game Bound,” while WDAF’s Rob Collins joins the show to talk about the AFC game.
Former Titans running back Jarrett Payton also gives his picks for Sunday’s doubleheader after picking all four winners last week.
“Big Game Bound” streams every Thursday at 12 p.m. ET and will have a special edition from Radio Row every day at 1 p.m. during Super Bowl week. | https://phl17.com/sports/the-big-game/big-game-bound-4-teams-left-standing-for-conference-championship-weekend/ | 2023-01-26 21:39:05 | 0 | https://phl17.com/sports/the-big-game/big-game-bound-4-teams-left-standing-for-conference-championship-weekend/ |
Dr. Johnston will serve as chief of cardiac surgery and surgical director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, has been named surgical director of Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the division of cardiac surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
"Dr. Johnston has a strong vision for growth, innovation, sustainability and teamwork. We are confident that his leadership, combined with Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute's world-class team, will elevate our cardiac surgery program to another level of national prominence," said Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, who is stepping down as chief of Cardiac Surgery after 18 years in that role. Dr. McCarthy will continue to serve as executive director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and vice president of clinical integration for Northwestern Medical Group.
Dr. Johnston joins Northwestern Medicine from the Cleveland Clinic where he served as vice chair of the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, program director of the thoracic surgery residency and advanced cardiothoracic fellowships, and surgical director of the Aortic Valve Center. Dr. Johnston specializes in minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery, aortic and endovascular surgery, complex reoperations, pericardial disease and radiation associated cardiac disease.
"I'm very lucky to join an organization that is already a center of excellence in so many ways and is also on a very steep upward trajectory," said Dr. Johnston. "The vision is to differentiate ourselves as a place where patients can get the best quality care, not just locally but nationally, for both common and uncommon, complex cardiac conditions. I look forward to continuing Bluhm's legacy of success by working with a very talented team of surgeons to innovate, creatively improve care and continue to grow the program and its reputation."
Dr. Johnston's clinical interests and expertise is matched by his innovation portfolio. The accomplished inventor has contributed to 12 submitted or issued patents for inventions that have improved different aspects of patient care, data collection and workflow, and employee well-being. He also has extensive research experience, which started when he was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College and was awarded the Claire Garber Goodman Fund Scholarship. This scholarship gave him the opportunity to be the principal investigator for a study of tuberculosis treatment and prevention in a community with strong indigenous health systems in northern India.
Dr. Johnston earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1998 before completing his clinical training in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was awarded the Edward D. Churchill Fellowship, the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship and an NIH National Research Service Award for his research in the immunology of heart and lung transplantation. He trained in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, including a focused fellowship in endovascular surgery. In 2008, he joined the Cleveland Clinic as a staff surgeon.
"Since its beginning, the goal of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has been to bring world-class cardiovascular care to Chicago, which we have proudly achieved," said Dr. McCarthy. "The addition of Dr. Johnston to our leadership team furthers that level of excellence and will support our commitment to improving heart care by pioneering advanced treatments, performing groundbreaking clinical research, and incorporating innovative technology and artificial intelligence into clinical practice."
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is an innovative powerhouse in developing the latest, safest advances in cardiovascular care. Anchored in downtown Chicago, it has expanded and integrated into eight Northwestern Medicine hospitals, most recently bringing advanced cardiovascular services to the south suburbs at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. Consistently recognized as one of the top cardiology and cardiac surgery programs in the country, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is ranked eighth in the country by U.S. News & World Report in the annual "America's Best Hospitals" rankings.
For more information about Northwestern Medicine's top ranked cardiovascular care, go to nm.org/heart or call (312) NM-HEART. For more information about Northwestern Medicine, visit https://news.nm.org/.
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Bain Capital's Jeff Williams joins board; Alice Wheeler from Meta leads HR and West Gass joins as head of marketing
CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DispatchTrack, the global leader in last mile delivery solutions, today announced it has appointed Jeff Williams, an operating partner at Bain Capital Ventures, to its board. In addition, the company is strengthening its leadership team with hires: West Gass, who will serve as vice president of marketing, and Alice Wheeler, who was named head of human resources.
