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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new agreement calling for the two countries to work together to boost energy security and drive down prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the agreement Wednesday as part of a larger effort to reduce global dependence on Russian energy exports, stabilize Western energy markets and step up collaboration on energy efficiency, nuclear power and renewables. The U.K.-U.S. Energy Security and Affordability Partnership will be steered by a new group led by senior British and White House officials.
Under the deal, the U.S. pledged to export at least 9 billion to 10 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, over the next year via U.K. terminals — more than double the amount exported in 2021. U.S. gas exports to Europe have sharply increased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. The new commitment “will be good for both U.K. and European partners as we look to replenish gas storage next year,” the White House and prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“During this global energy crisis brought on by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, it is more important than ever for allied countries to deepen their cooperation to ensure resilient international systems which reflect our shared values,” Biden and Sunak said in a joint statement.
Working with allies, the United States and United Kingdom “commit to intensify our collaboration to support international energy security, affordability and sustainability, as Europe reduces its dependence on Russian energy,” the leaders said.
The effort comes after the Group of Seven major industrial nations, the European Union and Australia last week adopted a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, meant to both prevent price spikes and starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of funding for his war in Ukraine.
Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg said Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “created the uncertainty that drove the price of oil up” from a pre-invasion average of $70 per barrel to a high of more than $140 per barrel.
As a result, “Russia has reaped a windfall from elevated oil prices — which has enabled it to fund brutal military operations and sustain its illegal and unjust war against Ukraine, all while the rest of the world bears the costs of higher energy prices,” she said. The price cap policy is designed to “limit Russia’s ability to profit from its aggression, while promoting global energy stability by keeping Russian oil on the market,” Rosenberg said at an anti-corruption conference.
The discounted price went into effect Monday, timed to an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea and a ban on insurance for those supplies. The price cap, which was led by the G-7 wealthy democracies, aims to prevent a sudden loss of Russian oil that could lead to a new surge in energy prices and further fuel inflation.
In their bilateral agreement, the U.S. and British governments pledged to work “proactively” to identify and resolve any issues faced by exporters and importers, while also working to reduce global reliance on Russian energy.
The two countries also will seek to expedite development of so-called clean hydrogen derived from natural gas and renewable sources, as well as promote nuclear power as a secure energy source.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month, which will feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Muni Long, Cody Johnson, Coldplay and Pink, who is this year’s Icon Award recipient.
The Innovator Award is presented to an artist who has “impacted global pop culture throughout their career.” Past recipients include Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, U2 and Alicia Keys.
Pink will receive the Icon Award honoring her “impact on pop culture, longevity and continued relevance as a touring and radio force with a loyal fan base worldwide.”
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will be aired March 27 on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and aired on iHeartRadio stations and the app.
Lizzo, Swift and Harry Styles lead the awards nominations with seven nods each, and Jack Harlow and Drake are close behind with six each.
For top song of the year, Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” faces off against Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” Styles’ “As It Was,” Justin Bieber’s “Ghost,” Doja Cat’s “Woman,” Glass Animals’ “Heat Wave,” Latto’s “Big Energy,” Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby,” Harlow’s “First Class,” and Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy.”
Fans can vote in several categories including best fan army, best lyrics, best cover song, best sample and best music video. Voting on Twitter begins Wednesday using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags and will close March 20.
With five nominations each are Doja Cat, Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Tems, Bad Bunny and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Silk Sonic, Future, Latto, Imagine Dragons, The Weeknd, BLACKPINK, Karol G and Nicki Minaj have four each.
Artist of the year pits Beyoncé against Doja Cat, Drake, Dua Lipa, Styles, Harlow, Bieber, Lizzo, Swift and The Weeknd for the crown. Best duo or group nominees are AJR, Black Eyed Peas, BLACKPINK, Silk Sonic, Glass Animals, Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, OneRepublic, Parmalee and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Country artist of the year nominees are Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. Hip-hop artist of the year nominees are Drake, Future, Kodak Black, Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo.
Nominees for alternative artist of the year are Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the last of whom also are on the list of rock artists of the year, along with Ghost, Papa Roach, Shinedown and Three Days Grace.
The Latin pop/reggaeton artist of the year nominees are Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Farruko, Karol G and Rauw Alejandro. And nominees for best R&B artist are Blxst, Bleu, Silk Sonic, Muni Long and SZA.
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Baker County murder: Reward offered in 'execution-style' killings of 2 men, deputies say
MACCLENNY, Fla. - A $5,000 reward is being offered in the "execution-style" killings of two men found dead at a home in a small, northeast Florida community, the Baker County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday in a social media post.
During a news conference, Sheriff Scotty Rhoden said its deputies were called out to the Macclenny home off Sawtooth Road Monday morning after receiving information that someone had been found dead at a home. When investigators arrived to the area, they found David "Daniel" Sigers, 54, and James Michael "Bo" Thomas, 49, both dead from gunshot wounds.
"We can say that these two victims were brutally murdered and may have been targeted," Rhoden told reporters. "Let's make no mistake about it, this was an execution-style murder."
The sheriff's office believes the two were killed over the weekend and said there's no evidence that the killings were drug-related at this time.
Rhoden said it's been several years since a homicide has happened in the Baker County community.
Anyone with information that leads to the identity and arrest of the suspect(s) responsible in the case is asked to call (904) 259-9372 or they can remain anonymous by calling First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477). | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/baker-county-murder-reward-offered-in-execution-style-killings-of-2-men-deputies-say | 2022-08-04 17:30:09 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/baker-county-murder-reward-offered-in-execution-style-killings-of-2-men-deputies-say |
Inc. Magazine Reveals 2022 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
DENVER, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Inc. Magazine designated pro sports workforce mobility company, The Dingman Group, in the top eight percent of all awarded companies, registering No. 404 on its annual Inc. 5000 list. Inc. 5000 is the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, representing a unique viewpoint of the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment—private companies. In recognition of the achievement, Salesforce featured The Dingman Group in the magazine to highlight their status on the list.
Since 2007, The Dingman Group has been credited as a pioneer in the professional sports world; to solve mobility needs that are unique to sports organizations and professionals. The Dingman Group's services include relocation management, headquarter/stadium/arena and household goods moving, vehicle transportation, storage, gameday operations, as well as commercial real estate development, residential real estate brokering, and custom ancillary solutions. Today, The Dingman Group is the only mobility company in the world to specialize in the sports sector, serving both professional and collegiate sports.
"The Dingman Group has evolved many times over since its conception, what started as a white-glove moving service for athletes, is now a dynamic and robust mobility machine for the sports industry at large. Our supplier and customer integrations and customized portal technology solutions allow us to manage and implement mobility endeavors of any size, and often complex in nature, all the while ensuring our clients have the smooth experience we built our reputation on," said Chris Dingman, CEO of The Dingman Group. He continued, "What sets us apart is not just our experience in mobility, but our acumen in the business of sports - we are the bridge between the two industries."
Dingman credits the company's recent growth to ongoing investments in quality control functions, expanded privacy and security measures, and the launch of its proprietary TES (Technology-Enabled Service) platform, "On The Move" (OTM), to initiate, track and manage high volumes of mobility transactions across many different service categories. OTM is one of the only Saas solutions in the sports mobility sector that is customer, supplier and account facing, providing leadership of sports organizations transparency and control around their mobility investments and budgets. The Dingman Group was awarded the Los Angeles Chargers group move from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017, and most recently led the Las Vegas Raiders through a complex group move from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020 during the height of the Pandemic.
About The Dingman Group
Bringing the professional sports world home for the last 15 years, The Dingman Group has been the industry leader in pro sports global mobility and relocation management, assisting everyone from elite athletes and coaches to team executives, employees, and athletic department leaders. The organization has expanded significantly and now regularly is called upon by ownership of professional sports teams expanding or relocating to new cities. However, it continues to excel and grow the individual services that established its reputation as the best in the business. They are the only organization with the requisite expertise in personnel management, residential and commercial real estate, moving & storage and infrastructure for athletes, coaches and front office staff on the move. The Dingman Group strives to create long-lasting relationships while always being timely, discrete and confidential. For more information, visit www.dingmangroup.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig Kimbel is out as closer for the major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
After months of defending him, manager Dave Roberts said Friday that going forward Kimbrel will be used in different innings and different situations over the final two weeks of the regular season. He said no one is replacing Kimbrel in the ninth.
“It might not be traditional, but I’m not too concerned about it,” Roberts said.
He was noncommittal about Kimbrel's situation in the postseason. The Dodgers (104-46) have already clinched the NL West title. They'll open the playoffs at home on Oct. 11.
Kimbrel has struggled in his first season in Los Angeles, where he replaced Kenley Jansen after the veteran closer signed with Atlanta in the offseason. The right-hander has a 6-6 record and a 4.14 ERA. Over 13 seasons with six different teams, Kimbrel has a 2.33 career ERA.
“He was very open to doing whatever is best for the ballclub,” Roberts said. “He more looks at it as a challenge and that’s the way that we would expect."
Kimbrel is 22 for 27 in save chances, but the ninth has become a roller-coaster ride with fans booing at times.
Kimbrel got the victory against Arizona on Thursday despite hitting the leadoff batter, giving up a home run and walking another batter. The Dodgers rallied in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 3-2 win.
His 394 career saves lead all active pitchers and is seventh all-time.
“I can’t predict the future,” Roberts said. “All I know is that this moment in time he’s ready to embrace whatever role we have for him.”
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until February 10, 2023 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Twist Bioscience Corporation (NasdaqGS: TWST), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 13, 2019 and November 14, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
What You May Do
If you purchased shares of Twist and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-twst/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by February 10, 2023.
About the Lawsuit
Twist Bioscience and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On November 15, 2022, Scorpion Capital reported that the Company is "operating a Ponzi-like scheme that will end in bankruptcy," that the Company's growth and revenues were unsustainable, and that the Company was perpetuating its fraud through false reporting of capital expenditures and gross margins, among other issues.
On this news, shares of Twist Bioscience fell $7.57 per share, or nearly 20%, from a close of $38.00 per share on November 14, 2022, to close at $30.43 per share on November 15, 2022.
The case is Peters v. Twist Bioscience Corporation, et al., No. 22-cv-08168.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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AJ McLean is proud of the progress he's made.
The Backstreet Boys singer shared a body transformation on Instagram with pictures taken a year apart, celebrating the changes he has made amid his sobriety journey. The photos show "dad bod" AJ posing with two peace signs, while side-by-side with images of the "I Want It That Way" artist muscled up at the gym.
"Found the pic on the left from a year ago on vacation," AJ captioned his post on Sept. 1, "and wow it's amazing what a little dedication and setting goals can do for a person. The journey is far from over though. This is just the beginning!"
AJ also took time to motivate others looking to start a new lifestyle, writing, "Let's go! If I can do it so can you!!"
In 2020, the 44-year-old shared on an Dec. 6 episode of his Pretty Messed Up podcast that he was close to the one-year anniversary of his sobriety. AJ will mark three years sober in December 2022.
"As long as I'm keeping my side of the street clean, I can't worry about keeping your side of the street clean," AJ said at the time, speaking to podcast co-host and former Dancing With the Stars partner Cheryl Burke. "And everything actually worked itself out. I feel much better."
AJ discussed his "turning point" during an October 2020 interview with Good Morning America. The singer—who shares daughters Lyric, 5, and Elliot, 9, with wife Rochelle DeAnna McLean—said he moved to become sober after coming home from a Las Vegas trip and facing his family's reaction to the smell of alcohol lingering on him.
"My wife could smell it on my breath," AJ said. "And my youngest of my two daughters would not sit with me."
He added, "There's too much to live for today. My beautiful children, my amazing wife, my career, my brothers. I've never felt more grounded than I do today." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1344599/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-shares-body-transformation-amid-sobriety-journey?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-09-01 21:07:59 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1344599/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-shares-body-transformation-amid-sobriety-journey?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
The sweetest siblings.
Hilary Duff shared just how excited her kids Luca Comrie, 10, and Banks Violet Blair, 3, were to meet their little sister Mae James Blair, who the 34-year-old welcomed into the world in March 2021 via an at-home water birth with the support of husband Matthew Koma.
"Mae got out so fast they managed to get in when their little sister was already in my arms," she told Grazia of her baby's delivery, in comments posted May 26. "It was a very sweet moment. Luca then came to sit next to me and Mae and said, "Mom, we should sing happy birthday to her. It's her birthday."
The Lizzie McGuire alum opened up about her unique birthing plan saying that she liked to "challenge" herself and wanted to face something that "scared" her.
"A friend of mine had decided to give birth at home, and as soon as she told me, I was speechless," she shared. "I didn't think it was doable. With Luca, I had the classic natural birth in the hospital with all the necessary medicines. So, I started doing research, watching documentaries."
She continued, "Childbirth is a different experience for every woman and I wanted to try this practice. Supported by my husband, I did it and it was one of the best things I've ever done in my life."
Hillary, who also delivered Banks at home in October 2018, admitted the home birth experience was "difficult" and "uncomfortable" at times. However, she believes it was the best choice for her and her family.
"The aftermath is wonderful: being in your home surrounded by family, with the other children ready to welcome the newborn," she explained. "When I had Mae, in the middle of the pandemic, I had no intention of going near a hospital anyway."
Hilary began dating the "Kisses Back" singer, 34, in January 2017 and the two married in December 2019. She was previously married to NHL player Mike Comrie from 2010 to 2015.
"I had Luca with my ex-husband and we talk about it often," she told Grazia, mirroring her role How I Met Your Father. "I like to tell him about how I met his father, about the good times we spent together, about the greatest joy when I found out I was pregnant and how his father and I coped with pregnancy."
She added. "It is a very sweet thing. As adults we forget how nice it was to hear our parents' stories when we were children."
As for what she plans on telling her daughter of Matthew?
"That he asked me to marry him in a very sweet way: with an illustrated book that represented our story," she shared. "We broke up several times before having our daughter Banks and the on and off translated into drawings is hilarious." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1332728/hilary-duff-reveals-her-son-luca-s-sweet-first-words-for-baby-sister-mae | 2022-05-28 19:54:41 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1332728/hilary-duff-reveals-her-son-luca-s-sweet-first-words-for-baby-sister-mae |
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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is expected to publish an emergency budget statement Friday outlining how it plans to slash taxes, tame soaring inflation and boost economic growth as a recession looms on the horizon.
Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-budget,” to be presented to lawmakers, is expected to scrap a planned increase in corporation tax.
Prime Minister Liz Truss, who became the U.K.’s leader less than three weeks ago, has repeatedly stressed that her Conservative government’s core mission is lowering taxes to drive economic growth. She declared this week that she is ready to make “unpopular decisions” such as boosting bankers’ bonuses to attract jobs and investment.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts that even though Friday’s statement isn’t a full budget, it looked set to be the U.K.’s “biggest tax-cutting fiscal event” for more than 30 years.
“Taxing our way to prosperity has never worked. To raise living standards for all, we need to be unapologetic about growing our economy,” Kwarteng said Thursday. “Cutting tax is crucial to this.”
Before his statement Friday, the Treasury chief confirmed that he was reversing a hike in workers’ national insurance contributions that was introduced by the previous administration. Kwarteng’s predecessor, Rishi Sunak, imposed the increase to pay for social care and a backlog in the public heath service.
Soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis driven by steeply climbing energy costs are the biggest immediate challenges facing Truss’s government. Inflation stands at 9.9%, near the highest Britain has seen since the 1980s, and is predicted to peak at 11% in October.
In the past two weeks, the government has announced that the government will cap gas and electricity bills for households and businesses, amid fears that the poorest won't be able to afford to heat their homes and companies will go bust this winter.
But U.K. officials haven't disclosed how they plan to finance the relief measures, which analysts say could run to tens of billions of pounds.
Some economists have warned about the sharp rise in government borrowing.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned that borrowing is set to hit 100 billion pounds ($113 billion) a year even after the temporary energy bills support measures come to an end in two years’ time. The research institute said that with such levels of debt, officials’ claims that reducing tax rates would lead to sustained economic growth was “a gamble at best.”
Paul Johnson, director of the institute, also said that the Conservative government’s measures to help millions pay their energy bills won't reverse a steady drop in living standards.
“I am afraid that the energy price shock has made us poorer and we will be worse off,” he said. “The government can spread the pain over time and between people, but in the end it is not going to be able to magic it away.”
On Friday, Kwarteng is expected to announce new “investment zones” across England where the government will offer tax cuts for businesses and help create jobs. He will also give details on how the government aims to accelerate dozens of major new infrastructure projects, including in transportation and energy.
Truss — who is inspired by Margaret Thatcher's small state, free market economics — has insisted that growing the economy and tax cuts for businesses will benefit everyone in the country.
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By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 260 Ukrainian fighters, including some who are badly wounded, were evacuated Monday from a steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol and taken to areas under Russia’s control, the Ukrainian military said.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said 53 seriously wounded fighters were taken to a hospital in Novoazovsk, east of Mariupol. An additional 211 fighters were evacuated to Olenivka through a humanitarian corridor. An exchange would be worked out for their return home, she said.
Malyar said missions are underway to rescue the remaining fighters inside the plant, the last stronghold of resistance in the devastated southern port city.
“Thanks to the defenders of Mariupol, Ukraine gained critically important time to form reserves and regroup forces and receive help from partners,” she said. “And they fulfilled all their tasks. But it is impossible to unblock Azovstal by military means.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the evacuation of the fighters from Azovstal to separatist-controlled territory was to save their lives. He said the “heavily wounded” were getting medical help.
“Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes to be alive. It’s our principle,” he said. “The work continues to bring the guys home, and it requires delicacy and time.”
The steel mill’s defenders got out as Moscow suffered another diplomatic setback in its war with Ukraine, with Sweden joining Finland in deciding to seek NATO membership. And Zelenskyy congratulated soldiers who reportedly pushed Russian forces back near the border.
Earlier Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced an agreement for the wounded to leave the steelworks for treatment in a town held by pro-Moscow separatists.
After nightfall Monday, several buses pulled away from the steel mill accompanied by Russian military vehicles.
There was no immediate word on whether the wounded would be considered prisoners of war.
Russian forces pounded targets in the industrial heartland of eastern Ukraine known as the Donbas, and the death toll, already many thousands, kept climbing with the war set to enter its 12th week on Wednesday.
The eastern city of Sievierdonetsk came under heavy shelling that killed at least 10 people, said Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region. In the Donetsk region, Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Facebook that nine civilians were killed in shelling.
Up to nine explosions were heard west of Lviv, in western Ukraine, and the night sky was lit by an orange glow in the distance. There was no immediate word on what was hit.
But Ukrainian troops also advanced as Russian forces pulled back from around the northeastern city of Kharkiv in recent days. Zelenskyy thanked the soldiers who reportedly pushed all the way to the Russian border in the Kharkiv region in a symbolic gain.
Video showed Ukrainian soldiers carrying a post that resembled a Ukrainian blue-and-yellow-striped border marker. Then they placed it on the ground while a dozen of the soldiers posed next to it, including one with belts of bullets draped over a shoulder.
“I’m very grateful to you, on behalf of all Ukrainians, on my behalf and on behalf of my family,” Zelenskyy said in a video message. “I’m very grateful to all the fighters like you.”
The Ukrainian border service said the video showing the soldiers was from the border “in the Kharkiv region,” but would not elaborate, citing security reasons. It was not immediately possible to verify the exact location.
Ukrainian border guards said they also stopped a Russian attempt to send sabotage and reconnaissance troops into the Sumy region, some 90 miles (146 kilometers) northwest of Kharkiv.
Russia has been plagued by setbacks in the war, most glaringly in its failure early on to take the capital of Kyiv. Much of the fighting has shifted to the Donbas but also has turned into a slog, with both sides fighting village-by-village.
Howitzers from the U.S. and other countries have helped Kyiv hold off or gain ground against Russia, a senior U.S. defense official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the U.S. military assessment, said Ukraine has pushed Russian forces to within a half-mile to 2.5 miles (1 to 4 kilometers) of Russia’s border but could not confirm if it was all the way to the frontier.
The official said Russian long-range strikes also appeared to target a Ukrainian military training center in Yavoriv, near the Polish border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The international response to the Russian invasion picked up pace.
Sweden’s decision to seek NATO membership followed a similar decision by neighboring Finland in a historic shift for the counties, which were nonaligned for generations.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said her country would be in a “vulnerable position” during the application period and urged her fellow citizens to brace themselves.
“Russia has said that that it will take countermeasures if we join NATO,” she said. “We cannot rule out that Sweden will be exposed to, for instance, disinformation and attempts to intimidate and divide us.”
But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a NATO member, ratcheted up his objection to their joining. He accused the countries of failing to take a “clear” stance against Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers terrorists, and of imposing military sanctions on Turkey.
He said Swedish and Finnish officials who are expected in Turkey next week should not bother to come if they intend to try to convince Turkey of dropping its objection.
“How can we trust them?” Erdogan asked at a joint news conference with the visiting Algerian president.
All 30 current NATO members must agree to let the Nordic neighbors join.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow “does not have a problem” with Sweden or Finland as they apply for NATO membership, but that “the expansion of military infrastructure onto this territory will of course give rise to our reaction in response.”
Putin launched the invasion on Feb. 24 in what he said was an effort to check NATO’s expansion but has seen that strategy backfire. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the membership process for both could be quick.
Europe is also working to choke off funding for the Kremlin’s war by reducing the billions of dollars it spends on imports of Russian energy. A proposed EU embargo faces opposition from some countries dependent on Russian imports, including Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bulgaria also has reservations.
Also Monday, McDonald’s said it has started selling its business in Russia, ending a relationship that has lasted more than three decades. It cited the humanitarian crisis caused by the war, noting that staying in Russia “is no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald’s values.” The company was the first fast-food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union.
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This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of Ukraine’s deputy defense minister to Hanna Maliar, instead of Anna Malyar.
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McQuillan reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov and Andrea Rosa in Kharkiv, Elena Becatoros in Odesa and other AP staffers around the world contributed.
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SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Mountain Group, Inc., a privately owned Orange County, CA based leader in the nationwide retail redevelopment industry, has purchased 20 empty, fee-simple, retail big box stores in a $47.5MM all-cash, off-market deal from Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Summary of Deal:
- Red Mountain Group purchased 20 recently vacated Big Lots retail buildings located in 20 different cities in 4 states.
- 16 of the 20 empty retail buildings are located in Northern and Southern California.
- Total building square footage is 463,427 SF.
- The portfolio included an additional 3.5 Acres of land for future retail pad development.
- The entire buy/sell transaction closed in 90 business days from start to finish (Holidays included).
- This was a 100% equity, all-cash, no financing transaction.
Even with interest rates spiking 200 bps, and despite the current challenging economic environment, Red Mountain's Leasing Team executed 8 major tenant leases prior to the close of escrow. These signed national credit, major tenant leases ensured Big Lots Stores, Inc. a successful sale allowing the achievement of their targeted fiscal year end goals.