"We are thrilled to have Jeff join our board. His strategic guidance, deep industry expertise, and track record of success will be invaluable as we continue to rapidly scale," said Satish Natarajan, DispatchTrack co-founder and CEO. "We are also excited to welcome West and Alice to our leadership team. Their extensive experience and proven results will be vital as DispatchTrack continues to grow, innovate, and expand into new markets."
Williams has been an operating partner at Bain Capital since 2016, focusing on infrastructure software and security. He brings to DispatchTrack's board more than 25 years of operating experience helping early-stage enterprise software companies to scale and grow into market leaders. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Williams led sales at organizations such as GlobalCenter (acquired by Exodus Communications), IntruVert Networks (acquired by McAfee), and IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco). Most recently, he was senior vice president of sales at FireEye, which he helped transform into a market-leading enterprise security company, culminating in a successful public offering in 2013.
Wheeler has more than 25 years of experience in HR and has served in head of HR and senior HR leadership roles across a diverse set of industries, including financial services, B2B SaaS, and Big Tech. She will be responsible for people strategies globally, including the continued evolution of company culture, HR infrastructure, and people programs to support the next stage of the company's growth. Prior to joining DispatchTrack, she served as a senior director of HR at Meta, leading HRBP teams that supported over 15,000 tech employees worldwide.
Gass brings more than 20 years of experience in growing software businesses. Before joining DispatchTrack, Gass served as vice president of demand generation at Socure and Aurea Software. He will lead marketing, demand generation, brand awareness, field marketing, public relations, and the brand's digital marketing initiatives. He will be responsible for developing and executing strategies that build DispatchTrack's position as a leading last mile software provider.
DispatchTrack is the global leader in last mile delivery solutions, helping top brands around the globe power successful deliveries 180 million times a year. Since 2010, DispatchTrack's scalable SaaS platform has made delivery organizations more connected, agile, and intelligent using highly configurable capabilities designed to empower better delivery management from end to end. Our proprietary AI-powered routing algorithm ensures 98% ETA accuracy in last mile deliveries, and we're constantly innovating to improve performance and better serve our 2,000+ global customers, including Walmart, Coca-Cola, Ashley, Ferguson Enterprises, Cargill, McCain Foods, and many others. When businesses make promises to their customers—DispatchTrack makes sure they deliver.
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Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt false statements
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer on Friday emailed the Indiana state’s attorney general asking him to stop spreading false or misleading information about an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion in June on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, who performed a medical abortion on the girl.
The letter says Rokita’s statements Wednesday on Fox News “cast Dr. Bernard in a false light and allege misconduct in her profession.” DeLaney said the doctor could file a defamation claim against Rokita if he does not comply.
Rokita told Fox that his office was investigating whether Bernard violated medical privacy laws by talking about the victim to the Indianapolis Star, and he said she failed to notify authorities about suspected child abuse. He offered no specific allegations of wrongdoing.
Records obtained by The Associated Press and other local media show Bernard submitted the report July 2, which is within the state’s required three-day reporting period for an abortion performed on a girl younger than 16.
“We are especially concerned that, given the controversial political context of the statements, such inflammatory accusations have the potential to incite harassment or violence from the public which could prevent Dr. Bernard, an Indiana licensed physician, from providing care to her patents safely,” the letter states.
A 27-year-old man has been charged in the girl’s rape, confirming the case that was scrutinized by Republican politicians and some media outlets. Those reactions grew in intensity after Democratic President Joe Biden expressed sympathy for the girl when signing an executive order protecting some abortion access last week.
“Like any correspondence, it will be reviewed if and when it arrives. Regardless, no false or misleading statements have been made,” Kelly Stevenson, a spokesperson in Rokita’s office, said via email.