Big Lots and Red Mountain Group's Brenda Benter and Graham Allchorn have maintained a collaborative and highly productive long-term deal-making relationship for many years. Due to this successful relationship, along with Red Mountain Group's longstanding reputation for being able to close complex projects like this in very limited time frames, Big Lots selected Red Mountain Group over other qualified buyers to purchase these assets.
Red Mountain Group has previously purchased 5 similar retail portfolios of this size from both publicly owned retailers and private equity firms. "With our sustainable debt and equity, we are able to execute portfolio deals of this magnitude. We have been, and continue to be, a reliable liquidity resource for both private owners and public retailers that own their real estate. For the past 31 years, we have been able to execute on this business plan regardless of market conditions." said Michael Mugel, Red Mountain Group's CEO.
According to Carl Roude, Red Mountain Group's President, and Chief Investment Officer, "I think there are few other organizations that can execute on a transaction of this complexity and size within the time constraints needed by this seller to achieve their goals."
For leasing information regarding these properties and others, please contact Kristin Ambrose or Brenda Benter or via the website and social media: https://www.redmountaingroupinc.com/
Red Mountain Group, Inc. is a privately held retail re-developer with a portfolio encompassing 5.65 million square feet of commercial retail development with a current value of over $1.5B dollars with over 125 assets in 22 states. Red Mountain Group, Inc. was founded in 1999 by Mr. Michael H. Mugel. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, with an additional office in Phoenix, Arizona. Red Mountain Group can be found online on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and at www.RedMountainGroupInc.com
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A child marriage bill is heading to the West Virginia governor’s desk after lawmakers agreed to let 16- and 17-year-olds get married with restrictions.
The House of Delegates passed the bill 83-9 without debate Saturday, a day after the Senate easily endorsed it after making changes to an earlier House version. Republican Gov. Jim Justice hasn’t publicly indicated whether he’ll sign it.
Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent, and anyone younger than that regardless of age can get married with a judge’s waiver.
The bill passed Saturday would remove the possibility that anyone younger than 16 could marry. Those ages 16 and 17 would have to obtain parental consent and they couldn’t marry someone more than four years older than them. Existing legal marriages, including those done in other states, would be unaffected.
The bill was thought to be dead on Wednesday night when the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected it, but the bill was resurrected by Sen. Charles Trump on the Senate floor Thursday and moved to Friday’s final vote. Saturday was the final day of the legislative session.
Some Democrats, including the bill’s sponsor, Del. Kayla Young of Kanawha County, had hoped to eliminated child marriage altogether, while some Republicans spoke about how they or their parents had married before adulthood and that such marriages protect families.
Young said the bill likely would have died without the Senate amendment. She said prior to the House’s vote that she was pleased that the bill prevents those younger than 16 from marrying and prohibits larger age gaps.
“This is a huge step to protecting our youngest children,” Young said on Twitter.
Seven states have set the minimum age for marriage at 18, all since 2018, according to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last, which seeks to end forced and child marriage. Supporters of such legislation say it reduces domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and improves the lives of teens.
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Company Continues to Expand North America Retail Footprint with Rollout of First Flagship in Canada
NEW YORK, July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LensCrafters, one of the largest optical retail brands in North America, announced the opening of the company's first flagship in Canada, scheduled to open in Toronto on July 21st at 33 Bloor Street East. The new flagship store, located in Toronto's premiere Yorkville shopping district, will further position LensCrafters as a modern optical retail leader of exclusive brands and reinforce the company as a trusted eyecare and eyewear authority in the region. The milestone opening, in the heart of Toronto's high-end fashion destination on Bloor Street, is part of LensCrafters' continued North America expansion plans. The company opened its first two flagship stores in New York City in 2020 and two more in San Francisco in 2021 and Palo Alto last year.
The new elevated flagship will encompass the latest advanced digital technology and state-of-the-art design blending eye-catching finishes to create a dynamic customer journey. From quality eye exams to shopping for the perfect frame, the new location will showcase an expanded selection of designer eyewear styles and brands that include Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Persol, Versace, and Prada. The flagship will leverage a wide range of tools to afford customers more opportunities to meet their needs for a premium in store experience. Customers will be able to digitally explore the wide variety of EssilorLuxottica collections and brands, customize Ray-Ban and Oakley frames, and virtually try-on any frame thanks to the Virtual Mirror technology through LensCrafters' Smart Shopper interactive in store tool.
"As LensCrafters continues to expand in the US and Canada, we look forward to advancing the brand this year with the rollout of our new flagship store in Toronto this month," said Alfonso Cerullo, President & GM of LensCrafters, North America. "Appealing to the well-known local shopping hub on Bloor Street, the store will reflect the effortless integration of design and technology, giving customers a more individualized experience that allows them to easily browse the vast luxury assortment of both optical and sun frames. At the end of the day, we want to be a top destination in the community when it comes to finding the best vision care solutions that resonate with our customers and help people express themselves while seeing well at the same time."
The collection of luxury optical and sun styles along with superior lens design and technology by Essilor, will give the brand a larger footprint in the eyewear market. The new flagship will be equipped with high-resolution digital screens and led-walls displaying eyewear and campaigns to allow customers an immersive experience around the brand's offering. An added focus will be given to the storytelling of prescription lenses through interactive applications installed both on iPads and touch screens, leveraging the see-through technology to simulate lens features and effects for better vision.
About LensCrafters
LensCrafters, the leading optical retailer in North America, was founded in 1983 and currently operates over 1,000 stores in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. With a mission of helping people look and see their best, LensCrafters has a passion for vision care and offers the best selection of the latest trends in eyewear from leading designer brands as well as incomparable personalized service from Doctors of Optometry located at or next to its stores. LensCrafters opened its first Macy's location in April of 2016 and three flagship stores in New York City and San Francisco in 2021. The brand's trusted doctors and associates continue to make an impact by giving the gift of vision through the company's partner efforts with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, providing access to quality vision care and glasses in underserved communities worldwide. LensCrafters is currently the number one contributor to OneSight in North America. For more information, visit www.lenscrafters.com.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanderbilt University has named John Kuriyan, one of the world's leading structural biologists, as its next dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, C. Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, announced today. Kuriyan's appointment, effective Jan. 1, 2023, will advance the university's goal of expanding its global research impact by leveraging fundamental investigations in molecular, cellular and developmental biology into foundational advances in drug discovery, pharmacology and genetic engineering.
Kuriyan, Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator for more than 30 years, will succeed Lawrence J. Marnett, the founding dean of Basic Sciences, who has agreed to extend his leadership through December. Kuriyan is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign member of the Royal Society, the independent scientific academy of the United Kingdom.
"As a superlative and highly accomplished biomedical scholar, Kuriyan fully understands Vanderbilt's university-wide ambitions to catapult our research reputation forward," said Raver, who led Kuriyan's appointment as dean. "That he has chosen to advance his career at Vanderbilt speaks volumes about our capacity to make quantum leaps in the life-changing innovation for which he is known."
A widely published and cited scholar in biochemistry, cancer, and the mechanisms of signal transmission inside cells, Kuriyan's research focuses on the workings of molecular switches in the cell, which has revealed pioneering new insights into the ways that many drugs used to treat certain forms of cancer gain their specificity at the molecular level. Kuriyan is a co-founder of Nurix Therapeutics, a publicly traded biotech company that is developing and testing therapies for late-stage cancers in the clinic.
"The School of Medicine Basic Sciences is a cornerstone of Vanderbilt's research enterprise, critically bridging the gap between scientific discovery and making a positive impact on society," Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said. "We are thrilled to welcome John Kuriyan, an internationally renowned biomedical scientist and innovator, to lead this vital area for Vanderbilt and strengthen it for the future."
Kuriyan, originally from India, studied for two years at the University of Madras before transferring to Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor of science in chemistry from Juniata College in 1981 and enrolled in graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a doctorate in physical chemistry in 1986. His influential graduate advisers were distinguished scientists Martin Karplus and Gregory A. Petsko, who continued to serve as Kuriyan's mentors while he completed a brief postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University on the dynamics of proteins. Karplus won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems in 2013.
"The opportunity to come to Vanderbilt and join the leadership of one of the nation's best schools for cutting-edge biomedical research is a tremendous honor and privilege," Kuriyan said. "I am impressed by Vanderbilt's deeply collaborative and collegial community, its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to research, its unique partnership with a world-class medical center and its unwavering commitment to diversity and belonging. Most of all, I am inspired by the long-term investment in basic science that has been demonstrated by the leadership of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, manifested in the way they have created an inter-institutional environment in which basic science will be nourished and allowed to flourish. I look forward to building on Larry Marnett's outstanding leadership and anticipate even greater discoveries made by Vanderbilt scientists in the days ahead."
Kuriyan has received numerous scientific honors, including the Richard Lounsbery Award from the National Academy of Sciences, the Stein and Moore Award and the DuPont-Merck Award, both from the Protein Society, the ASBMB-Merck Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the American Association for Cancer Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research (given to investigators under the age of 40), and the Eli Lilly Award from the American Chemical Society. He was a Pew Biomedical Scholar from 1989 to 1993.
"John Kuriyan is an exceptional scientist, and we are excited to welcome him to this vitally important Vanderbilt leadership position," said Jennifer Pietenpol, chief scientific and strategy officer and executive vice president for research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who participated on the search committee. "His vision and deep appreciation of curiosity-driven research and its translation to human endpoints, along with his thoughtful insights and innumerable scientific contributions, make him an ideal dean for Basic Sciences."
Raver expressed thanks to Marnett and to members of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean Search Committee, led by John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, as well as leaders across the university and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for their guidance and collaboration. Marnett has served as dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences from its creation in 2016, and he helped to craft the school's unique biomedical research partnerships following the legal separation of the university and VUMC.
"John Kuriyan is recognized around the world for the quality and longevity of his research," said Marnett, who will return to the faculty after a sabbatical. "We share a collaborative approach to leadership and to engaging our community to generate the very best ideas for the school's future, so I am excited for John's leadership. He will be a beacon for attracting the very best biomedical scientists to campus."
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VIDEO: Topgolf employee chases after child running on driving range
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - A video showing a Topgolf worker chasing down a small child who ran onto the facility’s driving range has gone viral over the weekend.
Adlai Ruffin, the person who took the video, said while preparing for his swing, he noticed something moving out of the corner of his eye.
Ruffin said he immediately stopped his swing and pulled out his phone to capture the moment.
“I was like, ‘Is anyone going to stop this before the kid gets too far?’” he said. “I noticed the kid keeps going and going. So, I was like, ‘You know what, this is a moment I need to record.’”
Ruffin also mentioned the person chasing after the child is a Topgolf employee.
Thankfully, no one was hurt, and the child was brought back safely.
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- Seadrift site's power and steam needs match capabilities of X-energy's Xe-100 small modular reactor
- Dow and X-energy to prepare and submit Construction Permit applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Project expected to be complete by the end of the decade
MIDLAND, Mich. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE: DOW), the world's leading materials science company, and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC ("X-energy"), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced today that Dow has selected its UCC1 Seadrift Operations manufacturing site ("Seadrift or the "site") in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor ("SMR") nuclear project. The project is focused on providing the Seadrift site with safe, reliable, zero carbon emissions power and steam as existing energy and steam assets near their end-of-life.
Dow and X-energy previously announced their entry into a joint development agreement ("JDA") to install an advanced SMR nuclear plant at an industrial site in North America. The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") named Dow a sub-awardee under X-energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program ("ARDP") Cooperative Agreement. The JDA provides for up to $50 million in engineering work, up to half of which is eligible to be funded through ARDP, and the other half by Dow.
The project is expected to reduce the Seadrift site's emissions by approximately 440,000 MT CO2e/year. Dow and X-energy will now prepare and submit a Construction Permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC"), an important milestone to bringing the project to fruition. Construction on the four-reactor project is expected to begin in 2026 and to be completed by the end of this decade.
Dow's Seadrift site covers 4,700 acres and manufactures more than 4 million pounds of materials per year used across a wide variety of applications including food packaging and preservation, footwear, wire and cable insulation, solar cell membranes, and packaging for medical and pharmaceutical products.
X-energy was selected by the DOE in 2020 to develop, license, build, and demonstrate an operational advanced reactor and fuel fabrication facility by the end of the decade. Since that award, X-energy has completed the engineering and basic design of the nuclear reactor, has begun development and licensing of a fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and is now working with Dow to prepare applications to the NRC for Construction Permits at the Seadrift site.
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Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and CEO
- "Advanced nuclear has attractive advantages over other sources of clean power, including a compact footprint, competitive cost, and enhanced power and steam reliability. The Seadrift site plays an important role in further advancing Dow's sustainability goals, as evidenced by our increasing growth and investment at the site. We are excited to have the support of our local community, the DOE, and State of Texas as we progress on this important project."
- "Our advanced nuclear project is another example of Dow leading the way and showing industry the path toward a lower carbon future. Alongside Dow's key decarbonize and grow projects in Alberta and Terneuzen, as well as our circularity projects around the globe, we are positioned to drive growth by delivering sustainable products."
Clay Sell, X-energy CEO
- "X-energy will deliver our innovative technology to the Texas Gulf Coast to efficiently and reliably decarbonize the Seadrift Site's heat and power assets. We will showcase the unique versatility and wide range of applications of the Xe-100 advanced small modular nuclear reactor for energy production and manufacturing. This project will serve as a model for how we can decarbonize processes to create the products relied upon by people all over the world."
Governor Greg Abbott, The State of Texas
- "Texas is the energy capital of the world, and Dow and X-energy's decision to choose Texas as the location for their new SMR nuclear plant is a testament to our state's exceptional business climate and history of innovation in this critical industry," said Governor Greg Abbott. "This SMR project further cements Texas' position as a global energy leader and will bring good-paying jobs and more economic opportunity to hardworking Texans in the Coastal Bend. I look forward to working with Dow and X-energy as we continue to unleash the full potential of our state's mighty energy industry."
Judge Richard Meyer, Calhoun County Judge
- "We are excited that Dow has chosen its Seadrift site for this innovative technology and investment. Calhoun County welcomes this economic development and we appreciate Dow and X-energy's willingness to engage the community regarding the benefits and safety of the project."
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X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC, is a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation that is redefining the nuclear energy industry through its development of safer and more efficient reactors and proprietary fuel to deliver reliable, zero-carbon and affordable energy to people around the world. X-energy's simplified, modular, and intrinsically safe SMR design expands applications and markets for deployment of nuclear technology and drives enhanced safety, lower cost and faster construction timelines when compared with other SMRs and conventional nuclear. For more information, visit X-energy.com or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
As previously announced on December 6, 2022, X-energy entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Ares Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: AAC) ("AAC"), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023, the combined company will be named X-Energy, Inc. and its common equity securities and warrants are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by AAC's shareholders, the Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC, and other customary closing conditions.
About Ares Acquisition Corporation
AAC is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) affiliated with Ares Management Corporation, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. AAC is seeking to pursue an initial business combination target in any industry or sector in North America, Europe or Asia. For more information about AAC, please visit www.aresacquisitioncorporation.com.
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In connection with the business combination (the "Business Combination") with X-energy, AAC filed a registration statement on Form S-4 on January 25, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed on March 24, 2023 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus to be distributed to holders of AAC's ordinary shares in connection with AAC's solicitation of proxies for the vote by AAC's shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as a prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to X-energy equity holders in connection with the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement has been declared effective, AAC will mail a copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when available, to its shareholders. The Registration Statement includes information regarding the persons who may, under the SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to AAC's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. AAC will also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF AAC AND X-ENERGY ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by AAC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by AAC may be obtained free of charge from AAC's website at www.aresacquisitioncorporation.com or by written request to AAC at Ares Acquisition Corporation, 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10167.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Business Combination, including statements regarding the benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the markets in which X-energy operates and X-energy's projected future results. X-energy's actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections (which, in part, are based on certain assumptions) and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that X-energy and AAC believe are reasonable, these assumptions may be incorrect. These forward-looking statements also involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted in connection with any proposed business combination; (2) the inability to complete any proposed business combination or related transactions; (3) inability to raise sufficient capital to fund our business plan, including limitations on the amount of capital raised in any proposed business combination as a result of redemptions or otherwise; (4) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete any business combination; (5) the risk that any proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations; (6) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of any proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that X-energy may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (10) the ongoing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic; (11) economic uncertainty caused by the impacts of the conflict in Russia and Ukraine and rising levels of inflation and interest rates; (12) the ability of X-energy to obtain regulatory approvals necessary for it to deploy its small modular reactors in the United States and abroad; (13) whether government funding and/or demand for high assay low enriched uranium for government or commercial uses will materialize or continue; (14) the impact and potential extended duration of the current supply/demand imbalance in the market for low enriched uranium; (15) X-energy's business with various governmental entities is subject to the policies, priorities, regulations, mandates and funding levels of such governmental entities and may be negatively or positively impacted by any change thereto; (16) X-energy's limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate its future prospects and the risks and challenges it may encounter; and (17) other risks and uncertainties separately provided to you and indicated from time to time described in filings and potential filings by X-energy, AAC or X-energy, Inc. with the SEC.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of AAC's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the proxy statement/prospectus related to the transaction, when it becomes available, and other documents filed (or to be filed) by AAC from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rising levels of inflation and interest rates and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which have caused significant economic uncertainty. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and X-energy and AAC assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.
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This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, subscribe for or buy, any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) – Eastside blazed past Madison-Grant and North Newton on Saturday to win their second overall semi-state title in softball. The Blazers now advance to next weekend’s state finals at Purdue University.
In Saturday’s semi-state title game, Eastside scored all five of their runs between the second and third innings. Timmery Hunter and Mataya Birely hit solo home runs to lead off the second and third innings, respectively. Eastside led, 5-1 by the end of the third inning, eventually hanging on for the 5-3 win.
Elsewhere in IHSAA softball action, Leo saw their season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion in the Class 3A semi-state final. Through nine innings, the Lions and South Bend St. Joseph were scoreless. In the 13th inning, St. Joseph walked off on a Leo error to advance to next weekend’s state finals.
The other two teams to advance to the semi-state round, Columbia City (4A) and Whitko (2A), both dropped their semifinal games on Saturday.
Eastside will face North Posey on Saturday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Purdue University. | https://www.wane.com/high-school-sports/eastside-softball-surges-to-2a-state-title-game/ | 2022-06-05 04:17:17 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/high-school-sports/eastside-softball-surges-to-2a-state-title-game/ |
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession.
Yellen spoke on NBC’s “Meet the Press” just before a slew of economic reports will be released this week that will shed light on an economy currently besieged by rampant inflation and threatened by higher interest rates. The data will cover sales of new homes, consumer confidence, incomes, spending, inflation, and overall output.
The highest-profile report will likely be Thursday, when the Commerce Department will release its first estimate of the economy’s output in the April-June quarter. Some economists forecast it may show a contraction for the second quarter in a row. The economy shrank 1.6% in the January-March quarter. Two straight negative readings is considered an informal definition of a recession, though in this case economists think that’s misleading.
Instead, the National Bureau of Economic Research — a nonprofit group of economists — defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
Yellen argued that much of the economy remains healthy: Consumer spending is growing, Americans’ finances, on average, are solid, and the economy has added more than 400,000 jobs a month this year, a robust figure. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, near a half-century low.
“We’ve got a very strong labor market,” Yellen said. “This is not an economy that’s in recession.”
Still, Yellen acknowledged the economy is “in a period of transition in which growth is slowing,” from a historically rapid pace in 2021.
She said that slowdown is “necessary and appropriate,” because “we need to be growing at a steady and sustainable pace.”
Slower growth could help bring down inflation, which at 9.1% is the highest in two generations.
Still, many economists think a recession is on the horizon, with inflation eating away at Americans’ ability to spend and the Federal Reserve rapidly pushing up borrowing costs. Last week, Bank of America’s economists became the latest to forecast a “mild recession” later this year.
And Larry Summers, the treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, said on CNN’s “GPS” Sunday that “there’s a very high likelihood of recession,” as the Fed lifts interest rates to combat inflation. Those higher borrowing costs are intended to reduce consumer spending on homes and cars and slow business borrowing, which can lead to a downturn.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is likely to announce its second 0.75% point increase in its short-term rate in a row, a hefty increase that it hasn’t otherwise implemented since 1994. That will put the Fed’s benchmark rate in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, the highest level since 2018. Fed policymakers are expected to keep hiking until its rate reaches about 3.5%, which would be the highest since 2008.
The Fed’s hikes have torpedoed the housing market, as mortgage rates have doubled in the past year to 5.5%. Sales of existing homes have fallen for five straight months. On Tuesday, the government is expected to report that sales of new homes dropped in June.
Fewer home sales also means less spending on items that typically come with purchasing a new house, such as furniture, appliances, curtains, and kitchenware.
Many other countries are also grappling with higher inflation, and slower growth overseas could weaken the U.S. economy. Europe is facing the threat of recession, with soaring inflation and a central bank that just last week raised interest rates for the first time in 11 years.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde also sought to minimize recession concerns in an news conference last Thursday.
“Under the baseline scenario, there is no recession, neither this year nor next year,” Lagarde said. “Is the horizon clouded? Of course it is.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines is pushing passengers to load boarding passes on their smartphones by removing airport kiosks that can be used to print the passes.
The airline has removed kiosks at nine airports so far, including PDX. It is telling customers to use Alaska’s app to download boarding passes or print them at home.
Alaska executives said Thursday that their goal is to reduce crowding at check-in areas and get passengers to security checkpoints faster. They discussed the issue Thursday during a call with Wall Street analysts to go over first-quarter financial results.
The Seattle-based airline lost $142 million, as it was weighed down by higher fuel and labor costs during what is traditionally its weakest quarter of the year. Alaska stuck to its forecast that it will earn between $5.50 and $7.50 per share for the full year.
Shares of Alaska Air Group Inc. ended Thursday down 9 cents at $43.56.
Getting rid of kiosks is not expected to affect Alaska’s financials one way or the other, although CEO Ben Minicucci said it will help the airline grow without adding more airport space.
Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison said Alaska is already seeing an increase in the number of travelers who check in for their flights and have their boarding pass before arriving at the airport.
“What you’re going to see in the future are people only needing to check bags that are going to be milling around in the lobby,” he said.
About half of Alaska’s customers check a bag, which they can do using airline-provided iPads instead of kiosks, officials said. They also say that, in a pinch, airline agents can print boarding passes for customers who arrive without one and don’t have a smartphone.
Alaska plans to remove kiosks at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport next month and at all of its locations by the end of next year.
American Airlines and United Airlines said they have no plans to eliminate their kiosks. Southwest and Delta did not comment immediately. | https://www.koin.com/news/alaska-airlines-nudges-passengers-to-mobile-boarding-passes/ | 2023-04-21 02:31:27 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/alaska-airlines-nudges-passengers-to-mobile-boarding-passes/ |
SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTX), a clinical-stage cell and gene therapy company advancing a new class of treatments for patients with cancer and rare diseases, today announced that it will participate in the BofA Securities 2023 Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 3:15pm PT | 6:15pm ET in Las Vegas.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors & Media Section of Poseida's website, www.poseida.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 90 days following the presentation.
About Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing differentiated cell and gene therapies with the capacity to cure certain cancers and rare diseases. The Company's pipeline includes allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy product candidates for both solid and liquid tumors as well as in vivo gene therapy product candidates that address patient populations with high unmet medical need. The Company's approach to cell and gene therapies is based on its proprietary genetic editing platforms, including its non-viral piggyBac® DNA Delivery System, Cas-CLOVER™ Site-Specific Gene Editing System and nanoparticle and hybrid gene delivery technologies. The Company has formed global strategic collaborations with Roche and Takeda to unlock the promise of cell and gene therapies for patients. Learn more at www.poseida.com and connect with Poseida on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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MCLEAN, Va., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") will host a conference call on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company's first-quarter 2023 financial results. In advance of the call on April 20, 2023, Iridium will issue its first-quarter 2023 earnings press release, which will be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website. To participate in the teleconference, callers can dial 1-412-902-6740 and ask for the Iridium Communications Inc. conference call. Please dial in five minutes prior to the scheduled start time to help ensure the conference call begins in a timely manner. The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast at https://investor.iridium.com/events.
For those unable to participate in the live call, a replay of the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call.
About Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium® is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus®. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit https://www.iridium.com/.
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Kenneth Levy
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (703) 287-7570
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Press Contact:
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Iridium Communications Inc.
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Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs sued Diageo Wednesday, saying the spirits company didn’t make promised investments in his vodka and tequila brands and treated them as inferior “urban” products.
The lawsuit, filed with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Diageo North America starved Combs’ Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila brands of resources even as it showered attention on other celebrity brands. Diageo bought actor George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila brand for $1 billion in 2017, for example.
Combs, who is Black, said Diageo leadership told him his race was one of the reasons it limited distribution to urban neighborhoods. He was also told that some Diageo leaders resented him for making too much money, according to the lawsuit.
“Cloaking itself in the language of diversity and equality is good for Diageo’s business, but it is a lie,” the lawsuit said. “While Diageo may conspicuously include images of its Black partners in advertising materials and press releases, its words only provide the illusion of inclusion.”
Combs’ relationship with Diageo dates to 2007, when the London-based company — which owns more than 200 brands, including Guinness beer and Tanqueray gin — approached Combs about Ciroc.
In a statement, Diageo denied allegations of racism.
“This is a business dispute, and we are saddened that Mr. Combs has chosen to recast this matter as anything other than that,” the company said in a statement. “While we respect Mr. Combs as an artist and entrepreneur, his allegations lack merit, and we are confident the facts will show that he has been treated fairly.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP)Quarterback Derek Carr said Thursday in his first public comments since being benched by Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels that he is ready for the challenge of playing in a new city.
”I once said that if I’m not a Raider I would rather be at home and I meant that, but I never envisioned it ending this way,” Carr posted on Twitter. ”That fire burning inside of me to win a championship still rages. A fire no man can extinguish; only God. So I look forward to a new city and a new team who, no matter the circumstance, will get everything I have.”
Carr started 142 games over nine seasons for the Raiders, providing stability to a franchise that had cycled through 17 starting quarterbacks in the 11 years before he arrived as a second-round pick in 2014.
Carr helped lead the Raiders to playoff appearances in 2016 and 2021 and owns multiple team records, including most career yards passing (35,222) and touchdown passes (217). But he also had the third-most starts for one team in the Super Bowl era for a quarterback who never won a playoff game for the team.
Carr struggled in his first year under McDaniels, despite the addition of star receiver and close friend Davante Adams to the offense, and was benched with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Carr had his lowest marks since his rookie season in completion rate (60.6%) and passer rating (86.3), while posting his highest interception rate (2.8%) and his lowest yards per attempt (7.0) since 2017.
That ultimately led to the decision from McDaniels and first-year general manager Dave Ziegler to move on from Carr less than a year after signing him to a three-year extension for $120.5 million.
The deal signed last April gave Carr a $5 million raise in 2022, but provided an out for Las Vegas this offseason. The Raiders have until Feb. 15 to release Carr or his $32.9 million salary for 2023 and $7.5 million of his $41.9 million salary for 2024 will be guaranteed.
The Raiders can try to reach an agreement on a trade for Carr before that deadline but a deal can’t be finalized until the start of the new league year March 15. Any team that acquires Carr would then take on the rest of the contract, which would include the guarantees in 2023-24 and a nonguaranteed $41.2 million salary for 2025.
Carr has a no-trade clause in his deal, giving him control over his destination. That could force the Raiders to simply cut him, absorbing a $5.6 million charge on the 2023 salary cap but saving more than $29 million.
”Derek’s tenure with the Raiders is effectively finished,” Carr’s agent, Tim Younger, posted on Twitter. ”Relationships do end, but as is the case here, a treasure of memories and friendships remain, along with a very special bond with his fans. These won’t end.
”Teams constantly search for franchise players who invest themselves completely, as Derek did for nearly a decade, maybe even to a fault. That’s his true legacy here, much more than the numerous team records he holds.”
Carr thanked the fans in Las Vegas and Oakland as well as the organization.
”It’s especially hard to say goodbye because I can honestly say that I gave you (the fans) everything I had, every single day, in season, and in the offseason,” Carr wrote. ”It certainly wasn’t perfect, but I hope that I was able to leave you with more than a few great memories as Raider fans.”
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Frontline Workers Say AT&T Violates Federal Labor Law, Fails to Adequately Staff Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Alascom workers represented by Teamsters Local 959 have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The 175 tower climbers, technicians and other frontline workers who build, maintain and monitor Alaska's telecommunications infrastructure are taking a stand against AT&T's labor law violations and neglect of Alaskan communities.
Recent surveys of AT&T customers and frontline workers in Alaska show that AT&T executives are failing to invest in staff and in its critical telecom network and facilities throughout the state. Sixty-four percent of Alaska AT&T customers who responded to the survey rated AT&T's services as "low" or "very low" quality.
Additionally, about 70 percent of AT&T Alascom workers who participated in the survey "agree" or "strongly agree" that AT&T is failing to invest necessary resources in its communications system in Alaska.
"AT&T pockets billions of dollars but refuses to invest in workers or communities," said Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters General President. "Our Alascom members risk their lives in the worst Alaskan weather to repair equipment and keep phone and internet services running. They represent the finest of the Teamsters – taking on yet another corporate bully to protect their families and demand the respect they deserve."
In Alaska, AT&T [NYSE: T] owns and operates the Alascom network, which serves as the primary backbone for all critical services throughout the state. This infrastructure includes more than 200 radio system facilities, the Anchorage-Prudhoe Bay fiber optic cable, and numerous transmitter/repeater sites. Alascom and its workers also provide services to the Alyeska Pipeline, numerous national security and defense systems, and major cities such as Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.
Local 959's Alascom members have been trying for months to bargain a new contract with AT&T's out-of-state corporate negotiators. Alascom workers have been forced to file over a half dozen unfair labor practice charges against AT&T for violating federal labor law during bargaining, including making unilateral changes to working conditions, bad faith bargaining, and refusing to supply requested information needed for negotiations.
"Right now, AT&T corporate is demanding that we accept annual pay increases as low as half of one percent and pay over $1,100 every month for family health care," said Kurt Foley, a 16-year technician. "That's just not sustainable and it's ridiculous, especially after AT&T paid its CEO $25 million last year and gave him an 18 percent raise. This strike vote is a wake-up call to AT&T, which continues to violate our rights and put critical telecom services at risk. Alaska towns and national security systems depend on these services, as do our own families."
"AT&T corporate executives in the lower 48 are treating our communities like a personal piggybank and exploiting Alaska's working families," said Gary Dixon, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 959. "In Alaska, AT&T has over $2 billion in federal contracts alone. This company seems dead set on pulling every last penny out of the state, even if it means exploiting its own workers and sticking our communities with outdated, inadequate infrastructure."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
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Welcome to NJ Cannabis Insider
Happy Halloween weekend, everyone!
Jubilation overshadowed any disappointment at the Galloping Hills Golf Club in Kenilworth yesterday, after the CRC approved 297 additional conditional licenses, 10 conversion applications to annual licenses and eight annual licenses.
Some 70 or so insiders gathered at the golf club’s banquet hall for an energetic speed-dating, networking session among current and potential license awardees. The total number of conditionals is now 801. (Read more in my summary below.)
With deadlines to convert those conditionals to annuals upon many of the first to be awarded (despite extensions), we know many — many — are still struggling to get town approval, close on real estate and secure funding.
Good news is, the state wants to help, using its institutional knowledge to boost cannabis operators through the Business Action Center. For those of you who were at our conference last month, you may have heard its Executive Director Melanie Willoughby make a presentation on what it can do for your business. Now there’s more muscle behind what she was hinting at. (We included their press release inside.)
On NJ.com, Suzette Parmley reports on Curaleaf’s new store approval, and Harmony’s disappointment. Read here.
Meanwhile, more ideas about how to crack the code on munis was offered over the weekend at the Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference in Newark — thank you Mollie Hartman Lustig.
Speaking of Hartman Lustig, she is among a group of attorneys I’ve invited to be part of a series we’re calling “Ask a New Jersey Cannabis Attorney” live on LinkedIn. We’re going to do a soft launch on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Dan McKillop of Scarinci Hollenbeck, who will take your questions about what the CRC approved and announced in this month’s meeting.
In following weeks (and not consecutively as there are holidays coming), we’ve asked cannabis attorneys to go deep on topics you care about: Municipalities, Social Equity, Applications, Funding, Real Estate, and so on. Let us know what topics you’d like covered at tips@njcannabisinsider.biz). Aside from the two attorneys above, we will also have: Chirali Patel of Blaze Law, Lou Magazzu of Magazzu Law, Ron Mondelo, a municipal attorney, Charles Messina of Genova Burns, and Fruqan Mouzon of Fox Rothchild.
If any of you who straddle between NYC and the Garden State have seen attorney Jeffrey Hoffman’s “Ask Me Anything” segment on LinkedIn, that’s the model we’re building off of. Thanks, Jeffrey!
Take care and until next time ...
Inside this issue
- The Lead — Reporter’s Notebook: Annual licenses, technical assistance and then some
- Industry: NJCBA connects license holders during CRC meeting watch party
- The Applicant: Faye Coleman, CEO of Pure Genesis
- Business Aid: Cannabis Training Academy debuts from NJBAC
- Q&A with Kenny Morrison, co-founder of the California Cannabis Manufacturers Association
- The D.C. Report: Lobbying spending goes up as feds debate legalization
- Events: Stockton U. fall job fair on Nov. 1, NJCI to be at Business of Cannabis in N.Y. on Nov. 3
The Lead
Reporter’s Notebook: Annual licenses, technical assistance and then some
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission meeting was chock full of license approvals and a slate of annual and conversion licenses that weren’t expanded ATC’s.
Eight applications were for direct to annual license applicants and 10 were conversion applications.
“This is a special milestone for the Commission and for New Jersey’s new legalized industry,” said Commission Chairwoman Dianna Houenou. “We hope to see these facilities up and running as soon as possible to be local Garden State suppliers to the seven retailers who also got their annuals today and the others that will be licensed in the future.”
“297 more conditional licenses were also approved today, bringing the total number of conditional licenses awarded since March to 801,” said CRC spokesperson Toni Anne-Blake in a press release.
Here are some additional takeaways and analysis from the meeting.
Technical assistance
With the formation of the Business Action Center creating a technical assistance program, it’s going to serve as a relief to some applicants.
Leo Bridgewater, partner at Heart Community Capital, and a longtime activist that was involved with the original push for legalization, even noted that having a technical assistance program acknowledge legacy applicants in and of itself was a momentous feat for a government to do.
“What you all have done, been doing and continue to do is setting a standard for other states who are considering legalization,” he said during the public comments portion of the meeting.
Now comes the details. What exactly is the curriculum going to consist of and who is going to be running it? We’ve got a press release in the next section that talks more in depth about the program, but technical assistance programs tend to happen in iterations and be tailored to the specific needs and barriers of the market.
As those needs and barriers transform with time in the market, so too will an effective technical assistance program. Flexibility and data on the amount of applicants that are making it to the end zone is going to be key in terms of key metrics on success.
Social equity scorecard
Diversity and Inclusion director Wesley McWhite III talked about this in Jersey City at the Latinos in Cannabis event this month.
What’s more, the key word here is going to be metrics, metrics and more metrics. The specific categories by which companies are going to be measured, where it gets posted, when the data gets posted and whether or not the agency will include the data capability to update scores in real time are going to be key things to monitor.
The second component is going to be marketing. The average consumer does not visit a government website to check accountability measures. It will be interesting to see how the government agency advertises its enforcement and accountability measures to the general public.
Curaleaf
Curaleaf got the green light for expansion, but not before getting a lack of support from the CRC Chair Houenou and Commissioner Charles Barker. Commissioner Krista Nash also voiced concerns, specifically about the company’s commitment to collective bargaining.
Sources within the industry have also spoken to NJ Cannabis Insider about their perception of the company not doing negotiations on the most good faith of terms.
Those sources combined with what commissioners are saying serves as a strong rebuke here. Checking the horizon for enforcement actions from a skeptical CRC is going to be something to monitor.
Extensions
Conditional licenses are bound to receive extensions at almost every meeting at this point. The reason being because, you guessed it, municipalities.
Since the commission can only approve as many licenses that make it through the municipal process, a lot of applicants are still finding it difficult to even reach the point of CRC approval to begin with.
The legislation allows a wide amount of latitude for municipalities to license in any way they see fit. There are hard facts on both sides here.
Some of the officials and mayors I’ve spoken to, have indicated that they have no idea how to set up an equitable licensing structure due to a lack of guidance and being overwhelmed with catch-up work post-pandemic. Also, most politicians in New Jersey are technically part-time employees — so there’s that as well.
The commission does have an FAQ page, but the legislation itself does not give the commission much power to enforce or tell local towns what to do and not do. Those two factors are making it all the more difficult for the industry to kick off.
Access to capital
Now that the business action center debuted what they plan to do, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority is still the wild card in the equation. A lot of people are talking about — and criticizing, to a certain extent the $200 million across the Hudson.
We know that New Jersey spent $11.6 billion dollars in the War on Drugs in the roughly past decade. In order to repair that harm, the stark reality may be that the same amount of money may be necessary to repair. How that reality interacts with political willingness alongside New Jersey’s prized home rule is going to be one of the most gut-wrenching things for the industry to navigate.
And yet one business and economic mantra remains true. When you put in a lot of money into damaging communities, you have to put in a lot of money toward repairing the damage. That conversation comes at the intersection of a larger one as an American population and New Jersey hurdles towards a majority minority country. How businesses navigate those waters in this industry and others will be influential for brand and revenue.
— Jelani Gibson
Municipalities
More suggestions to lower municipal barriers to entry debut at Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference
At the Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference in Newark, Mollie Lustig of McLaughlin and Stern, shared some knowledge on things that would lower municipal barriers to entry.
Jessica Gonzalez of Hiller P.C. did the same at this year’s NECANN in Atlantic City.
NJ Cannabis Insider is going to continue to collect all of those best practices from our fellow insiders and outsiders alike. Alongside familiar themes such as lower application fees, designated points of contacts and getting rid of restrictive zoning, here are some more things that stood out in the presentation.
Online zoning maps
Having zoning maps being put online hasn’t just been struggling in the cannabis space, it’s been a struggle in a variety of businesses since the invention of zoning itself. The way that municipality zones can differ from place to place. The authority usually resides with the zoning board.
“When you get into the nitty gritty of trying to determine whether a property meets the local zoning ordinance, oftentimes you have to get in your car and you have to go down to the zoning board,” Lustig said.
Having zoning maps online overall would help every business in New Jersey. Having them online in the cannabis industry where real estate is selling for hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars over the asking price, the info is critical. Remember, real estate doesn’t matter, if your real estate is not zoned correctly.
Remote access
The COVID-19 pandemic brought in a plethora of access options when it came to public meetings. One of those access options was that of the electronic meeting. It has its pros and cons.
On one end, an electronic meeting allows government officials to more easily distance themselves from the criticism they would usually face in person. On the other end, as was evidenced by some criticism that was levied at the CRC’s most recent meeting, that electronic access also allows for many people with disabilities and a wider swath of the population to participate.
“It fosters inclusiveness, when people can contribute online,” Lustig said.
It’s a fork in the road. The electronic meetings mean public officials can log off at their leisure, and in-person meetings often come with requisites that online comments or call-ins will no longer be allowed. A variety of government entities have always allowed comments to be submitted in writing, but let’s be honest, a comment that’s not heard in public to the public isn’t a public comment.
Whether or not cannabis boards within municipalities are providing that online access will also become a question. Some municipalities having cannabis boards to begin with, and making those meetings open to the public in and of themselves will also be a fight on the local level.
Litigation around open meetings when it’s all said and done won’t be surprising.
Communication when applications have opened and closed
Some municipalities accept applications on the rolling basis and others, like Newark, for instance, only leave their application open during certain periods.
How those opening and closing dates have been broadcasted to the general population as opposed to a chosen few has drawn the ire of many applicants.
Fully codified online codes
Many of the regulations can be found on eCode360 and Municode. That being said, those databases aren’t exactly the most well advertised either.
Making sure that the most recent information has been identified within those databases is going to be of importance for businesses that want to get started. In some cases, it may always be a wise idea to consistently check all of the ordinances on multiple occasions to stay abreast of any changes.
“If it’s a really good municipality, they’ll make sure that the ordinance, after it’s passed, gets immediately uploaded,” Lustig said.
Allow consumption lounges
This is a big one. The regulations for consumption lounges haven’t been made clear yet, but what is clear is the inevitable pushback that those lounges will encounter. Even in New York, data by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, has data that splits up opt-outs by retail and consumption lounge.
More municipalities across the Hudson are opting out of consumption lounges at a much higher rate than they are opting out for retail.
Given the wide amount of latitude and local control that New Jersey municipalities have at this point when it comes to the market, consumption lounges are bound to be a hot button topic as well. Allowing consumption lounges is also bound to become a matter of access for residents as it is for a business’s right to exist.
Currently, as the law stands, most people who live in apartment complexes won’t be able to consume cannabis. Added into that, most schools and churches are also enforcing anti-smoking ordinances. When it comes to dense cities like Jersey City or Newark however, there is rarely a street that people would be able to go on without being within a couple of hundred feet of a no smoking zone outside. That also has implications for the tourism industry as well.
The lack of consumption lounges creates a landscape where a large portion of landowners have the privilege to consume in their own home and renters do not. It’s also one of the primary reasons why you still continue to see a disproportionate amount of law enforcement citations toward people of color post-legalization even if arrests have gone down.
Takeaway
Municipalities are going to continue to hold the keys to the kingdom for better and worse in the business realm. As time continues, however, best practices will have to be established so that the industry, along with the accompanying revenue can sustain itself stigma-free.
— Jelani Gibson
Industry
NJCBA connects license holders during CRC meeting watch party
The loud cheering and applause you could hear from the Trenton meeting hall during the live-streamed Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s meeting after its members voted to approve another 297 conditional licenses was echoed in Kenilworth, where the New Jersey CannaBusinesss Association was holding a viewing party as part of its fall business networking event.
NJCBA president Edmund DeVeaux could be seen snapping candid photos of awardees, while others remained glued to the various big screens and laptop monitors streaming the meeting, making sure they didn’t miss a name on the list broadcast by the CRC.
Sarah Russell, founder of Benedict’s Supply, was one of those awardees, who attended the NJCBA’s “Cannabis Connection,” which was set up as a “speed-dating” networking event for retail, manufacturing and cultivator license-holders. Some 70 entrepreneurs and sponsors gathered at the Galloping Hills Golf Club banquet space in Kenilworth from noon-5 p.m., later moving into a cocktail hour mixer after 6 p.m. The CRC meeting watch party was organized after the CRC moved its original Oct. 20 date to the day of the event.
“It’s very emotional to win. I typed every single word of that application,” said Russell, who won a conditional license for retail in Jersey City. Russell hasn’t secured a storefront, yet, adding she’s been canvassing spaces throughout the city, asking about leases. “I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing for the last two years — getting my name out there, asking if anyone’s lease is running out. Eventually, I want to see if I partner up with other conditional license winners who are in the same spot. If we work together we should have a shot. I’m going to look for ways to be creative with this piece of paper I just got today.”
Faye Coleman, founder and CEO of Pure Genesis, who has hemp operations several states, also won a conditional license for a dispensary. She plans to open a store in Atlantic City near the Hard Rock Hotel under the banner Endo, a name she’s says has some intrigue but also refers to the Endocannabinoid system.
“We’re gonna have a 4,000-square-foot facility for retail and 4,000 square feet for a consumption space,” she said. (Read my full Q&A inside this section). “We’re going to be flipping [the conditional] right back to an annual. We have all of our approvals, all of them. We’re projecting we should have our annual by January and we’re looking to be hopefully open by July.”
I met a third team that had just one a conditional license for cultivation and manufacturing in Elizabeth,
“We just started building out our space last week. We took over a space that use to be an urgent care facility,” said Tanmoy “T.J.” Jadhav, founder and CEO of MoJo Botanica. “So it’s all happening at once. We are converting the space into a vertical farm and a pharmaceutical grade lab.”
Jadhav, who was with MoJo General Manager Ankar Patel, went on to say he has lobbied eight different townships for their license, and to look for real estate.
“Real estate has been the biggest pain in our side. We’re lucky that our landlord was onboard from the very beginning and was able to make those connections with the city,” he said, adding he made a connection with Jill Cohen, the CannaBoss Lady, who said the duo I
To kick off the event, DeVeaux welcomed attendees with full-throated optimism, thanking sponsors and introducing several staff members of the NJCBA, including Scott Rudder, founder and president emeritus, Felice Twaddle, secretary, Tara “Misu” Sargente, board member, and Jenna Rae Russo, deputy executive director.
“Without you there is no industry,” he said, “and we need you to succeed in order for the industry to succeed.”
Rudder organized attendees to sit at multiple tables that formed a U-shape around the banquet hall. He asked cultivators and vendors to sit on the outside, and everyone else to spend about 10 minutes with each person.
“The intent of today is for you to have your first real interaction with the people you’re going to do business with,” said Rudder, who with his team has submitted application for an annual license for retail.
Some of the vendors in attendance included, Stacey Udell of HBK CPAs, Eric Snyder of Trichome Analytical, Kate Juliano of Ascend Wellness, Gigi Silvestri of Dutchie, Rich Acciavatti of Sprague Operating Resources, Tracey Kaufman and Jim White of CannAspire, Marshall Ogen of Cannabis BPO, among others.