Bernard tweeted Friday that she hopes “to be able to share my story soon.”
“It has been a difficult week, but my colleagues and I will continue to provide healthcare ethically, lovingly, and bravely each and every day,” she wrote.
Dr. Diana Contreras, chief health care officer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, issued a statement saying, “No medical provider should be harassed, intimidated, or criminalized for doing their job. It is unconscionable and unacceptable, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD spent several hours Tuesday investigating the shooting of a man at Lake Castleton Apartments on the city’s northeast side.
“I’m really tired of seeing blood,” said Jasmine Klepinger, who lives at the complex with her boyfriend.
Klepinger said she’s seen her share, though, always accompanied by police cars and yellow crime scene tape.
“This is the second time I’ve seen blood everywhere,” she explained.
This time, Klepinger said, it was right as she pulled into the complex.
“We saw a guy right here with blood all over on the street,” she said, pointing to a sidewalk near the entrance.
According to IMPD, the man had been wounded, but was "awake and breathing" in the aftermath.
Tuesday’s police cars and lights were a familiar sight that brought back bad memories for Klepinger. Last July, her friend, a woman in her 50s was stabbed to death in her apartment here.
Just a few months earlier, in May, police say a man was shot to death in the same complex.
“They promised to put a gate on the community and monitor who’s coming in and out and the gate never gets used,” said Klepinger.
“I’ve been living in Lake Castleton going on two years and it’s stabbings and shootings happening in this neighborhood every couple days,” added resident Sandy Claire.
That’s why Claire, who has a 5-year-old, is ready to get out of there.
“My lease ends in two months and I’m gone,” she said.
Klepinger said she and her boyfriend aren’t far behind.
“We don’t even know where we’re going to move yet, but we just want out of here so bad. We’re willing to do anything to get out,” Klepinger said.
13News asked on-site management for a comment about residents’ concerns. They told us, “No comment” before asking us to leave the property.
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WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, January 9, 2023
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors at the trial of a former journalist asked the court Tuesday to hand him a 24-year prison sentence on treason charges.
Ivan Safronov. who worked as a journalist for a decade before becoming an adviser to the head of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, has been in custody since his July 2020 arrest in Moscow. He has rejected the charges of passing military secrets to Czech intelligence and insisted on his innocence.
Safronov's case reflects the challenges faced by Russian journalists, which have grown even tougher amid Moscow's military action in Ukraine.
Safronov, who covered military and security issues for the leading Russian business daily Kommersant before joining Roscosmos, stated that he had collected all the information from open sources in the course of his work and did nothing illegal. He has argued that the investigators have failed to spell out the treason charges and explain what secrets he had allegedly revealed.
Many Russian journalists and human rights activists have pushed for Safronov’s release, and some have alleged that the authorities may have wanted to take revenge for his reporting that exposed Russian military incidents and shady arms deals.
Roscosmos has said that Safronov didn’t have access to state secrets, and claimed that the charges didn’t relate to Safronov’s work for the corporation, which he joined in May 2020.
Rights activists, journalists, scientists and corporate officials who have faced treason accusations in Russia in recent years have found it difficult to defend themselves because of secrecy surrounding their cases and a lack of public access to information.
Safronov’s father also worked for Kommersant covering military issues after retiring from the armed forces. In 2007, he died after falling from a window of his apartment building in Moscow.
Investigators concluded that he killed himself, but some Russian media outlets questioned the official version, pointing to his intent to publish a sensitive report about secret arms deliveries to Iran and Syria. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Russian-prosecutors-ask-for-24-year-sentence-for-17407009.php | 2022-08-30 14:15:57 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Russian-prosecutors-ask-for-24-year-sentence-for-17407009.php |
House Democrats sought to undercut a brewing Oversight Committee investigation into the discovery of records from President Biden’s tenure as vice president, releasing partial transcripts indicating his assistant was unaware there were classified records in the boxes sent to a center bearing his name.