— Enrique Lavín
The Applicant
Faye Coleman, CEO of Pure Genesis
Faye Coleman is co-founder and CEO of Cherry Hill-based Pure Genesis, LLC (PG), a certified Woman and Minority-owned Business Enterprise. She’s on several boards, including the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association, the African American Chamber of Commerce, Cannabis World Congress Business Expo, and the National Hemp Association’s Standing Committee for Social Equity. She also advises the CHEM (Cannabis Health Equity Movement) Coalition and served as a member of the New Jersey Governor’s Council for Adult Use Legalization.
On Oct. 27, the state awarded her cannabis company a conditional license to open a dispensary in Atlantic City, a stone’s throw from the Hard Rock Hotel and the Boardwalk.
I spoke to Coleman at the NJCBA “Cannabis Connection” event in Kenilworth, shortly after the Cannabis Regulatory Commission approved her license along with nearly 300 others during its live-streamed meeting. This conversation was edited for clarity.
Q: The name of your dispensary will be called Endo. Tell us what’s the meaning behind that name?
A: We thought it was important to make certain we could reflect what we’re gonna focus on, which is the endocannabinoid system. So when people see it, a lot of folks will just think, “Oh! Trendy, nice. endo, cool.” But it really is about the endocannabinoid system and focused on patient health.
Q: Is the idea to be centered around patients?
A: No, it’s an adult-use license, right? But we consider everybody a patient, whether they’re from the medical or the adult use side. And yeah, we’re gonna have a 4,000 -square-foot facility for retail and 4,000 square feet for a consumption space.
Q: Tell us how that will work. It seems consumption lounges are still a mystery statewide.
A: For now, as I understand it from the municipality, we’re allowed to, of course consume. We’re able to have food and beverage but we are not able to have any alcohol. You would be able to consume cannabis products that you brought with you. You can’t sell anything in the consumption lounge, it has to be sold in the retail space.
Q: Who do you see as your clientele?
A: We got 27 million people a year that actually come through Atlantic City. So you’re going to have everyone from the community to those who are absolute patients who are in need to those who are looking to come in town and enjoy themselves and may want to partake in the product. So you’re going to have a little bit of everyone.
Q: The product itself, have you established who you’re going to buy from?
A: No. Being here today at this event, I think is helping us to determine and discern who it makes sense to do business with. We have quite a large facility. So we’re looking for a large cultivator and manufacturer. We need someone we can be certain that we stay in stock. We also want to make certain we got quality product, and that they could be consistent.
It’s also important we protect ourselves on the price of product and profit. At the end of the day, what’s going to happen is you’re going to have the MSOs who will probably do some loss leaders to drive the product costs down to start with a little bit of a margin. But if we’ve got great relationships with cultivators and manufacturers, as small businesses, then we can hold firm and stay in business and do well.
Q: Who would use consider your competition in AC, statewide or the region?
A: I don’t really see it as competition you know, because when you set up especially for retail, retail is all about the experience, right? I mean that in terms of the service you’re provided, the education you provide or the quality of product that you provide. And so sometimes I think your competitor is yourself. How how well are you able to launch a successful retail establishment for your customer-patient base within the community?
I’ve got 15 years in retail, so I have a pretty good handle on it. And we’ve got some great subject matter experts in the cannabis space. We have the first cannabis dispensary owner in the country that’s on our board that’s going to be helping set up our SOPs, Calvin Frye out of Los Angeles. And then we also have from Maryland Hope Wiseman, who’s on our board, she’s going to be helping us with our SOPs as well. She was the youngest African American cannabis dispensary owner in the U.S. We feel quite confident that in order to be successful, it starts with the right people. You have to have great processes and you have to have the right technology to do that. Well you have great operations and you have great success
Q: What’s the next steps for you?
A: We’re going to be flipping right back to an annual. We have all of our approvals, all of them.
Q: What is the estimated timeline based on what you’re projecting?
A: We’re projecting we should have our annual by January and we’re looking to be hopefully open by July of next year.
Q: Anything else you’d like to add?
A: For me, this has been a long time coming. We were established in 2018. We ran into a bad actor at that time, and we had to return a $10 million investment check. Then we waited to file for a whole vertical. With the 2019 RFA, we had a disqualification for a technicality. So we’ve been waiting a long time to acquire a license, but more so to set up and do business in the industry within the state.
I think the state has been doing a pretty good job at moving things forward. Of course, everybody’s under-resourced, but I see they’re really doing a strategic process of making certain that they can address the needs of the state — keeping everybody abreast of how things are moving forward and making sure that it’s a fair and equitable process.
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— Enrique Lavín
Business Aid
Cannabis Training Academy debuts from NJBAC
The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission has made a recommendation to the Department of the Treasury to fund the Cannabis Training Academy. The program, which will launch in 2023, will be run by the Department of State’s Business Action Center (NJBAC) to provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs establishing cannabis businesses in New Jersey.
The CRC’s Audit Committee recommended that funds from the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization (CREAMM) Fund be allocated to the Business Action Center to establish a new program to provide free educational courses, technical assistance in building business plans and completing other aspects of license applications, and mentorship to cannabis business owners.
“We have emphasized equity and accessibility in the application process and this program will help ensure aspiring entrepreneurs have the optimal business know-how to give them the best chance for success in the cannabis space,” said Commission Vice-chair Sam Delgado, who sits on the Audit Committee. “The Cannabis Training Academy will begin the needed training and guidance that will help individuals, and assist the budding market’s stability and success.”
“Supporting these new entrepreneurs to be successful is critical to ensure equitable representation of small and diverse cannabis businesses and owners,” Secretary of State Tahesha Way added. “This assistance is essential to help people and communities that were targeted during cannabis prohibition to achieve greater equality, access and participation and improve their lives, families and communities.”
The NJBAC’s proposed curriculum includes modules designed to help participants decide if a cannabis business is right for them and will include business plan development as well as a Legacy to Legal course. Some program resources will be targeted to “Specially Designated Categories,” which include social equity businesses, diversely owned businesses, microbusinesses, and Impact Zone businesses. There will be a 10-week accelerator track to take conditional license applicants through the initial application process, and a separate track to help them convert to annual licenses.
“Classes in the academy will be taught by faculty who are in or have taught or consulted to the cannabis industry,” said NJBAC Executive Director Melanie Willoughby. “For 40 years, NJBAC has provided real-time assistance and support to businesses to help them navigate state government and connect with helpful resources. We look forward to building on our small business advocacy work to support this emerging marketplace.”
Joshua Belle, an advocate for legacy cannabis entrepreneurs, applauded the announcement. “Having this program designed specifically for cannabis business owners is going to be major for a lot of entrepreneurs who have the heart and the commitment for the industry but could use some help with the technical training. It is great that it is free too. Starting a business is expensive enough and there are too many consultants and such taking advantage of cannabis business owners.”
For more information, go here.
— CRC press release
Q&A with ...
Kenny Morrison and Tim Brown
Keeping in line with lessons from California, this week, we talk with Kenny Morrison, the co-founder of the California Cannabis Manufacturers Association. During the interview, Morrison also invited Tim Brown on the call, founder of Bear and Braxton Holdings, which specializes in sourcing, logistics and distribution within the Floridan and California markets. Brown spent multiple decades in the legacy market before transitioning. In this specific conversation we talk about municipal opt-outs and the history of what went wrong and what went right in one of America’s largest weed markets, as New Jersey navigates the same waters. You can find Morrison and Brown on LinkedIn.
Q: Like New Jersey, the majority of municipalities still opted out in California due to local control provisions, what’s your take on that?
Morrison: When Prop 64 passed, one of the ways we got the bill to pass was by allowing for local control. A ton of cities took a wait-and-see approach. It was a politically safe decision to make rather than to be a pioneering city council in allowing it.
Q: How has social equity worked thus far looking back on everything?
Morrison: The idea of allowing a certain group of people to come into the space with certain benefits is well-intended but laughable until the overall system is fixed. The system is broken. It’s almost like saying everyone gets to jump into this pool of quicksand but we’ll give floaties. You’re still jumping into quicksand.
If you look at the taxes the industry charges, there’s nothing comparable to it in any other industry on Earth.
The barriers to entry, the unnecessary layers upon layers of fees, taxes and regulations — It’s more complicated to transfer cannabis products around the state in vehicles than it would be to transfer plutonium. Every state has its own well-intentioned but completely overbearing set of requirements that are rooted in stigma.
Q: What do you think about the ethics around opt-outs? If municipalities opted into the War on Drugs, is it ethical to create an opt-out option?
Morrison: I think you could ask anybody in California who supported Prop 64 if we had a do-over, the biggest, most important number one takeaway would be — if it’s going to have a local control provision, it’s not even worth passing this law.
Brown: What you’re going to see with a lot of the legislation for cannabis is there’s going to be equity, homegrow, there’s going to be a lot of things that are favorable to making up the ground, but it won’t get passed with the type of language they have to add to the bill.
A lot of times, you see this language missing from the bill just to get the machine running, to get the legislation on paper so you can create an economy off of cannabis. When you look at New Jersey and all of those little townships that’s going to get complicated as well.
Q: What about ownership as means for social equity?
Brown: You can have a license, but if you don’t have the means, the machine, the know-how, the running capital — if people that don’t have the means are playing, this could all go bad tomorrow.
You’re selling regulated drugs. It’s not cocaine or heroin, it’s weed. Even on the streets (compared to cocaine and heroin), weed is slow money.
Q: So, you’re saying it starts with money?
Brown: It starts with a business model that adds value to potential investors or potential larger entities that want to do business with you. You have to start there.
This is the stuff you don’t want to do. This is the boring stuff, the sacrifice. You have to put the illicit market money down because it works against you when you try to cross over.
Q: What does it take for good faith efforts to take hold regarding social equity and capital when it comes to linking legacy people with resources.
Brown: The key thing you said there was good faith. People and entities that have power and position in this business need to be willing to do things in good faith.
The only way you achieve equity is when the people who can provide, do business in good faith. It’s on our end to step up and be open to doing that business, being receptive to the criticism and the learning that comes with getting established in a legal market.
— Jelani Gibson
The D.C. Report
Lobbying spending goes up as feds debate legalization
With cannabis advocates closer than ever to passing federal legislation, lobbying expenses during the first nine months of 2022 rose 29% over the same period a year earlier, according to the research group OpenSecrets.
Cannabis interests spent $3.6 million from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, up from $2.8 million during 2021. The increase came as the coronavirus pandemic receded, allowing supporters of legal weed to once again come to Washington and lobby their lawmakers.
Atop the agenda is some version of the Secure and Fair Enforcement, or SAFE Banking Act, which would allow federally chartered banks to provide financial services such as credit cards and checking accounts to legal cannabis businesses.
The bill certainly will be on the minds of some lawmakers when Congress returns after the midterm election for its lame duck session.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker criticized passing SAFE Banking in his chamber, insisting that any legislation include restorative justice provisions. Booker is involved in negotiations to figure out just what provisions he would accept that also would be palatable to the 10 Senate Republicans whose votes are needed to pass any measure.
One of the major players in the discussions is the U.S. Cannabis Council, which is going into the home stretch with a new acting chief executive officer, Khadijah Tribble.
The group was the fifth biggest cannabis spender on lobbying during the first nine months of 2022 with $327,500. That’s just slightly more than the $320,000 the group spent from January to September in 2021.
“I believe something can be done in the lame duck,” Tribble, 52, told NJ Cannabis Insider. “The will is there. We just got to keep the pressure up.”
That’s what she said she sees as her job.
“We have to look at all of the things that are impacting that particular mission,” she said. “If there’s an opportunity to add language to the bill that allows us to have other conversations — social justice, small business — let’s have that conversation.”
Tribble said her father was a disabled retired veteran who used cannabis and her son was convicted of possession. She said she saw firsthand the “disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs.”
“That is how I got here as an activist, as a mom, as a daughter, and some who believe people should not be in jail convicted of possession of cannabis,” she said.
Tribble said she was working to make the cannabis industry just another business that was part of the community it operated in.
“The thing I will want people to know is how important it is to normalize cannabis as an industry,” she said. “It is moving into the mainstream.”
The biggest lobbying spender continued to be Canopy Growth Corp., with $580,000.
Here is the rest of the top 10:
- National Cannabis Roundtable: $436,500
- Ghost Management Group (Weedmaps): $370,000
- Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education & Regulation: $370,000
- US Cannabis Council: $327,500
- Leaflink Inc.: $180,000
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- FarmaceuticalRx of PA: $150,000
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Stockton U. fall job fair on Nov. 1
Stockton University’s sixth Cannabis Career Fair and Business Expo is taking place Nov. 1. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Featured speakers include: Foley Hoag cannabis attorney Mike McQueeny, Pure Genesis CEO Faye Coleman, NJCBA president Ed DeVeaux, NJ Business Action Center director Melanie Willoughby, Penni Wild, Rutgers dean Charles Menifield, UFCW 360 director Hugh Giordano, Jersey City Cannabis Control Board general counsel Ron Mondello and Atlantic City Cannabis Commission chair Kash McKinley, among others.
In addition, there will be a vendor area where interns, employees and service providers can network.
Deenan Wright, cannabis talent acquisition marketing specialist for CannabisInsiderJobs.com, an NJ Cannabis Insider partner, will also have a vendor table. Register here
NJCI to be at Business of Cannabis in N.Y. on Nov. 3
NJ Cannabis Insider will be in New York City on Nov. 3 to talk with our neighbors across the Hudson about their cannabis market with takeaways on how it can affect the Garden State at Prohibition Partners Business of Cannabis: New York event.
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New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, one of the primary architects of New York’s cannabis legislation, is a featured speaker. Peoples-Stokes has also been a previous speaker at NJCI.
Featured speakers include: Yoko Miyashita, Leafly CEO; Tremaine Wright, New York State Cannabis Control Board chair; Mary Pryor, board member of Social Equity Ventures for The Parent Company; Jeff Finnerty, chief marketing officer for AYR Wellness; Vladimir Bautista, CEO and founder of Happy Munkey; CJ Wallace, founder of Frank White & THINK BIG; Axel Bernabe, chief of staff and senior policy director, NYS Office of Cannabis Management; Marc Ross, head of Impact and ESG for Vicente Sederberg.
Topics for the panels include: “The technology innovations that make cannabis tick: what next?” “No patients left behind,” “Building an ethical industry,” and more.
— NJ Cannabis Insider staff
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.
For now, the drug the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 appeared to remain at least immediately available in the wake of two separate rulings that were issued in quick succession by federal judges in Texas and Washington.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in a decision that overruled decades of scientific approval. But that decision came at nearly the same time that U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice, an Obama appointee, essentially ordered the opposite and directed U.S. authorities not to make any changes that would restrict access to the drug in at least 17 states where Democrats sued in an effort to protect availability.
The extraordinary timing of the competing orders revealed the high stakes surrounding the drug nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and curtailed access to abortion across the country. President Joe Biden said his administration would fight the Texas ruling.
The whiplash of the conflicting decisions is likely to put the issue on an accelerated path to the Supreme Court.
“FDA is under one order that says you can do nothing and another that says in seven days I’m going to require you to vacate the approval of mifepristone,” said Glenn Cohen of Harvard Law School.
Abortion providers slammed the Texas ruling, including Whole Woman’s Health, which operates six clinics in five states and said it would continue to dispense mifepristone in person and by mail over the next week as they review the rulings.
The abortion drug has been widely used in the U.S. since securing FDA approval and there is essentially no precedent for a lone judge overruling the medical decisions of the Food and Drug Administration. Mifepristone is one of two drugs used for medication abortion in the United States, along with misoprostol, which is also used to treat other medical conditions.
Kacsmaryk signed an injunction directing the FDA to stay mifepristone’s approval while a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the drug continues. His 67-page order gave the government seven days to appeal.
“The Court in this case has substituted its judgment for FDA, the expert agency that approves drugs,” Biden said. “If this ruling were to stand, then there will be virtually no prescription, approved by the FDA, that would be safe from these kinds of political, ideological attacks.”
Clinics and doctors that prescribe the two-drug combination have said that if mifepristone were pulled from the market, they would switch to using only the second drug, misoprostol. That single-drug approach has a slightly lower rate of effectiveness in ending pregnancies, but it is widely used in countries where mifepristone is illegal or unavailable.
The lawsuit in the Texas case was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which was also involved in the Mississippi case that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned. At the core of the lawsuit is the allegation that the FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone was flawed because it did not adequately review its safety risks.
Courts have long deferred to the FDA on issues of drug safety and effectiveness. But the agency’s authority faces new challenges in a post-Roe legal environment in which abortions are banned or unavailable in 14 states, while 16 states have laws specifically targeting abortion medications.
Since the Texas lawsuit was filed in November, legal experts have warned of questionable arguments and factual inaccuracies in the Christian group’s filing. Kacsmaryk essentially agreed with the plaintiffs on all of their major points, including that the FDA didn’t adequately review mifepristone’s safety.
“The Court does not second-guess FDA’s decision-making lightly.” Kacsmaryk wrote. “But here, FDA acquiesced on its legitimate safety concerns — in violation of its statutory duty — based on plainly unsound reasoning and studies that did not support its conclusions.”
Mifepristone has been used by millions of women over the past 23 years, and complications from mifepristone occur at a lower rate than that seen with wisdom teeth removal, colonoscopies and other routine medical procedures, medical groups have recently noted.
Elsewhere, Kacsmaryk sided with plaintiffs in stating that the FDA overstepped its authority in approving mifepristone, in part, by using a specialized review process reserved for drugs to treat “serious or life-threatening illnesses.” The judge brushed aside FDA arguments that its own regulations make clear that pregnancy is a medical condition that can sometimes be serious and life-threatening, instead calling it a “natural process essential to perpetuating human life.”
His order also agreed with plaintiffs in invoking a controversial 19th century law that anti-abortion groups are now trying to revive to block sending abortion medications through the mail. Originally passed in 1873 and named for an “anti-vice crusader,” the Comstock Act was used to prohibit the mailing of contraceptives, “lewd” writings and “instruments” that could be used in an abortion. The law was seldom invoked in the 50 years after Roe established a federal right to abortion.
Kacsmaryk, though, agreed with plaintiffs that the law — as literally interpreted — prohibits mailing mifepristone.
His order, if upheld, would also dismantle a number of recent FDA actions intended to ease access to the drug.
In late 2021 the FDA — under the Biden administration — dropped a requirement that women pick up the drug in person, opening the door to delivery by mail-order pharmacies. In January the agency dropped another requirement that prevented most brick-and-mortar pharmacies from dispensing the pill.
Anti-abortion groups, which are newly encouraged about their ability to further restrict abortion and prevail in court since last’s year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, embraced the Texas ruling.
“The court’s decision today is a major step forward for women and girls whose health and safety have been jeopardized for decades by the FDA’s rushed, flawed and politicized approval of these dangerous drugs,” said March for Life President Jeanne Mancini.
Legal experts warned that the ruling could upend decades of precedent, setting the stage for political groups to overturn other FDA approvals of controversial drugs and vaccines.
“This has never happened before in history — it’s a huge deal,” said Greer Donley, a professor specializing in reproductive health care at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. “You have a federal judge who has zero scientific background second guessing every scientific decision that the FDA made.”
Still, because of the contradictory nature of the rulings, Donley and other experts said there would be little immediate impact.
“In the short term, nothing’s going to change,” Donley said. “This is the time to be preparing for the fact that in a week, potentially, mifepristone becomes an unapproved drug in this country.”
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Perrone and Whitehurst reported from Washington. Associated Press reporter Gene Johnson in Seattle and Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, contributed. | https://www.kark.com/news/national/judge-halts-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-mifepristone/ | 2023-04-09 04:33:32 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national/judge-halts-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-mifepristone/ |
Following the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, former Vice President Mike Pence's future in former President Donald Trump's Republican Party has been tested. However, the conservative 4th Congressional District offered Pence a warm welcome over the weekend.
On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer discusses with political scientists whether not overturning the 2020 election will impact Pence's prospects for a 2024 run for President of the United States.
“I think there is certainly a faction of (Trump's following) that has turned against Trump for many reasons. This visit may tell us that that hasn’t necessarily seeped into all of the Republican base," said Megan Goldberg, an assistant professor of American politics at Cornell College." … "There might be a path forward where they can capitalize on policy accomplishments and these big issues instead of still talking about what happened in the 2020 election.”
Guests:
- Megan Goldberg, assistant professor of American politics at Cornell College
- Jim McCormick, professor of political science at Iowa State University | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-to-river/2022-04-28/does-pences-iowa-visit-offer-a-vision-of-the-party-without-trump | 2022-04-28 12:38:38 | 0 | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-to-river/2022-04-28/does-pences-iowa-visit-offer-a-vision-of-the-party-without-trump |
TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay on the warmer side overnight tonight with lows falling into the mid 70s.
TOMORROW: Hot and humid weather is set to continue on Friday with temperatures warming into the mid 90s by the afternoon hours. Heat index values will likely feel like the triple digits. A few isolated showers and storms will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours, however much of the day will be dry.
SATURDAY: Similar conditions will continue on Saturday with highs back in the lower 90s. Heat index values will remain in the upper 90s to triple digits. Scattered shower and thunderstorm chances remain possible during the afternoon and evening hours.
EXTENDED: Hit or miss rain and storm chances are set to continue through the holiday weekend. Temperatures look to stay slightly above average in the mid 90s. Dewpoints will also remain high, keeping heat index values in the triple digits.
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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) — Two people are being sought in a shooting that wounded two others at a university in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities said.
Lincoln University security officials said the shooting happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday during “Yardfest,” an annual spring event at the Chester County campus near Oxford.
Lincoln University's president, Brenda Allen, said in a statement that “a gun was discharged causing two non fatal injuries.” The female victims, who were not university students, were taken to Christiana Hospital and were listed in stable condition.
WPVI-TV reported that both victims were hit by the same bullet that was fired in a bathroom.
Marc R. Partee, the head of campus security, said “two individuals with white T-shirts” were being sought. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/pennsylvania-university-shooting-wounds-2-17900364.php | 2023-04-16 17:35:40 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/pennsylvania-university-shooting-wounds-2-17900364.php |
CHICAGO (AP) — Juan Soto is joining Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in San Diego. Jorge López, Michael Fulmer and Tyler Mahle are going to Minnesota. Noah Syndergaard, David Robertson and Brandon Marsh are heading to Philadelphia, and Joey Gallo is looking for a fresh start with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Baseball’s trade deadline day was an action-packed affair — 27 trades in all — and no one had more fun than the Padres.
San Diego made the biggest splash, acquiring Soto in a massive deal with the Washington Nationals. The sweet-swinging Soto, still just 23 years old, joins Machado in the middle of the Padres’ order, and Tatis is on his way back after being sidelined by a broken left wrist.