A memo from the panel’s Democrats indicates Biden’s former secretary, Kathy Chung, did not spot any cover sheets for classified documents as she packed the boxes, which largely contained letters and other personal effects, as well as documents from passion projects of Biden’s, including the now-revived Cancer Moonshot.
The memo also condemns committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), accusing him of misrepresenting Chung’s testimony while spreading “false, xenophobic, and racist conspiracy theories.”
The memo points to media appearances by Comer, including those in which he suggests Chung, who was born in South Korea, had ties to Hunter Biden and the Chinese Communist Party, telling Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, “We’re looking into that.”
Chung described her role as packing — but not sorting — the materials in the boxes. She told lawmakers that no members of the Biden family were involved in packing boxes.
Her attorney has since penned a letter, also released by Democrats, accusing Republicans of making false insinuations about her role with Biden ahead of her interview with the committee.
“We now have serious doubts about your intentions and the motivation in requesting a transcribed interview,” Chung’s attorney wrote in a March letter.
“As you well know from reading the relevant emails, Ms. Chung was not hired by the Vice President for the purpose of helping with moving documents. She was hired as an Assistant to the Vice President responsible for office affairs.”
House Republicans are investigating Biden’s handling of classified material after several documents with sensitive markings from his time as vice president were found in an old Washington, D.C., office space and at Biden’s Wilmington, Del., home in late 2022 and early 2023.
Chung told lawmakers during a four-hour interview that she was not aware any classified documents were among the material she packed up in Biden’s office at the end of the Obama administration, according to Democrats on the Oversight Committee.
Excerpts of her testimony include her telling lawmakers that she has experience spotting classified documents and that she would have alerted someone if she had come across those markings while packing up Biden’s office.
The release of the memo takes a page from the book of Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, who earlier this year offered a report that included partial interviews with three GOP witnesses who have accused the FBI of improperly targeting conservatives.
Democrats justified the move by arguing committee Republicans had inflated both the number of witnesses they’d spoken with and their claims, suggesting each had little evidence of wrongdoing.
Wednesday’s memo from House Oversight Democrats similarly casts Republican claims as false and likewise argues that releasing the information was necessary for transparency.
“In light of Chairman Comer’s decision to cherry-pick and misrepresent critical information in this investigation while refusing to publicly release the full interview transcripts, the Committee’s Democratic staff will endeavor to provide ongoing updates to all Democratic Members on the status of this investigation to ensure the Committee’s work is carried out in a transparent fashion,” Democrats write in the final paragraph of their memo.
Attorney General Merrick Garland in January appointed Robert Hur as a special counsel to handle the Justice Department’s review of Biden’s handling of classified documents.
“I think you’re going to find there’s nothing there,” Biden said of the controversy in January. “I have no regrets, I’m following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. That’s exactly what we’re doing, there’s no there there.”
A separate special counsel, Jack Smith, is investigating former President Trump’s handling of classified materials after more than 100 sensitive documents were found at his Mar-a-Lago estate last year.
Former Vice President Mike Pence in late January notified federal officials that a small number of classified documents from his time in the Trump administration were found at his Indiana home. There has not been a special counsel appointed to review Pence’s handling of classified materials.
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Truex, Reddick, Allmendinger are drivers to watch
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Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, and Dustin Long select the drivers they're keeping an eye on in Chicago, including Martin Truex Jr., Bubba Wallace, AJ Allmendinger, Chris Buescher, Tyler Reddick, and Brad Keselowski. | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nascar/ray-evernham-a-nascar-innovator | 2023-07-04 12:08:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nascar/ray-evernham-a-nascar-innovator |
MLS pro Anton Walkes collided with another boat prior to death, preliminary investigation reveals
Walkes was found by paramedics 'unconscious in the water' after the boat collision
Details surrounding the death of Anton Walkes, a Major League Soccer player who was a defenseman for Charlotte FC, were revealed in a preliminary report on Friday and indicated that the 25-year-old professional athlete collided with a boat before succumbing to his injuries at hospital.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told Fox News Digital in a statement that Walkes and another person were riding an 11-foot Yamaha personal watercraft at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday when they collided into a 46- foot Scarab cabin boat near the Miami Marine Stadium basin.