“It’s pretty impressive to have those three types of guys on one team in the same lineup,” said Wil Myers, the Padres’ longest-tenured player. “Excited to see that trio, hopefully in the next week or two.”
The Cardinals and Yankees swapped big leaguers, with Gold Glove-winning center fielder Harrison Bader going to New York in exchange for left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery. The Atlanta Braves geared up for their title defense by sending former closer Will Smith to the Houston Astros for right-hander Jake Odorizzi, and then acquiring reliever Raisel Iglesias in a deal with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Toronto Blue Jays got second baseman Whit Merrifield in a trade with Kansas City — it’s unclear if Merrifield plans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to play in Canada — and fortified their bullpen by adding Anthony Bass and Zach Pop in a deal with the Miami Marlins. The Brewers added reliever Trevor Rosenthal in a trade with San Francisco.
San Diego acquired Soto and first baseman Josh Bell from Washington for rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore, first baseman/DH Luke Voit and prospects James Wood, C.J. Abrams, Robert Hassell III and Jarlin Susana.
After landing Soto, a generational talent who helped Washington win the 2019 World Series, San Diego also acquired infielder Brandon Drury from Cincinnati. The Padres sent minor league shortstop Victor Acosta to the Reds for the 29-year-old Drury, who has a career-high 20 homers this year.
“The atmosphere here is they want to win, and not just go to the playoffs but win a World Series,” said All-Star closer Josh Hader, who was obtained by San Diego on Monday in another big deal with Milwaukee.
Eric Hosmer was part of the Soto deal before he vetoed the move, and San Diego ended up trading the first baseman to Boston along with two minor leaguers and cash in exchange for minor league left-hander Jay Groome.
The Twins bolstered their pitching staff with three trades, acquiring López in a deal with the Baltimore Orioles and Mahle in a swap with rebuilding Cincinnati. Fulmer came over from Detroit for minor league right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long.
The 29-year-old López is in the middle of a breakout season, with a sparkling 1.68 ERA and 19 of his 20 career saves. The 27-year-old Mahle is 5-7 with a 4.40 ERA in 19 starts. Fulmer has a 3.20 ERA and two saves in 41 appearances.
“Just completely life-changing. I’m just really thankful for the Orioles and what they’ve been doing, and I’m glad it’s coming to a new chapter with the Minnesota Twins,” López said on a conference call with reporters.
The Twins, who took a one-game lead in the AL Central into Tuesday night’s game against Detroit, have a 5.30 team ERA since the All-Star break.
Baltimore received minor league pitchers Cade Povich, Yennier Cano, Juan Nuñez and Juan Rojas from Minnesota for López. Cincinnati got the bigger haul of prospects — infielders Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Spencer Steer, and left-handed pitcher Steve Hajjar.
The Yankees and Cardinals are both eyeing October and they pulled off an old-school baseball trade. A speedy 28-year-old from Bronxville, New York, Bader has not played since June 26 because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. When he returns, he likely would share center field with newly acquired Andrew Benintendi in a move that would put Aaron Judge back in right and see Aaron Hicks and Benintendi split time in left, with Giancarlo Stanton as the designated hitter.
Montgomery, who could make his Cardinals debut against the Yankees this weekend, is 22-20 with a 3.94 ERA in six big league seasons.
Looking for its first playoff appearance since 2011, Philadelphia added Robertson to its bullpen in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, and got Marsh and Syndergaard from the Los Angeles Angels.
Philadelphia sent minor league pitcher Ben Brown to the Cubs for the 37-year-old Robertson, one of the top relievers on the market ahead of the deadline. The Phillies got Marsh from the Angels in exchange for catching prospect Logan O’Hoppe, then separately acquired Syndergaard for outfielders Mickey Moniak and Jadiel Sanchez.
Robertson is 3-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 14 saves in 36 appearances this year. The right-hander finalized a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Cubs on March 16.
Marsh is a lefty-hitting, righty-throwing 24-year-old with speed and power projection. He ranked among Los Angeles’ top prospects before debuting in the majors last season, but he has struggled in the big leagues.
Syndergaard, the former Mets star, is 5-8 with a 3.83 ERA in his first full season since 2019 due to Tommy John surgery.
Also on the move: Gallo was traded by the New York Yankees to the Dodgers for minor league right-hander Clayton Beeter, and Darin Ruf went from the Giants to the New York Mets for J.D. Davis and three pitching prospects.
The Mets also acquired reliever Mychal Givens from the Chicago Cubs for a minor league pitcher.
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AP Baseball Writers Ronald Blum and Jake Seiner, and AP Sports Writers Bernie Wilson, Stephen Whyno and Dave Campbell contributed to this report.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/trade-deadline-recap-soto-to-padres-twins-phillies-add/ | 2022-08-03 18:58:07 | 0 | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/trade-deadline-recap-soto-to-padres-twins-phillies-add/ |
Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the field …
1. All about L.A., for now
The Los Angeles schools are the talk of the conference in the middle of October, just as they were at the end of June — only for vastly different reasons.
Three-and-a-half months ago, USC and UCLA made headlines for Ivory-Tower decisions (to join the Big Ten). Now, their on-field play is generating the attention.
The crosstown rivals (and previously underachieving programs) are 6-0 in the same season for the first time since 2005 after fending off challenges Saturday from one-loss opponents.
The Trojans handled Washington State 30-14, while the Bruins outlasted Utah 42-32.
The former is ranked No. 7 in the AP poll; the latter is ranked 11th.
At this point, both must be considered College Football Playoff contenders — yes, even UCLA (more on that momentarily).
The Hotline is struck by their similarities. The Trojans and Bruins aren’t identical in roster makeup or schemes, but they’re clearly fraternal twins.
Both head coaches, USC’s Lincoln Riley and UCLA’s Chip Kelly, are among the college game’s most creative offensive minds of the past 10-12 years, and both have made expert use of the transfer portal.
Both defenses are more opportunistic than they are stout.
And both offenses claim three superb playmakers: USC’s combination of quarterback Caleb Williams, tailback Travis Dye and receiver Jordan Addison; and UCLA’s equivalents in quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, tailback Zach Charbonnet and receiver Jake Bobo.
(If we had to choose, the Hotline would opt for UCLA’s triumvirate.)
Also, both teams will face their most challenging assignments of the season when they return to the field.
USC visits Utah next weekend, while the Bruins have a bye, then head to Oregon.
By late October, the Pac-12’s hierarchy might look quite different.
But for now — and for the first season in eons — the center of gravity is in Los Angeles.
2. UCLA and the CFP: A history
It’s important to note that neither USC nor UCLA faces a must-win situation in its next game, at least in the context of a CFP berth.
Any one-loss Power Five champion stands an excellent chance of participating in the semifinals. If the Trojans lose in Salt Lake City or the Bruins lose in Eugene, only their margin for error will have vanished.
Finish with a 12-1 record and Pac-12 title in hand, and a CFP berth will be within reach.
And yes, that goes for the Bruins.
The Hotline examined the resumes of all 32 teams that have participated in the CFP and found two instances in which a semifinalist did not own a nonconference victory over a Power Five opponent:
Both times, it was Ohio State.
The Buckeyes reached the CFP in 2014 with wins over Navy and Kent State and a loss to Virginia Tech.
And they made it in 2019 with wins over Florida Atlantic, Miami-Ohio and Cincinnati, which itself was an 11-game winner that year.
Each of the other 30 playoff teams claimed at least one out-of-conference victory over a Power Five foe.
UCLA’s nonconference lineup this season consists of Bowling Green, South Alabama and Alabama State.
Not only do the Bruins need to keep winning, but they must do so impressively. With that schedule, their resume would get picked apart by the talking heads on ESPN.
3. Rapid reaction
Our thoughts on the seven Pac-12 teams with records of 4-2 or better:
- UCLA’s offense is the best in the conference — yes, better than USC’s attack — because of the immaculate run-pass balance and the way Kelly’s pieces fit together. But the defense can be sliced and diced.
- Utah’s defense isn’t nearly as dominant as it was last year — we lost track of the missed tackles in the Rose Bowl on Saturday — and the offense desperately needs a downfield component to stretch opponents and create running lanes.
- Oregon might have the best all-around team, especially when quarterback Bo Nix is comfortable and free of turnovers. Don’t be deceived by the score of the Georgia game; the Ducks have an excellent chance to win the Pac-12 title. (How would the national media respond to the Pac-12 producing a champion that owns a 49-3 loss to Georgia? Take one guess.)
- USC’s offense is a half-step behind UCLA’s attack — it was hardly an indomitable force against Washington State or Oregon State — but the defense possesses a higher ceiling, along with the most disruptive force in the conference in lineman Tuli Tuipulotu.
- Washington State’s defense is arguably the best in the Pac-12, but the unit needs help from the offense to avoid wearing down over the course of the season. It’s tough to play under back-to-the-wall pressure week after week.
- Oregon State gets more out of its personnel than any team but must solve the quarterback situation in order to remain in contention deep into November.
- Washington’s defense isn’t just bad, it’s inverted: The secondary, long the strength of the program, is now the weak link. The Huskies were shredded by ASU backup quarterback Trenton Bourguet and are 0-2 on the road after the hot home start.
Also, Michigan State is terrible.
4. The nightcap comeback
The best finish of the day unfolded just before midnight in classic #Pac12AfterDark fashion.
Oregon State trailed Stanford 24-10 entering the fourth quarter with a backup quarterback (Ben Gulbranson) and no kicking game (because of an injury to the long snapper).
So what happened?
- The Beavers scored 10 seconds into the quarter to pull within 24-16 but missed the two-point conversion.
- They scored again with 5:45 remaining but also failed on the conversion and trailed 24-22.
- They allowed a Stanford field goal with 58 seconds left and were down 27-22.
- They scored the game-winner with 13 seconds left on a catch-and-run from Gulbranson to receiver Tre’Shaun Harrison.
The throw was down the right sideline. Harrison turned, jumped and plucked it away from the Stanford defender, then raced down the sideline for a miracle 56-yard touchdown.
It was the most surprising finish, perhaps, since the ‘Hill Mary’ in Arizona’s 49-45 victory over Cal in 2014.
The 28-27 victory moves the Beavers (4-2) into prime position for another bowl berth: They need two wins in their final six games — and one of them is Colorado.
It was a crushing loss for Stanford, which merely had to avoid a defensive breakdown in order to end its 10-game losing streak against FBS opponents.
Instead, the Cardinal head to Notre Dame next weekend in search of their first major college win in 54 weeks.
5. On targeting
There were a slew of targeting calls across the conference Saturday; all of them managed to outrage one fan base or another.
The USC-Washington State game featured an ejection for each team — and we thought the officials got it right in both instances. First, let’s remember that on-field officials are instructed to call anything that seems close to targeting, at which point the replay booth determines if the call should be upheld or overturned.
There are two ways targeting can be upheld:
- If the player leads with the crown of his helmet, regardless of where the contact is made with the opponent.
- If a player makes forcible contact to the head or neck area with his helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder.
In both cases, the so-called indicators must be present. Primarily, those involve the offending player launching into a defenseless opponent.
But the key phrase requires just seven words: “When in question, it is a foul.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/pac-12-saturday-football-takeaways-bowl-math-big-wins-and-a-thrilling-finish/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-10-10 00:59:51 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/pac-12-saturday-football-takeaways-bowl-math-big-wins-and-a-thrilling-finish/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
DALLAS, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas-based startup, Book Token (Booktoken.io), has brought books to the blockchain. On July 20th, the technology company launched their first eBook, the Gutenberg Bible - in recognition of the printing press technology created by Johannes Gutenberg- selling over $100,000 dollars worth of the book in the first 24 hours, with zero dollars spent on marketing the sale. The company created 10K NFT eBooks, all with unique computer generated cover art based on an original, a video inside the book, over 70 high-resolution images, and over 650K words. These "unburnable" books, will live forever on the blockchain, do not degrade over time, and can be transferred around the world in mere seconds. Books can be read in Book Token's anonymous browser-based reading dApp(decentralized application.)
With over 1.1 Billion people estimated to read digitally in 2023, this is an incredible step forward for blockchain utility. At launch time, Joshua Stone, CEO, noted that "This is revolutionary for digital book ownership. Until now, digital books have been handled by licensing models by centralized retailers. Today, people truly own their eBooks for the first time. Today is also the birth of the secondary eBook market." Within four hours of launch, Book Token was also collecting royalties from second-hand book sales from book owners selling their books on 3rd party NFT marketplaces around the world.
Unlike other NFTs on blockchains which are publicly viewable, these eBooks are Decentralized Encrypted Assets (DEAs), meaning that only the owner of the NFT can open and see the contents of the book. These NFTs represent a whole new asset class, able to securely move all types of media - video, audio, text - on the blockchain.
"The promise of web3 is ownership and decentralization," Mr. Stone added, "and today we believe we took a massive step in the right direction to fulfill that promise."
Book Token, whose C-Level team previously built and sold an eBook startup that had over 6 million users, has an audacious mission: To decentralize and incentivize knowledge.
The company has plans to work with major publishers and independent authors and will continue to build out its platform to accomplish its goals. They also plan to rollout mobile reading apps, a full marketplace to buy and resell books, and look to release audiobooks by year's end.
Contact: press@booktoken.io
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Feb. 15, 1991—Nov. 14, 2022
TWIN FALLS — Brett Eldon Dayley, 31, a resident of Twin Falls, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022.
Brett Eldon Dayley was born on February 15, 1991 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of William and Mary Dayley.
He was raised and educated in Gooding, Idaho.
He is survived by his girlfriend—Marissa Achenbach; his father—William Dayley; and two sisters—Amber Dayley (Jeff Seward) and Erin (Justin) Ash.
He is preceded in death by his mother—Mary Dayley; grandparents – Ronald and Janice Ewing, James Dayley, Elwood and Bernice (Dayley) Grimes; uncle – Randy Ewing; and close friend – Sam Shull.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Gooding Elks Lodge, 624 California Street in Gooding.
An inurnment will take place later in the Spring 2023 at the Elmwood Cemetery in Gooding.
Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel.
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David “Dave” Andrew Rathbun
David “Dave” Andrew Rathbun, 52, of Hermantown, MN, tragically passed away on February 24, 2023.
Dave was born on November 11, 1970 to Edwin David and Suzanne Matkin Rathbun in Liberal, KS.
Highly gifted, Dave’s talent for engineering was evident in childhood, as he repaired anything he could get his hands on. As a teenager, he fully restored a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, he played the euphonium and earned his Eagle Scout. Dave graduated from Liberal High School in 1989. He went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.
Dave had an illustrious 26 year career at Cirrus Aircraft as a test pilot and engineer. He played a crucial role in the early design and certification of the SR20. Following similar work on the SR22 and SR22T. He was instrumental in development and successful entry into the service of the SF50 Vision Jet. Dave was also part of the team that won the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 2017 for the SF50 Vision Jet.
Dave met his wife Lesley in a meeting at Cirrus in 2005. Dave and Lesley have two children, Andrew and William. Dave was a wonderful husband and father with a huge heart. We will miss his confidence, sharp mind, quick wit, and dry sense of humor.
Dave is survived by his wife Lesley (née Stewart), his two sons Andrew and William, his parents Edwin and Suzanne, his older brother Daniel (Wendy, Alex, Parker, Garrett) and his twin brother Douglas (Michelle).
No funeral or memorial service is immediately planned. In lieu of flowers please contribute to the boys college fund at 1415 N 46th St, Superior, WI 54880. Sign the online register book at, www.dfhduluth.com. Arrangements by by, Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E 2nd St., Duluth, MN 55805, (218) 727-3555. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/obits/david-dave-andrew-rathbun-5d0135ff67a60618cb3bf3a9-63fe73f1a98547152ada8174 | 2023-02-28 23:35:27 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/obits/david-dave-andrew-rathbun-5d0135ff67a60618cb3bf3a9-63fe73f1a98547152ada8174 |
The winners of the 2023 Whiting Awards might not have many, or any, well-known titles to their name — but that's the point.
The recipients of the $50,000 prize, which were announced on Wednesday evening, show an exceeding amount of talent and promise, according to the prize's judges. The Whiting Awards aim to "recognize excellence and promise in a spectrum of emerging talent, giving most winners their first chance to devote themselves full time to their own writing, or to take bold new risks in their work," the Whiting Foundation noted in a press release.
The Whiting Awards stand as one of the most esteemed and largest monetary gifts for emerging writers. Since its founding in 1985, recipients such as Ocean Vuong, Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nunez, Alice McDermott, Jia Tolentino and Ling Ma have catapulted into successful careers or gone on to win countless other prestigious prizes including Pulitzers, National Book Awards, and Tony Awards.
"Every year we look to the new Whiting Award winners, writing fearlessly at the edge of imagination, to reveal the pathways of our thought and our acts before we know them ourselves," said Courtney Hodell, director of literary programs. "The prize is meant to create a space of ease in which such transforming work can be made."
The ceremony will include a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner and PEN president Ayad Akhtar.
The winners of the 2023 Whiting Awards, with commentary from the Whiting Foundation, are:
Tommye Blount (poetry), whose collection, Fantasia for the Man in Blue, "plunges into characters like a miner with a headlamp; desire, wit, and a dose of menace temper his precision."
Mia Chung (drama), author of the play Catch as Catch Can, whose plays are "a theatrical hall of mirrors that catch and fracture layers of sympathy and trust."
Ama Codjoe (poetry), author of Bluest Nude, whose poems "bring folkloric eros and lyric precision to Black women's experience."
Marcia Douglas (fiction), author of The Marvellous Equations of the Dread, who "creates a speculative ancestral project that samples and remixes the living and dead into a startling sonic fabric."
Sidik Fofana (fiction), author of Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, who "hears voices with a reporter's careful ear but records them with a fiction writer's unguarded heart."
Carribean Fragoza (fiction), author of Eat the Mouth That Feeds You, whose short stories "meld gothic horror with the loved and resented rhythms of ordinary life, unfolding the complex interiority of her Chicanx characters."
R. Kikuo Johnson (fiction), author of No One Else, a writer and illustrator — the first graphic novelist to be recognized by the award — who "stitches a gentle seam along the frayed edges of three generations in a family in Hawaii."
Linda Kinstler (nonfiction), a contributing writer for The Economist's 1843 Magazine, whose reportage "bristles with eagerness, moving like the spy thrillers she tips her hat to."
Stephania Taladrid (nonfiction), a contributing writer at the New Yorker, who, "writing from the still eye at the center of spiraling controversy or upheaval, she finds and protects the unforgettably human — whether at an abortion clinic on the day Roe v. Wade is overturned or standing witness to the pain of Uvalde's stricken parents."
Emma Wippermann (poetry and drama), author of the forthcoming Joan of Arkansas, "a climate-anxious work marked not by didacticism but by sympathy; It conveys rapture even as it jokes with angels..."
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The State of the Union represents a chance for the president to address the nation on where he thinks the country stands, where it is headed and what his priorities are ahead of an expected announcement that he will officially run for reelection.
But President Biden, who turned 80 this past November, has quite the task ahead of him. Despite an unemployment rate that is the lowest since 1969, Americans continue to be in a sour mood about the direction of the country. Two-thirds say it is headed in the wrong direction, and a majority disapproves of the job Biden is doing as president.
That's true not just on the economy and inflation, but on issues ranging from crime and guns to immigration and the war in Ukraine.
At the same time, despite the prevailing sour sentiment, Democrats did better than expected in the midterms, and they were able to pass significant legislation in the past two years. Partisanship seems to be fueling the negativity and when compared to former President Trump, the current front-runner for the GOP nomination, Biden is usually even or ahead in head-to-head polls and favorability ratings.
Biden's instinct is to call for unity and strike an optimistic tone. But that will be challenged Tuesday with newly divided leadership in Washington. It will be made all the more obvious for viewers at home with a face they haven't seen before over Biden's left shoulder, recently minted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., whose conference is intent on putting Biden's administration — and his son — under the microscope.
Here are several issue areas — China, climate, COVID-19 and health, education, economy, gun violence, immigration, opioids, policing, reproductive rights and Ukraine — and the challenges Biden faces in addressing each:
China
China looms large for the Biden administration, underpinning its foreign policy and animating parts of its domestic economic policy. Biden will almost certainly depict China as a strategic competitor, a challenge to the "global rules-based order" and a threat to America's tech supremacy.
The recent spy balloon episode may also come up, with Biden potentially painting it as a challenge he handled deftly – and an indicator of how real the threat from China is. Where China is not mentioned, it will be a subtext under many issues Biden may discuss.
Hopes for improved relations were buoyed in recent months following Biden's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Bali in November. There has also been talk of a face-to-face summit in the fall. However, last week's balloon saga seems to have put efforts at rapprochement on the backburner, at least in the near term.
-- John Ruwitch, NPR China affairs correspondent
From a national security standpoint, the president is likely to want to talk about his efforts to strengthen U.S. military alliances in Asia, and efforts to prevent any military confrontation over Taiwan. The Chinese balloon is not considered a significant issue in the big picture, but Biden is likely to address it.
-- Greg Myre, NPR national security correspondent
Climate
How much will Biden talk about climate change? Last year there were just brief mentions and that seemed unusual for someone who made climate change a significant part of his campaign. This year he has the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act to brag about, it's likely he'll mention that as a success. Also likely: a mention of the electric vehicle and appliance tax credits people can take advantage of.
But will he give any indication of when or how the Biden administration's EPA will establish regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants — or indications of how his administration will fully implement and protect key elements of the IRA? The legislation gets the country to 40% greenhouse gas emissions reductions – Biden's goal is 50-52% by 2030 (based on 2005 levels). Will he propose anything for the last 10%?
And will he reinforce his target for electric vehicles – 50% of new car sales by 2030 – or start deemphasizing it as 2030 gets closer?
-- Jeff Brady, NPR climate and energy correspondent, and Camila Domonoske, NPR business desk reporter
COVID-19 and health
Biden has been able to deliver on many of his promises from last year, and he will almost certainly be touting those accomplishments:
There are challenges ahead, though, especially as the public health emergency ends. Biden wasn't able to secure new COVID funding last year and faces House GOP investigations over his administration's handling of the pandemic. And millions of people stand to lose Medicaid coverage in the coming year, which could reverse gains on health insurance.
-- Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR health policy reporter
Education
Biden will almost certainly tout his efforts to erase up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower. Late last month, the White House trumpeted the fact that 26 million people had already applied or were automatically qualified for relief, and 16 million had been approved; whether they get that relief now depends on the U.S. Supreme Court.
On Pell grants, he'll likely highlight a promise he made in last year's State of the Union and kept: that the White House and Congress recently agreed to a $500 increase in the maximum, per-year Pell grant award. The administration says that keeps them on track to double Pell by 2029.
-- Cory Turner, correspondent/senior editor for NPR's education team
Economy
Biden is likely to devote a lot of the speech to the economy, which has weathered the pandemic and the war in better shape than might be expected, even if there's a lot of teeth gnashing over inflation. Likely topics include:
U.S oil production is also expected to set a record this year, despite GOP complaints that the administration has stifled home-grown fossil fuels. How much credit the president's policies deserve for any of this is debatable, just as one can debate how much blame the American Rescue Plan deserves for inflation, which hit a four-decade high last summer. But Biden may claim vindication for his efforts to build an economy that works from the bottom up and the middle out.
-- Scott Horsley, NPR chief economics correspondent
Gun violence
After each mass shooting that has happened on his watch, President Biden has called on Congress to ban assault-style guns.
In November, after a shooting in Colorado Springs, Biden said: "The idea we still allow semi automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It's just sick," he said. "Not a single, solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers."
After two recent shootings in California, Biden is likely to repeat the plea. The last Congress – where Democrats had a slim majority in both houses – passed its first piece of gun safety legislation in three decades. That bill included funding for red-flag laws and prevents people who assault their partners from buying guns, among other measures. There are steep odds against any broader action on guns in the new divided Congress. Still, gun safety activists are pushing for more executive action on the issue.
-- Roberta Rampton, NPR White House editor
Immigration
For most of his presidency, President Biden has avoided talking about immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border — and it's not hard to see why.
Record migrant apprehensions at the border over the past two years have made it difficult for the Biden administration to advance its immigration agenda in Congress, and courts have blocked many of its attempts to shape immigration policy.
Republicans who now control the House of Representatives have launched a series of hearings on what they call the "crisis" at the southern border, and have threatened to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The chances of a legislative compromise on immigration seem smaller than ever.
Still, there's a chance Biden will use this speech to tout his administration's latest enforcement measures, which he announced last month before his first visit to the border as president. Immigration authorities say they're working, at least so far. The number of migrant apprehensions at the border dropped about 40% in January compared to December, the biggest monthly decline of Biden's presidency.
-- Joel Rose, NPR national desk correspondent
Opioids
Street fentanyl is fueling a devastating public health crisis that killed 107,000 people in the U.S. last year. Biden is under enormous pressure to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. from China and Mexico. But convincing those two countries to help stop fentanyl trafficking is hard, especially at a time when other big issues, like immigration and Taiwan, keep getting in the way. So far the Biden administration hasn't had much success.
In his speech Biden may focus on providing treatment for people with addiction. His team has made some real progress on that front: there's a lot more federal money now for drug treatment and the White House has also fulfilled one of Biden's promises, cutting government red tape that prevented many doctors from helping patients with substance use disorder.
-- Brian Mann, NPR national desk correspondent
Policing
Biden is likely to call to revive the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation that's been stalled in the Senate for almost two years. The bill is a grab-bag of law enforcement accountability measures, such as a ban on certain neck restraints, the creation of a national database of misconduct complaints and disciplinary actions against officers and the restriction of no-knock warrants.
The changes would apply to federal law enforcement, and offers incentives for state and local police to follow suit. The biggest sticking point in the Senate has been the legislation's change to the "qualified immunity" doctrine, which critics say makes it too hard to sue police for civil rights violations.
Biden signed an executive order last May, applying portions of the act to federal police — for instance, the database to track misconduct — but he continued to call for passage of the full legislation. Interest in the bill was revived late last month by Vice President Harris, who had a hand in writing it when she was a senator. At the funeral for Tyre Nichols, killed by Memphis police officers, Harris and other speakers called for the act to be passed.
-- Martin Kaste, NPR national desk correspondent
Reproductive rights
Biden has faced criticism in the past from abortion rights activists who've seen him as failing to speak strongly enough about his support for abortion rights, including from leading Democrats including Sen. Patty Murray who felt he was too slow to take action in response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in June 2022.
In recent years, activists have used hashtags like #SayAbortionJoe to urge the president to speak more forcefully about the issue, particularly in major speeches like the State of the Union.
Without Roe v. Wade and without control of Congress, there's now little Biden can do to stop Republican-controlled states from implementing abortion bans. But his base supporters will be looking to him for leadership, policy solutions and a commitment to continue the fight.
Biden may also try to build on the momentum that many reproductive rights advocates are feeling after the 2022 midterms, when voters in several states with abortion-related ballot measures voted to support abortion rights. His challenge will be to maintain that momentum as he approaches the 2024 election.
-- Sarah McCammon, NPR national desk correspondent
Ukraine
The Ukraine war is at a crucial juncture. Russia launched a full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year. As we approach that one-year mark, there's widespread speculation that both Russia and Ukraine are looking to launch offensives in the near future. Under Biden, the U.S. has been the leading supplier of military aid to Ukraine, and his speech may provide additional clues as to the kind of assistance that's likely to come next. For example, Ukraine is now seeking F-16 fighter jets, but Biden says he will not be sending the planes because the U.S. does not consider them a good fit for Ukraine.
-- Greg Myre, NPR national security correspondent
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Which 4K TV is best?
Televisions with 4K resolution aren’t just increasingly common. Few 1080p TVs are still on the market, and these are becoming exceedingly outdated.
Aside from brighter and bolder TVs, the mainstream adoption of the Ultra HD standard also means lower prices, even for high-performance models. In fact, you can now get your hands on a TV with support for advanced techniques, like HDR, without spending an absolute fortune. Widely considered the best 4K option on the market, the LG C1 is the latest in LG’s line of premium 4K OLED TVs, but there are also lots of other great options.
What to know before you buy a 4K TV
Size
TVs range in size from 42 inches all the way to 88 inches. They all have the same number of pixels, so as a TV gets larger, it will be easier to see pixelation when up close. Most people sit roughly 6-8 feet away while watching TV, which is why 55-inch and 65-inch TVs are the most popular by far. It’s OK to err somewhat on the side of a larger 4K smart TV, as you still won’t be able to pick out individual pixels with the naked eye if you’re sitting 7 feet away from a 72-inch screen. At a certain point, though, too large of a TV will make it hard to pay attention to the entire screen at once, making it difficult to enjoy most content.
Programming
Different 4K smart TVs TVs excel when watching various kinds of content. Movies, for example, benefit from HDR as there are simply most movies rather than TV shows encoded with HDR formatting. Sitcoms or dramas tend to look better on IPS panels because they have significantly wider viewing angles than more common VA panels. While sporting events also tend to benefit from wide viewing angles, courts and fields of consistent colors can fall victim to inconsistent grays and colors, which can be distracting in the middle of a game. Finally, if you plan on gaming on your new TV, there’s a host of other features to look for.
What to look for in a quality 4K TV
Contrast ratio
On its most basic level, the contrast ratio is the measured difference between two on-screen colors. In real-world terms, a high contrast ratio lets a 4K smart TV display the boldest parts of a scene accurately while maintaining deep, consistent black and gray levels throughout the frame. It’s one of the most worthwhile features to keep your eye on when selecting a TV.
Wide color gamut
The volume of colors that a display can produce is called the gamut, and it’s an important aspect to consider on both entry-level and high-end 4K smart TVs. Not only does a wide color gamut make the content look bolder, but it’s also an absolute must-have if you plan on taking advantage of HDR content.
High refresh rate
A 60-hertz panel updates the image on screen 60 times per second, and a 120Hz panel does so 120 times per second. For years, 60Hz was the only refresh rate available for 4K smart TVs, but with the advent of HDMI 2.1, that’s finally changing. While it’s true that most recorded content won’t directly benefit from this upgrade, there are indirect benefits. Movies, which are still recorded at 24 FPS, play more smoothly on a 120Hz panel than a 60Hz panel, for example.
Frame interpolation
Also known as motion smoothing and proprietary names like Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus, frame interpolation is a method modern 4K smart TVs use to essentially estimate what’s going to come in between two frames of video data and simulate the in-between frame. Almost all 4K smart TVs have this. This helps eliminate the “soap opera effect,” which is when shows are recorded at a very high frame rate and appear unnaturally smooth.
Advanced gaming features
Now that the latest consoles support 4K output at 120Hz, gamers can finally take full advantage of high-end 4K smart TVs. Those same high-end TVs are also increasingly equipped with premium gaming features, like auto low latency mode, which detects when you’re using a game system and enters into a gaming mode with low input lag. Even more important is having a variable refresh rate, which lets the TV match its refresh rate to the frame rate output of the gaming console. This eliminates screen tearing and stuttering you’d otherwise see when the frame rate and refresh rate don’t match.
How much you can expect to spend on a 4K TV
You can spend as little as $300 on a basic 4K TV, while the biggest premium models can easily approach several thousand dollars. However, you can still find good TVs for under $500 and between $500-$1000. 4K OLED TVs tend to be more expensive as well. For what’s realistically the best image quality on a set as large as 82 inches though, look to spend in the neighborhood of $4,000-$5,000.
4K TV FAQ
What does it mean if a TV is 4K?
A. When someone says a TV is “4K,” they’re talking about the resolution — how clear the picture is going to be on the TV. TVs with 4K resolution have 3,840 horizontal pixels and 2,160 vertical pixels, adding up to around 8.3 million pixels. When it comes to resolution, the more pixels there are, the clearer the picture looks on the TV. The “K” in 4K stands for the Greek root “kilo,” which means “thousand” (like in “kilogram”). Because the horizontal resolution (3,840 pixels) equates to roughly 4,000 pixels total, it’s abbreviated to “4K.”
Is a 4K TV better than HD?
A. Yes! HD TVs, like those labeled “1080p,” have less digital information presented on your screen than 4K ones. The more digital information that’s on the screen, the higher the resolution. When you switch to a 4K smart TV from a 1080p HD TV, the new TV presents almost four times the amount of digital information to your screen as the old one.
Which brand is best for a 4K TV?
A. When it comes to buying these types of TVs, bigger brand names tend to have TVs of higher quality. This includes brands like Samsung, LG and TCL. All of these brands are well-known in the 4K smart TV industry for manufacturing high-quality products that last a long time.
Are 4K OLED TVs worth the money?
A. That depends. A couple of the top-rated TVs on the market use OLED technology. Across the board, 4K OLED TVs are significantly more expensive than all but the top-of-the-line LCD models. Also, because all 4K OLED TV panels are manufactured by LG Display, there isn’t a lot of difference in the performance of various 4K OLED TVs. You’ll see diminishing returns as you consider more exorbitant 4K OLED models. However, every 4K OLED TV currently available is pretty much guaranteed to be a premium TV set.
Do I need HDMI 2.1?
A. Maybe. HDMI 2.1 is a relatively recent standard that adds a few important features, like an enhanced audio return channel, making it significantly easier to wire a surround sound setup. Probably the most important part of the HDMI 2.1 standard is the increased bandwidth, allowing for a 4K image at 120Hz. If there’s a chance you’ll invest in the latest-generation gaming console, then HDMI 2.1 is the kind of future-proof feature you may want to consider.
Best 4K TVs under $500
Top 4K TV under $500
Samsung 55-inch Class Crystal 4K UHD AU8000 Series
What you need to know: This user-friendly TV provides a stunning picture at an amazing price.
What you’ll love: You’ll enjoy realistic colors on this TV with Samsung’s Dynamic Crystal technology. It’s also got a wide range of HDR brightness and contrast to enhance the picture. The Motion Xcelerator technology also minimizes blur. It includes several smart apps and three built-in voice assistants to help you navigate your TV easily.
What you should consider: Some customers were unimpressed by the sound quality of the speakers. If you want better sound, you might want to buy a soundbar along with this TV.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 4K TV under $500 for the money
TCL 50-inch Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Google TV 50S446 (2022 Model)
What you need to know: This budget TV is extremely user-friendly with a straightforward layout and Google Assistant included.
What you’ll love: The TV includes a “watch list” menu where you can pin all the things you want to watch from various apps in one place. It also has a wide color range and great HDR for the price. It includes Chromecast integration so you can stream content easily from your mobile devices.
What you should consider: You’ll need to have a Google account to make this TV work. Some customers did not like the Google operating system and thought it was a bit difficult to use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best 4K TVs $500-$1000
Top 4K TV $500-$1000
What you need to know: Once known mostly for its user-friendly Roku operating system, TCL’s line of 4K TVs has expanded to include premium image quality at a low price.
What you’ll love: This is a budget-friendly TV with impressive performance. It’s among the rare TVs in its price range with both local dimming and quantum dot technology, which combine to deliver a great HDR experience.
What you should consider: It doesn’t offer a variable refresh rate, and it’s limited to a 60Hz output, so it’s not optimal for those who have already invested in the latest gaming hardware.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 4K TV $500-$1000 for the money
Amazon Fire TV 65-inch Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV with Dolby Vision
What you need to know: With the Dolby Vision picture quality at such an affordable price, this smart TV is definitely worth buying.
What you’ll love: You can operate this TV hands-free with integrated Alexa voice assistant capability. It has several popular streaming apps and three HDMI ports for convenience. The Enhanced Dolby Vision technology provides a stunning 4K picture.
What you should consider: Some people had issues using the Alexa assistant.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best 4K TVs $1000+
Top 4K TV $1000+
What you need to know: The top choice among experts and movie buffs alike, this high-performance 4K OLED TV packs tons of features and a nearly perfect picture.
What you’ll love: The technology driving this 4K OLED TV uses self-illuminated pixels, which means there’s no color washout when viewed from an angle, blacks look perfectly black instead of gray and there’s no light bleed or blooming like you’ll find on many LCD TVs. Its 120Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.1 compatibility make it an ideal HDR-capable display for the latest gaming consoles.
What you should consider: It’s quite expensive, and if you want it to remain in absolutely perfect condition for many years, you might have to take some extra precautions when using it for gaming to avoid long-term burn-in. Most users, however, shouldn’t have to worry about burn-in.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 4K TV $1000+ for the money
What you need to know: Essentially in the middle of Samsung’s 4K lineup, the Q80B combines some of their high-end features with a midrange price.
What you’ll love: The quantum dot filtration that Samsung popularized is on full display here, delivering an impressive color gamut that makes movies and games look great. It’s also equipped with the most useful gaming features like a variable refresh rate. It also offers direct full-array backlighting, which lets the screen dim and brighten different sections to bring out highlights in HDR content.
What you should consider: Like most TVs that have VA panels, its viewing angles are relatively narrow. Plus, while it’s not Samsung’s top-of-the-line model, it’s not exactly cheap.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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- Make any TV into a smart TV with this Apple TV 4K streaming device.
- Add an elegant touch to your home decor with this beautiful TV stand.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Danny Masterson drugged then raped three women at his Hollywood-area home between 2001 and 2003, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in his opening statement in the retrial of the star of "That '70s Show."
Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said Masterson put substances into drinks that he gave to a longtime girlfriend and two women he knew through friend circles around the Church of Scientology, all of whom Masterson is charged with raping.
“The evidence will show that they were drugged," Mueller told the jury.
Masterson has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers, who will give their opening statement later Monday, have denied any of the assaults took place, saying the accusers' decades-old accounts are full of inconsistencies and not credible.
A mistrial was declared on all three counts at the end of Masterson's first trial in November when jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked.
Direct discussion of the drug element was missing from the first trial, with Mueller instead having to imply it through the testimony of the women, who said they were woozy, disoriented and at times unconscious on the nights they described the actor raping them.
But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo is allowing the direct assertion at the second trial.
The actor, 47, could get 45 years in prison if convicted.
Because the investigation that led to Masterson's two trials did not begin until about 15 years later, there will be no direct or forensic evidence that he drugged the women, Mueller said.
But he said he will call an analyst from the police toxicology unit, “who will tell you how some of the most common drug-facilitated sexual assaults, how some of the most common date rape drugs work, how quickly they’re metabolized, what side effects look like," Mueller said.
The drugging allegations had echoes of the trial of Bill Cosby, where women testified to similar experiences. Cosby's conviction after two trials of his own was permanently thrown out by Pennsylvania's highest court.
Mueller spent much of his presentation on Masterson's longtime girlfriend, an actor and model who he says will testify that their relationship had grown increasingly physically and sexually abusive before he raped her in December of 2001.
“After dinner, she recalls getting up to leave, and she has absolutely no memory after that," Mueller said. "That’s the last thing she remembers until she wakes up the next afternoon, in bed, naked and alone.”
He said she'll testify that Masterson laughed as he admitted to having had sex with her when she was unconscious.
Only five of 12 jurors voted to find Masterson guilty on this count in the first trial. Even fewer voted guilty on the other two. The District Attorney's Office nonetheless decided to proceed with a second trial, and the women agreed to testify again.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually assaulted.
Mueller also told jurors that the women did not immediately go to authorities because they were told not to by officials in the Church of Scientology, and they were told what happened to them was not rape.
Masterson is a prominent member of the church. All three women are former members.
The church said in a statement after the women's testimony in the first trial that it “has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of Scientologists, or of anyone, to law enforcement. Quite the opposite. Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land.” ___
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Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson are stepping up to help curate programming for Turner Classic Movies, amid a tumultuous week of layoffs and leadership changes that had fans worried about the future of the channel.
Last week Warner Bros. Discovery laid off some top TCM people including General Manager Pola Changnon and programming head Charles Tabesh, prompting public outcries from the film community who tweeted with the hashtag #SaveTCM and wrote passionate op-eds about its cultural value.
By Wednesday, under the leadership of WBD CEO David Zaslav, the company had stabilized plans for TCM’s future, enlisting Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy to oversee TCM, bringing on Spielberg, Scorsese and Anderson as official curators and reversing course on Tabesh’s layoff.
“TCM is a cultural treasure, and we are honored to help steer the future direction of this beloved brand with the partnership of three of the most iconic filmmakers of our time, Steven, Marty, and Paul,” De Luca and Abdy said in a statement.
The strategy, all noted, was led by Zaslav. And Spielberg, Scorsese and Anderson are already working on ideas with De Luca and Abdy.
“We are thrilled that longtime programmer Charlie Tabesh will be staying with TCM and gratified to know that the team is focused on preserving TCM’s mission of celebrating our rich movie history while at the same time ensuring that future generations of filmmakers and film lovers have TCM as a valuable resource,” the filmmakers said in a statement.
TCM’s on-air hosts, like Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger and Alicia Malone are expected to stay on too and plans are still in motion for the annual film festival in Los Angeles to continue as well.
Mankiewicz earlier this year spoke to The AP about the channel’s passionate fanbase, from civilians to celebrities like Tom Hanks, who mentioned TCM frequently in his recent memoir. Scorsese also famously keeps it on in his editing suite.
“There’s no channel like us where people’s identification is with the channel,” Mankiewicz said. “When you look at people’s social media pages, they’ll be like ‘lawyer, mother, wife, TCM fan.’ No one says that about Showtime. No one says ‘I’ll watch anything on ABC.’ It’s an absurd thing to say but they say it about us.”
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Discovery said the company “is fully committed to safeguarding, supporting, and investing in (TCM) for the future” and said that the content investment has grown by over 30% this year but that TCM is not immune to “the very real pressure on the entire linear ecosystem.” The changes and cuts, the spokesperson said, mean a more sustainable operation behind the screen and protect the channel’s mission of bringing more titles to the air and “preserving and protecting the culture of cinema.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/ap-turner-classic-movies-looks-to-the-future-with-help-from-paul-thomas-anderson-scorsese-spielberg/ | 2023-06-29 14:36:33 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/ap-turner-classic-movies-looks-to-the-future-with-help-from-paul-thomas-anderson-scorsese-spielberg/ |
HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. (NewsNation) — A Florida woman is facing charges after two of her grandchildren died while allegedly under her care less than a year apart.
Tracey Nix, 65, told police she forgot 7-month-old Uriel Schock was in her car on a 90-degree day in November, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News. She said she didn’t remember her granddaughter was still in the car until one of her grandsons arrived.
Nix’s husband reportedly performed CPR immediately on Uriel but was unsuccessful.
Nix, a former educator, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the child’s 2022 death and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
Uriel’s death came less than a year after her brother, 16-month-old Ezra Schock drowned in a pond after wandering away while Nix was asleep.
While his grandfather was away and Tracey Nix was sleeping, authorities say Ezra opened doors, climbed under a fence, and entered a pond near Tracey Nix’s Wauchula home, WTVT reports.
Nix’s daughter, Kaila, who was pregnant with Uriel at the time, rushed to her parents’ house after learning from her father that something had happened to Ezra.
Kaila Nix even got into a head-on collision with another vehicle, she told local outlet WFTS. She said she and her husband didn’t learn that authorities had tried to file charges against her mother until after Uriel’s death.
According to The Daily Mail, police attempted to pursue charges against Tracey Nix for Ezra’s death, but the State Attorney’s Office declined to bring charges.
In a statement to a local news outlet, the State Attorney’s Office said there was “insufficient evidence to establish culpable negligence” in Ezra’s death, but in Uriel’s, “charges have been filed.”
“If I’m objective, she (Tracey Nix) needs to go to prison,” Kaila Nix told WFTS in a recent interview.
Tracey Nix’s attorney, William Fletcher, said Uriel’s death was “obviously an accident.”
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New Investors Include Malibu Point Capital, Galaxy Digital, Osage Venture Partners, Dapper Labs, SXSW Innovation Fund, and Gaingels
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellie, the fastest, easiest sitebuilder for web2 and web3 creators, today announced a raise of $10M in Series A funding. New investors Malibu Point Capital, Galaxy Digital, Osage Venture Partners, Dapper Labs, SXSW Innovation Fund, and Gaingels joined existing investors including Corazon Capital, TQ Ventures, and Upfront Ventures which incubated the company.
Tellie is a no-code content and commerce platform that gives creators the tools to express themselves, build relationships, and make a living from their creativity.
"For too long, platforms have locked creators inside walled gardens, controlling their creativity, their audience, and their livelihood," said Kim Nortman, CEO of Tellie. "Tellie gives creators the tools to tell their story, take their fans anywhere, and participate long-term in the value they create."
This new round of fundraising will be used to hire across the company, open up the platform to all creators, and launch the Tellie Collections marketplace to build the onramp from web2 to web3. The Collections will be minted on creator-owned smart contracts via Polygon, without any gas fees. Currently in private Beta, creators can mint NFTs that can be used to unlock gated pages on Tellie. Soon all creators will be able to mint and sell Collections on Tellie, and fans will be able to purchase them using cryptocurrency or credit card while unlocking exclusive content and experiences.
"Tellie is led by a team of incredible seasoned professionals who have worked with creators of all kinds," said Kevin Zhang, Partner at Upfront Ventures. "With deep gaming and web3 expertise (Riot Games) plus proven ability to grow large scale infrastructure (Webflow), I couldn't think of a better team to build the accessible creator onboard to web3."
About Tellie
Tellie is known across the web3 community for its ability to allow creators to easily create token-gated websites for every project. Creators can gate pages with exclusive content, products, tickets, and other access behind Polygon, Ethereum, Binance, Avalanche, and Flow tokens, with support for Solana coming soon. With Tellie Collections and gated pages, anyone can fund their passions and power tiered fan clubs directly from a branded site.