Walkes, who was not driving at the time of the accident, was found by paramedics "unconscious in the water."
ANTON WALKES, DEFENDER FOR MLS’ CHARLOTTE FC, DEAD AT 25
He received CPR on the shore before being transported to an area hospital, where he later died early Thursday morning as a result of his injuries.
"There are no words to describe the sorrow of everyone in Major League Soccer today after learning of the tragic passing of Anton Walkes of Charlotte FC," MLS said in a tweet. "Anton was a talented and dedicated player who was loved by his teammates and fans."
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"We extend our deepest condolences to his partner, family, friends and the entire Charlotte FC family. MLS is coordinating with Charlotte FC to provide players and family members with the resources and support they may need during this tragic time."
Walkes, who is originally from England, had been playing in MLS full-time since 2020. He joined Atlanta United in 2017 and then rejoined in 2020 prior to the coronavirus-impacted season and played for the club for two years. He joined Charlotte in 2022 and appeared in 23 matches.
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"He was a tremendous son, father, partner and teammate whose joyous approach to life touched everyone he met," Charlotte FC team owner David Tepper.
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Company recognized for its service delivery and
its role as a trusted implementation partner for major speciality retailer
MONTREAL, May 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") is proud to announce its selection as one of five finalists for the Game Changer Award for ERP/EPM Service Delivery Partner of the Year as part of the Fifth Annual Oracle Change Agents Awards.
With 2021 winners set to be announced later this month, the Oracle Change Agents Awards recognize industry leaders who leverage the power of Oracle solutions to help organizations adapt and change to meet new challenges, with a particular focus this year on accelerated innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability in finance and supply chain.
Alithya is an important Oracle partner in North America, with over 1,200 customers and more than 3,500 Oracle ERP, EPM, HCM, SCM, and Analytics projects completed. Its dedicated Oracle practice combines implementation and advisory services to help customers manage their organizations more efficiently by connecting financial, operational and human resource planning across all business areas.
Quote from Mike Feldman, Senior Vice President, Oracle Practice at Alithya:
"As one of the first partners to embrace Oracle's multi-pillar approach to deliver financials, ERP, EPM, and HCM as a single cohesive Cloud platform, Alithya has emerged ahead of the curve as an early deliverer with deep acquired expertise."
Alithya is also proud to be the Oracle Cloud EPM platform Implementation Partner for US-based JOANN Stores, whose Director of Financial Planning & Reporting, Kyle Schuld, has been nominated as one of three finalists for the Oracle Prediction Award for Innovation in Planning and Scenario Modelling. JOANN Stores are one of the fastest growing players in the arts and crafts industry, and now include 855 stores across 49 US states and robust e-commerce business.
Alithya is a North American leader in strategy and digital transformation, employing a dedicated and highly skilled workforce of 3,600 professionals in Canada, the United States and internationally. Alithya's strategy is based on a plan of accelerated organic growth and complementary acquisitions to create a global leader. The company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application services, and data and analytics.
A 25-year Oracle Partner, Alithya's expertise includes more than 300 certified consultants and Oracle ACEs. The company has a dedicated practice for healthcare and financial services and serves other industries, and contributes in an advisory role to the Oracle Product Development team. To learn more about Alithya, visit www.alithya.com.
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby apologized Friday for hopping on a private plane to get out of the New York area earlier this week while thousands of United passengers were stranded because the airline canceled so many flights.
“Taking a private jet was the wrong decision because it was insensitive to our customers who were waiting to get home,” Kirby said in a statement issued by the airline. “I sincerely apologize to our customers and our team members who have been working around-the-clock for several days — often through severe weather — to take care of our customers.”
Kirby concluded by promising “to better demonstrate my respect for the dedication of our team members and the loyalty of our customers.”
Kirby caught the private flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Denver on Wednesday, when United canceled 750 flights — one-fourth of its schedule for the day. That figure does not include flights on United Express.
United has canceled nearly 3,000 flights this week, with the largest number at its Newark Liberty International Airport hub in New Jersey, which was hit by thunderstorms for much of the week.
Kirby blamed disruptions in Newark last weekend on a shortage of Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers. He said in a note to employees “that the FAA frankly failed us” by reducing the rate at which planes could arrive and depart the airport, where United is the dominant carrier.
Canceled flights left United planes and crews out of position, hobbling the airline when bad weather hit on Sunday, Kirby said.
As United continued to struggle throughout this week, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose department includes the FAA, said on Twitter that airlines had recovered from the storms “with the exception of United.” He drove home the point by including a bar graph that compared United’s cancellation rate with the rest of the industry.
United’s operation has improved since midweek. The percentage of canceled flights fell from 26% on Wednesday to 18% Thursday and 8% through Friday evening, according to tracking service FlightAware. However, even on Friday, United was on pace to lead all U.S. carriers in canceled flights for a seventh straight day.
United vowed to fix its operation in time for the July 4 holiday weekend, which promises to be a hectic one at the nation’s airports. More than 2.7 million people were screened Thursday at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, and Friday was expected to bring similar crowds — possibly bigger.
United passengers have taken to social media and talked to reporters about long airport lines and sleeping in airports after flights were canceled.
Unions representing the airline’s pilots and flight attendants have joined in the criticism, accusing United management of poor planning, a lack of crew schedulers, and operating too many flights.
Chicago-based United said it did not pay for the CEO’s flight on Wednesday. The airline declined to say whether Kirby frequently takes private planes. | https://wgntv.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-passengers-were-stuck-because-united-airlines-canceled-their-flights-the-ceo-took-a-private-plane/ | 2023-07-02 04:28:01 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-passengers-were-stuck-because-united-airlines-canceled-their-flights-the-ceo-took-a-private-plane/ |
DETROIT (AP) — Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998.
Goodyear’s G159 tires have been under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since December of 2017. On Tuesday the agency posted documents on its website saying that it had pressured the company into a recall.
Documents say the tire tread can separate from the body, causing drivers to lose control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The agency began investigating the tires nearly five years ago after a judge ordered the release of Goodyear data that had been sealed under court orders and settlement agreements.
Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. They allege that Goodyear kept the problems secret for years by settling cases and getting judges to seal records.
The tires were made from 1996 to 2003. The death and injury numbers were revealed in a 2018 information request letter to the Akron, Ohio, company. The agency did not specify how many people were killed in crashes involving the tires.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., based in Akron, Ohio, denied that the tires have a safety defect and said Tuesday that few, if any, are still on the road. The company said it’s doing the recall to address risks that happen when the tires are underinflated or overloaded on motorhomes.
“This tire hasn’t been made since 2003, it consistently met Goodyear’s demanding safety standards, and we have not received an injury claim related to the tire’s use on a Class A motorhome in more than 14 years,” Goodyear said in a prepared statement.
Documents show that the government safety agency sent Goodyear a letter requesting a recall of the 22.5-inch diameter tires on Feb. 22 of this year, and the company declined the request on March 8. But Goodyear later agreed to the recall “to address concerns that some of these tires may still be in the marketplace or in use.”
NHTSA must hold a public hearing and then go to court to force a company to do a recall.
Goodyear will replace the tires with a newer model at no cost to RV owners. Owners of tires used on other vehicles can exchange them for $500.
Goodyear said in government documents that the RV makers who used the tires are no longer in business, so it does not have access to registration data for the RVs with the faulty tires.