For more information, visit https://tell.ie/
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UN votes to allow Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to give virtual speech
By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted to allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address to next week’s gathering of world leaders because of his need to deal with the war following Russia’s invasion, making an exception to its requirement that all leaders speak in person. The 193-member world body approved Zelenskky’s virtual address by a vote of 101-7 with 19 abstentions. The assembly first voted on an amendment put forward by Russian ally Belarus that would have allowed any leader facing exceptional difficulties to deliver a pre-recorded address. It was defeated 23-67 with 27 abstentions. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/16/un-votes-to-allow-ukraines-zelenskyy-to-give-virtual-speech/ | 2022-09-16 19:57:51 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/16/un-votes-to-allow-ukraines-zelenskyy-to-give-virtual-speech/ |
A Childersburg man who was scheduled to stand trial for sexual abuse of two young girls this week has pleaded guilty.
Christopher Edward Guy, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in the first degree, by forcible compulsion, according to Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens.
The other charges Guy was facing, which include five counts of sodomy in the first degree, two counts each of sex abuse in the first degree and criminal incest and one count each of rape in the second degree and sodomy in the second degree, were dropped.
The two victims were related to Guy by marriage. The abuse took place in Childersburg between May and September 2019, when the victims were 15 and 12 to 13 at the time.
Giddens said at the time of Guy’s indictment that he believed the abuse had begun much earlier, starting when the older of the two victims was about 5, but that had been in another county. The charges against Guy all stem from incidents that took place after the family moved to Talladega County.
He added that the abuse in this case was some of the worst he had ever seen in more than two decades as district attorney.
Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony in Alabama, punishable by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.
Guy will be sentenced next month by Circuit Judge Chad Woodruff, Giddens said.
Giddens said all of the other cases on Woodruff’s trial docket for the week were continued.
Across the hall, in Circuit Judge Will Hollingsworth’s courtroom, a jury was selected Monday to hear a civil case against Dee Ford’s in Lincoln brought by a patron who said he fell 20 feet onto a gravel parking lot after being told to exit the bar at closing time via an outdoor stair that lacked a handrail. However, for reasons that were not entirely clear, Hollingsworth declared a mistrial Tuesday morning and ordered the case into mediation. | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/childersburg-man-pleads-guilty-to-raping-two-girls/article_5e6a076e-f4ce-11ed-add1-6f77f32ba99a.html | 2023-05-17 22:10:25 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/childersburg-man-pleads-guilty-to-raping-two-girls/article_5e6a076e-f4ce-11ed-add1-6f77f32ba99a.html |
Mr. Junus's focus will be developing an industry-leading set of ESG standards and conducting ESG assessments of publicly traded companies
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporate Citizenship Project, a think-tank dedicated towards a data-driven approach to corporate governance matters, today announced the appointment of experienced CFA Bryan Junus to as Chief Analyst. Mr. Junus will be charged with developing a transparent quantifiable ESG rating system for publicly traded companies.
Mr. Junus had the following comment on his appointment:
"The ESG rating system is broken. Investors lack reliable sources of objective information on companies' ESG performance because ratings agencies are crippled by massive conflicts of interest. Moreover, public companies deserve standards that are clear and reward the best performers instead of those who spend big to game the system."
Mr. Junus is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) with over 10 years of experience working in the financial industry. He has worked in a variety of roles including managing client assets, corporate finance, capital raising, consulting, financial education, and real estate. His experience in ESG-related matters includes, among other things, working with green-energy companies on securing investor funding. He received a Bachelor of Science in Management Science from University of California, San Diego.
For more information on The Corporate Citizenship Project, visit www.CorporateCitizenshipProject.com.
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TAFT, Okla. (KFOR) – Multiple people were shot and injured at an outdoor event in Taft, Oklahoma, early Sunday morning, authorities say.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, at least 1,500 people were in attendance at the annual Memorial Day outdoor festival in the Old City Square.
Witnesses told police that an argument started just after midnight and shots were fired.
In total, eight people were shot, authorities say. One person has died and seven others were injured, including two juveniles.
The Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office had deputies at the event already and immediately rendered aid to the victims, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
As of Sunday afternoon, there were no suspects in custody. Anyone who attended the event and witnessed the shooting is urged to contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or email tips@osbi.gov. The agency says you can remain anonymous. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/8-people-shot-1-killed-at-oklahoma-festival/ | 2022-05-29 21:55:15 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/8-people-shot-1-killed-at-oklahoma-festival/ |
PHILADELPHIA — It all started with a 6-run rally in the 9th inning against the Cardinals, and now, the Phillies are going to the World Series.
Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th, Philadelphia's biggest star was able to shine through the rain. Bryce Harper, with what Joe Davis called on the FS1 broadcast, "the swing of his life!" A go-ahead, 2-run homer. The Phillies won 4-3.
Harper the hero and the city of Brotherly Love showed him plenty of it.
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(NerdWallet) – When Ziwei Cong bought some sweatpants that caught her eye during a livestream shopping event on social media, she was disappointed when they arrived and didn’t fit well.
“It’s very easy for me to become irrational during these kinds of shopping events,” says the assistant professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She adds that the hosts can be very persuasive and hook you with limited- time offers to trigger impulse purchases.
Social shopping, or purchases made through social media sites that sometimes incorporate livestreaming events with influencers, is booming. Almost half of U.S. consumers (47%) say they’ve made a purchase on social media, and 39% say they have bought that way and would do so again, according to 2022 data in a report released in April by the market intelligence agency Mintel.
“Shopping on social media has really taken off more with younger consumers. They’re on their phones more and on social media more often, so it’s easier to purchase via social media when they find a product they like,” says Katie Hansen, senior retail and e-commerce analyst at Mintel and author of the report.
Despite its popularity, social shopping also comes with risks, most notably overspending, as Cong’s experience illustrates. The excitement, discounts and limited quantities can lead to unplanned (and regrettable) purchases. Shopping experts suggest the following guideposts when engaging in social shopping.
Proceed slowly
Social shopping so easily leads to overspending, Cong says, because it’s so engaging. “It’s a more direct and interactive way to communicate with consumers, and it boosts the perceived experience of the product,” she explains, especially if a shopper sees their favorite influencer using the product.
The flash sales and limited promotions contribute to that rush to purchase, as does the “herding effect” from seeing other people leave comments and express their desire to buy, Cong adds.
To resist those temptations, shopping expert Trae Bodge from truetrae.com suggests slowing down and even stepping away from the screen. “Make sure it’s something you want. The sense of excitement and urgency might make you buy something that you haven’t properly vetted,” she adds. “It’s always good to take a beat.”
Budgeting expert Andrea Woroch says that if you see something appealing pop up in your feed, instead of buying it immediately, save the link to come back to later, after you take time to consider your budget. “That will avoid any buyer’s remorse,” she says.
Compare prices and check reviews
Bodge also encourages shoppers to check other websites for lower prices, look for coupons and leverage cash-back options that might be available outside of social shopping, such as on retailer or brand sites.
Woroch suggests checking customer reviews, too. “Do your homework like you would on another shopping site to make sure it’s the quality you expect. A lot of people overlook that when they do social shopping,” she says — one reason why the “what I ordered vs. what I got” meme is so popular on social media.
In some cases, making returns for items purchased through social shopping can be more of a hassle, so it’s worth checking the return policy in advance, Woroch also notes.
Keep personal information private
Though social shopping can feel like a community experience, it’s worth remembering that your public comments are visible to strangers, and it’s important to keep personal details private, Bodge says. “Don’t overshare, and never put your credit card or address in the comments,” she adds.
Bodge also advises against leaving the social media platform to enter payment information on a third-party site, which could be a scam, and she encourages people to use a credit card to make purchases for added fraud protection.
Woroch notes that phones will sometimes automatically connect to available public Wi-Fi networks, which can leave you vulnerable to hackers when you are sharing payment information online. She suggests avoiding social shopping on public Wi-Fi networks.
Then, reap the rewards
With those precautions in place, social shopping can be a positive experience for consumers, especially because it allows them to connect directly with brands, including those they might not have otherwise been exposed to through a retailer, says Edward Fox, professor of marketing at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business.
“It democratizes the commercial world and allows smaller brands to get a broader audience than they would otherwise,” he says.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” went on trial Monday, accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells.
Ray J. Garcia, who retired after the FBI found nude photos of inmates on his government-issued phone last year, is among five workers charged with abusing inmates at the federal correctional institution in Dublin, California, and the first to go to trial.
Opening statements kicked off Monday in federal court in Oakland, with prosecutors spelling out evidence they said would show Garcia’s abuse of several inmates followed a pattern, starting with compliments, flattery and promises of transfers to lower security prisons and escalated to sexual encounters. Garcia, 55, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he would face up to 15 years in prison.
An Associated Press investigation in February revealed a culture of abuse and cover-up that had persisted for years at the prison, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) east of Oakland. That reporting led to increased scrutiny from Congress and pledges from the federal Bureau of Prisons that it would fix problems and change the culture at the prison.
Garcia is charged with abusing three inmates between December 2019 and July 2021, but jurors could hear from as many as six women who say he groped them and told them to pose naked or in provocative clothing. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said prosecutors can call three additional accusers as witnesses, even though their allegations are not part of his indictment.
One of the women testified Monday that she started developing romantic feelings for Garcia and that their first sexual encounter was in the bathroom of the visitor’s area of the prison. The woman, whose prison job was to clean the visitation room, said Garcia told her he knew of several parts of the visitation area that wouldn’t be captured by surveillance cameras.
“I felt like he cared about me and he loved me,” the woman said, her voice breaking.
“He just said the sweetest, nicest things, it took me by surprise but I wanted to make him happy,” she said of their first sexual encounter in the bathroom. She said he later took nude photographs of her.
Garcia’s lawyer argues, though, that there was no surveillance video capturing the alleged sexual misconduct. Union officials have long complained the prison has an inadequate number of cameras.
“The evidence is not going to show one single video of any of these supposed events,” Garcia’s defense lawyer, James Reilly, said. In court papers, the defense argued that Garcia took pictures of one inmate because he wanted documentation that she was breaching policy by standing around naked.
The case, with shades of #MeToo behind bars, is also likely to put a spotlight on the Bureau of Prisons, calling into question its handling of sexual abuse complaints from inmates against staff and the vetting process for the people it chooses to run its prisons.
The AP generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they consent to being identified. All sexual activity between a prison worker and an inmate is illegal. Correctional employees enjoy substantial power over inmates, controlling every aspect of their lives from mealtime to lights out, and there is no scenario in which an inmate can give consent.
Garcia was promoted from associate warden to warden in November 2020 while he was still abusing inmates, prosecutors say. The Bureau of Prisons has said it didn’t find out about the abuse until later. Garcia is the highest-ranking federal prison official arrested in more than 10 years.
The agency’s new director, Colette Peters, has reiterated the agency’s zero-tolerance policy for staff sexual misconduct and has called for harsher punishment for workers who commit abuse. But as abuse raged at Dublin, the process for reporting it was inherently broken.
Garcia was in charge of staff and inmate training on reporting abuse and complying with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act at the same time he was committing abuse, prosecutors say, and some inmates say they were sent to solitary confinement or other prisons for accusing employees of abuse.
Prosecutors say Garcia tried to keep his victims quiet with promises that he’d help them get early release. He allegedly told one victim he was “close friends” with the prison official responsible for investigating staff misconduct and couldn’t be fired. According to an indictment, he also said he liked to cavort with inmates because, given their lack of power, they couldn’t “ruin him.”
Garcia is also accused of ordering inmates to strip naked for him as he made his rounds and of lying to federal agents who asked him if he had ever asked inmates to undress for him or had inappropriately touched a female inmate.
“If they’re undressing, I’ve already looked,” Garcia told the FBI in July 2021, according to court records. “I don’t, like, schedule a time like, ‘You be undressed, and I’ll be there.’”
Garcia was placed on administrative leave before retiring. He was arrested in September 2021.
Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed federal prosecutors across the U.S. to “consider the full array of statutes,” including the federal Violence Against Women Act in cases involving Bureau of Prisons employees who are accused of sexual misconduct.
In those cases, Monaco said prosecutors should consider asking judges for sentences that go beyond the federal guidelines if the sentence recommended in the guidelines isn’t “fair and proportional to the seriousness of the offenses.”
Of the four other Dublin workers charged with abusing inmates, three have pleaded guilty and one is scheduled to stand trial next year. James Theodore Highhouse, the prison’s chaplain, is appealing his seven-year prison sentence, arguing that it was excessive because it was more than double the recommended punishment in federal sentencing guidelines.
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(NEXSTAR) — Are you being spied on in your Airbnb or Vrbo rental?
It’s a common worry in the short-term rental economy.
Last week, a civil lawsuit was filed in Kendall County, Texas, after a couple say homeowners recorded them during “intimate and private moments” while they were renting their property in August 2020. One of the homeowners was arrested and officials say their investigation discovered other illegally recorded explicit images of different guests.
Despite how sneaky some hidden camera hiding tricks can be, there are plenty of ways to detect them.
How to check for hidden cameras
Expert Marcus Hutchins, whose cybersecurity tips TikTok account @malwaretech has over 425,000 followers, says one quick way to find a hidden camera is by shining a light inside any items with holes in them. For instance, run your phone’s flashlight over a smoke detector or air conditioning vent — any lenses inside will give a bluish reflection. Hutchins explains hidden cameras can be hidden in shower heads and even outlet plugs.
Shining lights on mirrors or other mirrored items will also reveal camera lenses hiding behind the glass, Hutchins says.
Meanwhile, Michael O’Rourke, chief executive of the global security consultancy firm Advanced Operational Concepts, previously outlined a few of his tips for the Washington Post.
O’Rourke says he unplugs beside clocks/alarms and puts them away in a drawer. Next, he says he covers peepholes in doors and covers cracks under doorways in case and camera lenses can see through from outside.
Another tactic suggested by some experts is to disconnect your rental’s wifi completely, though this may be against your host’s rules, in addition to possibly causing other issues for (non-invasive) connected devices.
The smartphone app Fing is also noted for its ability to scan for hidden cameras on its own.
Short-term rental policies on cameras
Only cameras and recording devices that are clearly visible in common spaces and disclosed before guest reservations are allowed, according to the Airbnb camera policies. The company also explicitly states “common areas” do not include sleeping areas or bathrooms — not even living rooms that have sofa beds.
Vrbo’s privacy policy explains surveillance devices are anything that captures photos and videos, but also geolocation and personably identifiable information. Internet data monitoring by hosts is also considered surveillance. Devices aren’t allowed inside of a property, though hosts are allowed to use devices for security outside the property. All recording devices must be disclosed to guests beforehand.
If you think you may have been or are being monitored without your consent, you should contact the company you rented from. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/how-to-check-your-airbnb-vrbo-for-hidden-cameras/ | 2022-07-16 13:09:06 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/how-to-check-your-airbnb-vrbo-for-hidden-cameras/ |
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Another Day Limited ("AnotherDay"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2016, AnotherDay is a UK-based risk management consultancy, helping organizations across 90 countries pre-empt and prepare for complex threats, react to crises and investigate criminality through the use of intelligence and technology. The firm has worked with Gallagher since its inception providing clients with specialist risk management and crisis response services. The firm is headed up by Jake Hernandez who will continue to run the business.
"I am delighted to welcome the AnotherDay team to Gallagher. This business is a great fit with our UK-based specialty operations and will provide highly complementary additional expertise for our large corporate clients looking for support in this growing area of risk," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "I look forward to continuing to work with Jake and his associates, and delivering the growth opportunities this acquisition will bring."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Gallagher provides these services in approximately 130 countries around the world through its owned operations and a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renibus Therapeutics® ("Renibus"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing breakthrough products for cardiorenal diseases, today announced that management will present a company overview and will conduct 1x1s with investors at the following conferences:
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Renibus is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating, improving and extending patients' lives by developing breakthrough products to prevent disease progression, improve outcomes and protect against organ damage in cardiorenal diseases. The Company has developed a robust portfolio of products that act by inducing organ preconditioning via activation of multiple cytoprotective pathways. Renibus' lead program, RBT-1, is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant "pipeline-in-a-product" which is currently in Phase 2 development in cardiac surgery, and about to enter a Phase 3 registration study for its lead indication to reduce the risk of postoperative complications following cardiothoracic surgery. RBT-2 is an antioxidant and anti-fibrotic that has shown in preclinical models to reduce the risk of CKD progression. RBT-3, which is in clinical development, is targeted at reducing the risk of cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity.
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Marshall football Head Coach Charles Huff speaks during a pre-camp press conference on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
Marshall football Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry speaks during a pre-camp press conference on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
Marshall football Head Coach Charles Huff speaks during a pre-camp press conference on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
Marshall football Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry speaks during a pre-camp press conference on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
HUNTINGTON — Much has been said about the Marshall Thundering Herd football team this offseason.
With new additions, returning stars and a fresh start in a new conference, there's no shortage of excitement in the air as the start of preseason camp looms.
Players will return to the field Friday and just one month separates them from the start of the 2022 football season, which opens Sept. 3 against Norfolk State at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
Marshall head coach Charles Huff and his team of coordinators -- Lance Guidry (defense), Clint Trickett (offense) and Jonathan Galante (special teams) -- met with media Thursday at the stadium, as did sixth-year senior Koby Cumberlander and transfer quarterback Henry Colombi.
"This is kind of like the first day of school," Huff said. "Everybody is undefeated, everybody has made every play, every catch, no bad coaching decisions, no bad fans."
A year ago, it really was the first day for Huff, who was entering his first season as the head coach at Marshall. That's no longer the case as he has his first full offseason under his belt and enters his second season confident in his team and comfortable with his surroundings.
"Understanding the expectations of the people involved with the program from an administrative standpoint, the fans, the players, the student body, understanding those things will allow me to navigate a little more comfortably," Huff said. "Not that the plan last year was bad or didn’t work, we’ll just be able to navigate a little bit more."
From year one to year two, there has been a drastic change in terms of the roster for Marshall, which includes 48 newcomers, an even split of 24 transfers and another two dozen true freshmen.
"It’s a little bit of a new team for us, a new identity," Huff said. "Same fundamental core pieces and plan, different faces, different ideas and different mentality that we’ve got to try in the next 30 days to get on the same page."
The work to prepare for 2022, including the acquisition of player talent and putting together the pieces of the puzzle to complete the coaching staff, began soon after a 36-21 loss to Louisiana in the New Orleans Bowl in December.
"It’s been a really good process up to this point, now it’s time for us to take the next step," Huff said while speaking to the progress the team has made through the winter conditioning program, spring practice and summer workouts.
Huff touched on the subject of depth, which proved to be an issue for the Herd a year ago, and Guidry talked more to that point, saying many of those new additions will provide a higher level of competition to those who return to the program. It's exactly the kind of competitive balance the coaching staff has been looking for.
"There’s going to be competition all throughout camp and just excited to see this move the depth chart up and down because we’re going to need all those guys this year because people are going to get dinged up," Guidry said.
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STERLING, Ill., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan Baudhuin from Green Bay, WI, is a combat veteran who uses his charity 'High Point Adventures' to organize dream hunting trips for veterans struggling with return to civilian life. As the winner of the Wahl 'Benevolent Beards' Contest, Baudhuin scores $20,000 for himself, and $5,000 for his charity. He'll also be crowned the new 'Wahl Man of the Year,' when Wahl hosts him at a beard grooming event during a Green Bay Packers game on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
"The goal of this contest is to celebrate bearded men who combine good grooming with goodwill," said Steven Yde, division vice president for Wahl. "By shining a spotlight on men who are making the world a better, or 'bearder,' place to live, we hope it will inspire others to do the same. Ryan is a perfect example of this, and we're proud to call him our new 'Wahl Man of the Year.'"
According to Baudhuin, the healing effects of the outdoors saved his life after his return home from war. He now feels it's his duty to serve other veterans who have sacrificed so much. "My charity is small, and budgets are tight, so this prize will go far in helping to cover about seven hunting trips," he continued. "It's amazing the impact these trips can have on the lives of the veterans who attend – I'm so grateful I'm able to help even more people now."
Baudhuin says he's overwhelmed by the number of family, friends and acquaintances who embraced his cause and voted for him. He's also proud to be among the following runners-up, who he calls "Class Acts":
- Greg Young from Fort Lauderdale, FL, overcame alcoholism and homelessness to open his own barbershop; he now helps others with similar struggles through his charity 'Backpack Barber Foundation.' By offering the homeless population free grooming and hygiene products, his goal is to change lives one haircut and one conversation at a time.
- Ray Atesiano from Miami, FL, took 'Bearded Villains Miami' from a social club of bearded brethren to an independent charity that serves their community with projects that include fulfilling wishes for seriously ill children.
- Ryan Boyette from Nashville, TN, started 'To Move Mountains' after living and working in Sudan's war zone of the Nuba Mountains for 15 years; his charity offers life-changing education for children who have grown up in conflict.
- Kenneth Griffin from Chicago, IL, is a youth police officer who uses his charity 'No Matter What' to mentor at-risk kids from the same South Side neighborhood he grew up in; he offers them new experiences like summer camps where they can feel safe and have fun.
The Wahl 'Benevolent Beards' Contest started this past April with a quest to discover guys who are making the world a 'bearder' place to live. The goal was to reward bearded men who are doing good through charitable efforts. Men from across the country submitted a video of themselves either explaining or demonstrating how they support a charity. What kind of charity? As long as it was a 501(c)(3) organization with a goal to impact the world positively, all charities were considered. Five fuzzy-faced finalists were chosen, and America's votes decided the winner.
In celebration of Baudhuin's win, Wahl will park its giant Mobile Barbershop outside Lambeau Field on game-day Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (central), it will be located on the West Side of the stadium by the Kwik Trip Gate. All whiskers are welcome to visit the barbershop, and for every FREE beard trim Wahl will donate $100 to support his charity 'High Point Adventures,' up to $5,000.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun.
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved the result last week, the Energy Department said. Known as a net energy gain, the goal has been elusive because fusion happens at such high temperatures and pressures that it is incredibly difficult to control.
The breakthrough will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other officials said.
“Ignition allows us to replicate for the first time certain conditions that are found only in the stars and the sun,” Granholm told a news conference in Washington. “This milestone moves us one significant step closer” to having zero-carbon fusion energy “powering our society.”
Fusion ignition is “one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century,″ Granholm said, adding that the breakthrough “will go down in the history books.”
Appearing with Granholm, White House science adviser Arati Prabhakar called the fusion ignition achieved Dec. 5 “a tremendous example of what perseverance really can achieve” and “an engineering marvel beyond belief.”
Proponents of fusion hope it could one day displace fossil fuels and other traditional energy sources. Producing carbon-free energy that powers homes and businesses from fusion is still decades away. But researchers said the announcement marked a significant leap forward.