NHTSA issued a statement urging anyone who owns, rents or uses and RV or truck with 22.5-inch rims to make sure that G159 tires are not on the vehicles. “If their vehicle has these tires, they should have this recall completed as soon as possible,” the statement said. The agency said it found that the tires experienced a high failure rate when compared to similar tires.
Michael Brooks, acting executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said the Goodyear case is one that exposes every flaw in the system designed to keep unsafe tires and vehicles off the roads.
“Sealing off the documentation that there is a distinct threat to public safety should be against the law,” said Brooks, who added that several states have such laws.
He said NHTSA should have acted much sooner after getting a solid case from attorney David Kurtz in a lawsuit against Goodyear.
“I think that the documents that were handed to them at the beginning of the investigation were enough to reach a very quick conclusion,” said Brooks, whose organization sued to get an Arizona judge to release lawsuit documents against Goodyear.
Goodyear, he said, put up a huge fight. “There was a lot of cat-and-mouse going on with Goodyear on this issue,” Brooks said. “They’ve effectively drawn out this defect process so long that they’re not going to have to replace many tires, and that was the ultimate goal, to preserve profits.”
NHTSA’s statement did not address why it took more than five years for the agency to seek a recall in the case.
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DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Ramírez hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning and a two-run shot in the ninth for his 12th homer. The three-time All-Star is batting .297 with a major league-best 48 RBIs in 42 games.
Bieber (2-3) allowed one run and eight hits in a season-high eight innings. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner struck out five and walked none.
Josh Naylor added two hits and two RBIs for Cleveland, which had dropped three in a row. Richie Palacios had a run-scoring single.
Detroit wasted another effective start for Alex Faedo (1-2), who allowed two runs and five hits in a career-high six innings. The Tigers had won two in a row.
According to Elias Sports, Faedo is the first pitcher since Steven Matz in 2015 to go five or more innings while allowing two runs or less in the first five starts of his major league career.
Detroit got its only run on Willi Castro’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Cleveland improved to 20-6 in its last 26 games at Comerica Park.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (left glute tightness) is going to throw a side session and then a 50-55-pitch rehab game on Tuesday with Triple-A Columbus.
Tigers: LHP Tyler Alexander (left elbow sprain) will make a rehab start Monday for Triple-A Toledo. ... RHP Matt Manning (right shoulder inflammation) will be seeing a doctor about biceps tendinitis. He will not be throwing for the foreseeable future.
UPCOMING DOUBLEHEADER
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Joey Wentz would be the 27th man and start the second game in Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins.
UP NEXT
Guardians: RHP Triston McKenzie (3-3, 2.70 ERA) takes the mound Sunday for his fifth career start against the Tigers.
Tigers: Elvin Rodriguez (0-0, 9.39 ERA) makes his second career start.
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Broncos’ Russell Wilson says he’s ‘ready to roll’ in London
HARROW, England (AP) — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson proclaimed himself “ready to roll” despite a lingering hamstring injury Wednesday ahead of Denver’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
Wilson was a limited participant in practice at the Harrow School outside London and coach Nathaniel Hackett was noncommittal, but the veteran quarterback was optimistic.
“I feel great, ready to roll,” Wilson said. “I’m super locked in and ready to hopefully get a big win in London.”
Wilson, who was held out of Sunday’s 16-9 loss to the New York Jets by Hackett because of a strained hamstring, estimated he stayed on his feet for half of the eight-hour flight to Britain.
“I was walking up and down the aisles,” Wilson said. “Everybody was knocked out. I was doing high-knees, working on my legs and everything else, making sure I’m ready to rock.”
Wilson took part in stretching and throwing drills but didn’t roll out and throw during the portion of practice that was open to the media at the private school once attended by Winston Churchill.
“I always want to be out on the field,” he said. “That obviously was tough not being out there. I wanted to help us win and get on a hot streak and just get us rolling.”
Hackett echoed his comments from earlier in the week, saying Wednesday that Wilson “is trending in the right way.”
The rookie coach said Wilson did “quite a bit” in practice. Asked what Wilson needs to show him, Hackett said “that he can protect himself, just want to be sure that as he gets out there, he’s able to escape, he’s able to move and so forth.”
Backup Brett Rypien threw for 225 yards and one interception against the Jets his second career start. The third-year player out of Boise State completed 24 of 46 passes with no touchdowns.
The Broncos (2-5) lost their fourth straight despite another outstanding defensive performance, and Hackett has faced more scrutiny than any rookie coach in the league because of his team’s offensive woes and his debatable in-game decision-making.
Wilson is off to the worst start of his 11-year career, completing 58.6% of his passes with five touchdowns and three interceptions. He has missed just four games as a pro.
With the Seahawks in 2018, Russell threw three touchdown passes in Seattle’s 27-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders at Wembley.
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"I grew up surrounded by music. I didn't have the most conventional upbringing, but I wouldn't change my life and my relationship with my dad for anything, and he was a loving and caring grandfather who took pleasure in every moment with his three granddaughters. He gave me the ultimate soundtrack, as well as his wicked sense of humor. I am beyond grateful for every minute our family spent with him, and that the music he brought to the world impacted so many people's lives in a positive way." – Mandy Stein, daughter of Seymour Stein
NEW YORK, April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seymour Stein, the co-founder of Sire Records, passed away this morning, April 2nd, in Los Angeles at the age of 80, following a battle with cancer. He was a pioneering figure in the music industry, whose unique ability to anticipate musical trends and discover and nurture revolutionary artists left an indelible mark on the contemporary cultural landscape.
In 1955, when Seymour was just 13 years old, he was granted access to the Billboard archives, where he painstakingly wrote down two decades of charts, while developing his encyclopedic memory of songs. Following his high school graduation, Stein became a full-time member of the Billboard staff. In 1961, he moved to Cincinnati, where he worked for King Records, getting his first experience on the label side of the business. Stein returned to New York two years later to work with George Goldner, who had joined forces with legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller to form Red Bird Records, headquartered in the Brill Building.
In 1966, Stein co-founded Sire Productions with producer Richard Gottehrer, and Sire Records was officially launched the following year. Stein had been a devotee of the English music scene since the 1950s, and in its early days Sire released albums by British acts like Climax Blues Band, Renaissance, and Barclay James Harvest, as well as Holland's Focus. Stein also forged an association with British producer Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon Records, home to Peter Green's original Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack, featuring Christine McVie.
Stein first saw the Ramones in 1975, and as he said, "It was like sticking my hand in a live electric light socket." The band's first album was released by Sire in 1976, and it remains one of the seminal recordings in rock and roll history. That same year, Sire struck a distribution pact with Warner Bros. Records, and in 1980, Warner Music Group fully acquired the label.
Stein put New Wave music – a term he coined – on the mainstream map with the likes of Talking Heads and the Pretenders. And in a moment that has become a permanent part of music industry lore, Stein signed a young artist named Madonna while he was in the hospital. At the same time, Sire released classic pop singles like M's "Pop Muzik," Soft Cell's "Tainted Love," and Modern English's "I Melt with You."
Over the years, Sire's roster has included cutting-edge artists such as the Ramones, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Madonna, Tom Tom Club, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & The Bunnymen, Erasure, The Cult, The Undertones, Madness, The Replacements, Ice-T, k.d. lang, Seal, Everything But The Girl, Aztec Camera, Dinosaur Jr., Wilco, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Aphex Twin, Spacehog, Regina Spektor, Tegan & Sara, and many more.
In 2005, Stein was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an organization which he co-founded in 1983, and in 2016, he was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2017, Sire Records celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2018, he released his autobiography, "Siren Song: My Life in Music".
He is survived by his daughter, Mandy, his sister, Ann Wiederkehr, and three grandchildren.
Donations can be made in Seymour Stein's name to MUSICARES: https://www.musicares.org/donations
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