“It’s almost like it’s a starting gun going off,” said professor Dennis Whyte, director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a leader in fusion research. “We should be pushing towards making fusion energy systems available to tackle climate change and energy security.”
Kim Budil, director of the Livermore Lab, said there are “very significant hurdles” to commercial use of fusion technology, but advances in recent years mean the technology is likely to be widely used in “a few decades” rather than 50 or 60 years as previously expected.
Fusion works by pressing hydrogen atoms into each other with such force that they combine into helium, releasing enormous amounts of energy and heat. Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.
President Joe Biden called the breakthrough a good example of the need to continue to invest in research and development. “Look what’s going on from the Department of Energy on the nuclear front. There’s a lot of good news on the horizon,” he said at the White House.
Billions of dollars and decades of work have gone into fusion research that has produced exhilarating results — for fractions of a second. Previously, researchers at the National Ignition Facility, the division of Lawrence Livermore where the success took place, used 192 lasers and temperatures multiple times hotter than the center of the sun to create an extremely brief fusion reaction.
The lasers focused an enormous amount of heat on a miniature spherical capsule, said Marvin Adams, deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, an Energy Department agency. The result was a superheated plasma environment where a reaction generated about 1.5 times more energy than was contained in the light used to produce it.
Riccardo Betti, a professor at the University of Rochester and expert in laser fusion, said there’s a long road ahead before the net energy gain leads to sustainable electricity.
He likened the breakthrough to when humans first learned that refining oil into gasoline and igniting it could produce an explosion. “You still don’t have the engine, and you still don’t have the tires,” Betti said. “You can’t say that you have a car.”
The net energy gain achievement applied to the fusion reaction itself, not the total amount of power it took to operate the lasers and run the project. For fusion to be viable, it will need to produce significantly more power and for longer periods.
Budil said people sometimes joke that the Livermore lab, known as LLNL, “stands for ‘Lasers, Lasers, Nothing but Lasers.’” But she said the lab’s motto “sums up our approach nicely: Science and technology on a mission.”
It is incredibly difficult to control the physics of stars. Whyte said the fuel has to be hotter than the center of the sun. The fuel does not want to stay hot — it wants to leak out and get cold. Containing it is a challenge, he said.
Results from the California lab exceeded expectations, said Jeremy Chittenden, a professor at Imperial College in London specializing in plasma physics.
Although there’s a long way to go to turn fusion into a usable power source, Chittenden said, the lab’s achievement makes him optimistic that it may someday be “the ideal power source that we thought it would be” — one that emits no carbon and runs on an abundant form of hydrogen that can be extracted from seawater.
One approach to fusion turns hydrogen into plasma, an electrically charged gas, which is then controlled by humongous magnets. This method is being explored in France in a collaboration among 35 countries called the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, as well as by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a private company.
Last year the teams working on those projects on two continents announced significant advancements in the vital magnets needed for their work.
Carolyn Kuranz, a University of Michigan professor and experimental plasma physicist, hoped the result would help bring “increased interest and vigor” to fusion research — including from private industry, which she and others said will be needed to get fusion energy to the grid.
“If we want to prevent further climate change, we are going to need diverse options of energy production to deploy,” Kuranz said. “And nuclear energy — both fission and fusion — really must be a part of that equation. We’re not going to get there with renewables alone.”
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(WJW) – WWE wrestler and actor John Cena is being honored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for granting a landmark number of wishes.
The 45-year-old has marked more than 650 wishes, more than any other celebrity in history, according to Make-a-Wish and WWE.
John Cena granted his first wish in 2004.
“I just drop everything,” Cena said when he was honored for granting 500 wishes. “If I can offer a fantastic experience, I’ll be first in line to do my part.”
Make A Wish says he’s the most-requested celebrity by wish kids.
“…The reason I love Make-A-Wish so much is because those are those families’ wishes,” he said in a recent interview.
Many families stay in touch with Cena, telling him about how much it meant to the children who were able to spend time with him during their final days.
“Those are always difficult to read,” Cena said. “But at the same time, the strength of the parents in sending me a message about how much the time that I spent with their child meant to them, it’s very special.”
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") are investigating the proposed sale of ironSource Ltd. (NYSE: IS) to Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of ironSource will receive 0.1089 shares of Unity for each share of ironSource that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.
If you believe that this transaction undervalues the Company and/or if you would like to discuss your legal rights regarding the proposed sale, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis S. Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com) toll free at any time at 855-768-1857, or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-is/ to learn more.
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WASTE CONNECTIONS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2022 RESULTS AND RAISES FULL YEAR OUTLOOK
Published: Aug. 2, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Accelerating solid waste pricing growth and E&P waste activity drive better than expected Q2 results
Revenue of $1.816 billion, up 18.4%
Net income(a) of $224.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA(b) of $566.8 million, up 16.9%
Adjusted EBITDA(b) margin of 31.2% of revenue, in line with outlook and flat year over year, excluding acquisitions
Net income of $0.87 per share, and adjusted net income(b) of $1.00 per share, up 23.5%
Year to date net cash provided by operating activities of $973.7 million and adjusted free cash flow(b) of $638.4 million, or 18.4% of revenue
Year to date signed or closed acquisitions with approximately $470 million of total annualized revenue
Increases full year 2022 outlook to revenue of approximately $7.125 billion, net income of approximately $837.5 million, adjusted EBITDA(b) of approximately $2.190 billion, net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1.974 billion and adjusted free cash flow(b) of approximately $1.160 billion
TORONTO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced its results for the second quarter of 2022 and updated its outlook for 2022.
"Accelerating solid waste pricing and E&P waste activity drove a top-to-bottom beat in the period. Solid waste pricing growth of 8.8% enabled us to overcome increased inflationary pressures during the period and deliver adjusted EBITDA(b) margin in line with our outlook for Q2 and flat on a year over year basis excluding the margin dilutive impact from acquisitions completed since the year ago period," said Worthing F. Jackman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Our outperformance in the first half of 2022, expected further sequential increases in solid waste pricing growth, continuing strength in E&P waste activity, and acquisitions closed year to date, position us to update our outlook for the full year to revenue of approximately $7.125 billion, adjusted EBITDA(b) of approximately $2.190 billion and adjusted free cash flow(b) of approximately $1.160 billion, exceeding our initial outlook as provided in February and another reflection of our culture of accountability in a challenging operating environment."
Mr. Jackman added, "As anticipated, acquisition activity is pacing well above average. We have closed approximately $245 million in annualized revenues, with another approximately $225 million in total annualized revenue under definitive agreements expected to close during the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, and our pipeline remains quite robust. As such, we believe we are well-positioned for double digit revenue growth in 2023 along with margin expansion from continuing solid waste pricing strength and rollover contribution from acquisitions already signed or closed year to date; additional acquisitions expected to close later this year and early next year would provide further growth."
Q2 2022 Results
Revenue in the second quarter totaled $1.816 billion, up from $1.534 billion in the year ago period. Operating income was $329.6 million, which included $6.8 million primarily in impairments and other operating items. This compares to operating income of $266.8 million in the second quarter of 2021, which included $12.5 million primarily related to fair value accounting changes to equity awards. Net income in the second quarter was $224.1 million, or $0.87 per share on a diluted basis of 257.7 million shares. In the year ago period, the Company reported net income of $177.0 million, or $0.68 per share on a diluted basis of 261.4 million shares.
Adjusted net income(b) in the second quarter was $257.1 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, versus $210.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA(b) in the second quarter was $566.8 million, as compared to $484.9 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA, all non-GAAP measures, primarily exclude impairments and acquisition-related items, as reflected in the detailed reconciliations in the attached tables.
Six Months Year to Date Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, revenue was $3.463 billion, up from $2.930 billion in the year ago period. Operating income, which included $13.4 million primarily attributable to transaction-related expenses, was $603.4 million, as compared to operating income of $505.2 million in 2021, which included $14.0 million primarily related to fair value changes in equity awards.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $404.4 million, or $1.57 per share on a diluted basis of 258.1 million shares. In the year ago period, the Company reported net income of $337.4 million, or $1.29 per share on a diluted basis of 262.3 million shares.
Adjusted net income(b) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $470.6 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, compared to $396.3 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, in the year ago period. Adjusted EBITDA(b) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1.069 billion, as compared to $918.1 million in the prior year period.
Updated 2022 Outlook
Waste Connections also updated its outlook for 2022, which assumes no change in the current economic environment or underlying economic trends. The Company's outlook excludes any impact from additional acquisitions that may close during the year, and expensing of transaction-related items. The outlook provided below is forward looking, and actual results may differ materially depending on risks and uncertainties detailed at the end of this release and in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. Certain components of the outlook for 2022 are subject to quarterly fluctuations. See reconciliations in the attached tables.
Revenue is estimated to be approximately $7.125 billion, as compared to our original revenue outlook of approximately $6.875 billion.
Net income is estimated to be approximately $837.5 million, and adjusted EBITDA(b) is estimated to be approximately $2.190 billion, or about 30.7% of revenue, as compared to our original adjusted EBITDA(b) outlook of $2.145 billion or 31.2% of revenue.
Capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $850 million, in line with our original outlook.
Net cash provided by operating activities is estimated to be approximately $1.974 billion, and adjusted free cash flow(b) of approximately $1.160 billion, or about 16.3% of revenue, as compared to our original adjusted free cash flow(b) outlook of $1.150 billion or 16.7% of revenue.
Environmental, Social and Governance
Waste Connections views its Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") efforts as integral to its business, with initiatives consistent with its objective of long-term value creation. In 2020, the Company introduced long-term, aspirational ESG targets and committed over $500 million for investments to meet or exceed such sustainability targets. These investments primarily focus on reducing emissions, increasing resource recovery of both recyclable commodities and clean energy fuels, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill leachate, further improving safety through reduced incidents and enhancing employee engagement through improved voluntary turnover and Servant Leadership scores. The Company's 2021 Sustainability Report provides progress updates on its targets and investments towards their achievement. For more information, visit the Waste Connections website at wasteconnections.com/sustainability.
Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call
Waste Connections will be hosting a conference call related to second quarter earnings on August 3rd at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by visiting investors.wasteconnections.com and selecting "News & Events" from the website menu. Alternatively, listeners may access the call by dialing 800-747-0365 (within North America) or 212-231-2939 (international) approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time; a passcode is not required. A replay of the conference call will be available until August 10, 2022, by calling 800-633-8284 (within North America) or 402-977-9140 (international) and entering Passcode #22019767.
Waste Connections will be filing a Form 8-K on EDGAR and on SEDAR (as an "Other" document) prior to markets opening on August 3rd, providing the Company's third quarter 2022 outlook for revenue, price plus volume growth for solid waste, and adjusted EBITDA(b).
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves more than eight million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 43 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S., as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit Waste Connections at wasteconnections.com.
Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"), including "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and reflect Waste Connections' current beliefs and expectations regarding future events and operating performance. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the words "may," "might," "believes," "thinks," "expects," "estimate," "continue," "intends" or other words of similar meaning. All of the forward-looking statements included in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and applicable securities laws in Canada. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements about expected 2022 and 2023 financial results, outlook and related assumptions, and potential acquisition activity. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Waste Connections undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements set forth in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.
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Missouri high school basketball star moves to California to make over $550K a year
Jada Williams was a social media star and a talented point guard when she moved with her mother from a Kansas City suburb to San Diego, looking to play basketball for a high school powerhouse and parlay her online prowess into endorsement deals.
Video above from July 2022: Jada Williams to represent US on 16-and-under national team
She found it all in California, which has become the trendsetter among the 19 states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness without affecting their eligibility to play in college.
The 17-year-old Williams is now pulling in six figures a year from six major endorsement deals. The senior at La Jolla Country Day School has signed to play at the University of Arizona.
"It's definitely a big change for me, but it was good in every single direction," Williams said during a break from her exhaustive practice routine, which she often documents with videos and photos posted online. It was the right decision for school and basketball, "and on top of that I was able to start capitalizing off NIL," shorthand for name, image and likeness.
The effort that began when former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon took on the college sports establishment over NIL rules is quickly reshaping high school sports. Elite prep athletes are banking six and even seven figures before heading to college. The buzz extends to social media, where the top stars have millions of followers on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, which in turn helps boost their NIL valuation.
"It's getting bigger by the day," said Michael Caspino, a Newport Beach attorney who became NIL savvy while reviewing deals for his son's high school friends and pushing back against the ones that tried to take advantage of the athletes.
Three high school stars are at the top of On3.com's NIL valuations, which include both college and high school players. They are Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James; Arch Manning, the third generation of the first family of quarterbacks; and Mikey Williams, a basketball star at San Ysidro High in San Diego.
James tops the list with a valuation of $7.5 million. He attends Sierra Canyon High in the Los Angeles area and recently signed a deal with Nike. Mikey Williams, who has committed to Memphis and has a multiyear deal with Puma, has a valuation of $3.6 million. Manning, who attends Isidore Newman High in New Orleans and has committed to Texas, is at $3.4 million.
The On3 NIL valuation, considered the industry standard, uses performance, influence and exposure data. While the algorithm includes data from deals, it does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals.
Jada Williams has a half-dozen deals, including with Spalding; Move Insoles, which was co-founded by NBA star Damian Lillard; Lemon Perfect, a bottled water company in which Beyonce is a major investor; and Gym Shark.
"My social media was already kind of big so I was just doing basically NIL without getting paid because it was illegal," she said.
After being approached by a few large companies with NIL offers, the family discovered that the deals weren't permitted in Missouri and that California was the only state that allowed it at the time.
"I realized wow, this is insane," said Williams' mother, Jill McIntyre. Jada Williams moved to San Diego with her mother and an older sister ahead of her junior year.
"She had to take advantage of the opportunity where she can literally invest in her future at 17," said McIntyre, a regional sales manager for a tech company who helps her daughter manage her business affairs.
"We're still young, but at the same time we're learning about how to manage money and just learn a lot of life skills that are way bigger than just NIL," said Williams, a two-time gold medalist with the U.S. junior national team who has incorporated as Jada Williams Inc. and plans to start a foundation.
Malachi Nelson, a senior quarterback at Los Alamitos High who has committed to USC, landed big deals even before signing with Klutch Sports, the agency that represents LeBron James. He's 42nd on the top 100 with a valuation of $794,000, 10 spots ahead of UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Jada Williams is at No. 71, with a valuation of $550,000.
California was the first state to allow high school athletes to sign NIL deals. Southern California has always been a hotbed of prep talent. Athletes from other regions, like Williams, are moving to the Golden State to take advantage of NIL. Some transfer for just their senior season.
NIL has become such a big deal that a Los Alamitos High coach who helps players with recruiting also guides them through the new frontier.
"We've got guys on our team making a heck of a lot more money than I am this year," Los Alamitos head coach Ray Fenton said. "All across the country, kids are getting paid a lot of money for deals they sign."
Peter Schoenthal, an NIL expert who is CEO of Athliance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, predicts that every state will allow high school athletes to take advantage of NIL within a year or so.
"We have 8-year-olds in this country and all over the world that have YouTube channels where they're making millions of dollars reviewing toys," Schoenthal said. "There's no way to really stop an individual who has marketing ability to stop them from their right to publicity, whether or not they're high school athletes, whether or not they're big-time recruits."
Schoenthal and Caspino help athletes avoid the downside of NIL, such as one-sided deals, and they offer assistance with understanding taxes and handling money.
"Most of the families I've worked with are very low on the economic totem pole in our society. For the first time, they're able to have economic stability in their life," said Caspino, whose son, Sam, is a freshman tight end at SMU.
Coaches, too, try to keep athletes from getting in trouble.
"You really have to be grounded as a family, because you have 18-year-old kids that all of a sudden walk into a lot of money, and they think it's endless," Fenton said. "It could be $10,000, and for a kid who's never had $5 in his pocket in his whole life, that $10,000 is an incredible amount. What they don't realize is $10,0000 runs out, and it runs out pretty fast."
Bruce Bible, the associate head coach at Los Alamitos, cautions against young athletes becoming "all about NIL."
"The main thing has to be the main thing — academics and athletics. NIL is secondary," he said. He also tries to "temper expectations" because not everyone is going to get an NIL deal.
Bible said Nelson, who has a deal with a Los Angeles-area hospitality group founded by a former USC walk-on, is a perfect example of what drives NIL.
"It's not based on the school he's going to. It's based on him and what he's doing in his career and how marketable he is," Bible said.
"This is the wave of the future and it's just going to get bigger and bigger," he added. "Can you imagine LeBron James in high school nowadays, what that would look like?" | https://www.wisn.com/article/missouri-high-school-basketball-star-moves-to-california-to-make-over-dollar550k-a-year/42106980 | 2022-12-02 19:00:44 | 1 | https://www.wisn.com/article/missouri-high-school-basketball-star-moves-to-california-to-make-over-dollar550k-a-year/42106980 |
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai quit a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark with her foot following a disputed line call at the Budapest Grand Prix, with the WTA saying Wednesday that it was investigating an “unfortunate incident.”
The second-seeded Zhang retired from the match while trailing 6-5 in the first set against Hungarian opponent Amarissa Toth at the clay-court tournament on Tuesday.
The dispute related to a forehand from Zhang that appeared to be in but was called out. Zhang argued the decision but it stood and the match continued briefly before the disagreement about the line call began again.
As Zhang repeated her protests, Toth walked over to the ball mark and rubbed it out with her foot.
“Wait, wait, wait! Keep the mark,” Zhang shouted in response. “What are you doing? Why would you do that?”
Zhang sat crying and shaking her head on her chair for a few moments at the side of the court before quitting.
She shook hands with the main umpire and Toth before appearing to point her fingers at the crowd, which had booed and jeered her for disputing the call.
“The WTA has zero tolerance for racism in any form or context,” the WTA tweeted. “The unfortunate incident that took place yesterday at the Hungarian (Budapest) Grand Prix and subsequent posts are being reviewed and will be addressed.”
It did not give further details.
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CINCINNATI, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Map Your Show, LLC, a leading provider of event management software, is pleased to announce new upgrades to its Exhibitor Resource Center product. Tailored for the needs of trade show and event organizers, the Exhibitor Resource Center from Map Your Show acts as the central organizing hub for a show's exhibitors and sponsors. The Exhibitor Resource Center helps exhibitors and sponsors of a trade show or expo stay on top of event information, all in one place.
As part of the Exhibitor Resource Center through Map Your Show, show organizers quickly build an Exhibitor Portal with the key information exhibitors need for the event. With the Exhibitor Checklist, organizers create a list of the key dates and deliverables for their exhibitors and sponsors and send email communications before, during and after the event. Exhibitor Resources link to the Exhibitor Portal and to the Exhibitor Checklist to provide one place for all the key information. With the new Exhibitor Resource Center, exhibitors can create their online show profile, access show leads and data, pay invoices and use Single Sign On to log in to expo vendors and suppliers. Show organizers can also offer additional advertising and sponsorship opportunities through the Exhibitor Resource Center, creating additional revenue for the show.
"Map Your Show continues to invest in the growth of our product. With the upgrades in the Exhibitor Resource Center, show organizers have a more powerful engine to create the best experience for their exhibitors, and to drive additional show revenue through sponsorships and advertising," said Don Kline, CEO of Map Your Show. "We continue to be the leader in event management technology because we understand the needs of the show organizer, exhibitor and attendee and respond with rapid development of our products to drive better exhibitor and attendee engagement, and more revenue for our customers' events."
About Map Your Show, LLC
Map Your Show is your trade show operating system. For 20 years, our technology has been trusted by the world's leading trade show and event organizers. MYS offers the technology solutions you need to power your event: building an expo floor plan, helping exhibitors stay on top of their deadlines, navigating attendees through the event with a mobile app, and selling booths and advertising. Our technology powers trade shows, conferences and events so that organizers can focus on what matters most: delivering a successful event. For more information, please visit www.mapyourshow.com.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A person has died following an alligator attack near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden.
Late Friday morning, Horry County crews were called to a neighborhood just outside Myrtle Beach for a water rescue, officials say.
Crews were told an alligator “had taken hold” of a person and went into a retention pond. The unidentified person had been near the retention pond when the attack happened.
Authorities were able to remove the person’s body from the pond. The person’s identity has not been released, and a cause of death has not been announced.
After the alligator was removed from the water, a biologist with the South Carolina Department of National Resources and its contracted alligator removal service decided to humanely euthanize it on site.
Earlier this month, Florida authorities say an alligator – or alligators – fatally attacked a man that police believe had entered a lake while searching for frisbees. The man likely suffered a gruesome death, authorities tell Nexstar’s WFLA, adding “he was observed to be missing three limbs.”
Two alligators were removed from the area, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officials, but no evidence was found during the field necropsy. They noted it’s likely the alligator or alligators involved in the attack are still in the park’s lake. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/alligator-dragged-person-into-pond-during-fatal-south-carolina-attack/ | 2022-06-26 22:22:47 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/alligator-dragged-person-into-pond-during-fatal-south-carolina-attack/ |
The TWHC 11 wrench's high-quality materials deliver more durability and enhanced usability with safety in mind
CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX FLOW, Inc., a leading provider of process solutions for the industrial, nutrition and health markets, is releasing the latest tool from Bolting Systems' High Cycle Hydraulic Torque Wrench (TWHC) series. Internal testing shows that the TWHC 11 can offer superior performance with even more durable material that doubles to triples the wrench's cycle life.
"Bolting Systems has been providing premium high cycle wrenches for decades," said David Campbell, Global Product Director for Bolting Systems. "Our team knows our customers and their needs. The TWHC series is a perfect mix of power, performance and longevity, resulting in less downtime and more results."
High Cycle Hydraulic Torque Wrenches play a critical role when large industrial fasteners are needed. These high-strength hydraulic tools are for heavy-duty users, like those in the oil and gas, industrial, wind energy and mining sectors. Made from corrosion-resistant material, they can withstand the harshest of environments.
The Wrenches are known for their performance. At more power per tool, their increased reliability and simple drive assembly mean less time spent on maintenance. Other enhanced usability features include:
- Compact nose radius, allowing the tool to fit in tighter, hard-to-reach spaces
- Low-weight, high-strength design
- Fast operation, long stroke and optimum flow
- Multi-direction high flow swivel manifold
- Push-button square drive reversal and reaction arm release
Additionally, the Bolting Systems team designed High Cycle Hydraulic Torque Wrenches with safety in mind, with a fully enclosed drive mechanism, swivel manifold internal relief valve to prevent over-pressurization and a fine-tooth pawl that prevents tool "lock-on."
"This is our longest-lasting High Cycle Hydraulic Torque Wrench to date in this torque range, meaning a lower cost of ownership alongside other advanced features," adds Campbell. "As part of SPX FLOW's suite of solutions, the Bolting Systems team is working hard to ensure that each and every customer has the right tool for their specialized job."
To see more about this and other tools in the High Cycle Hydraulic Torque Wrench series, visit spxflow.com.
Based in Charlotte, N.C., SPX FLOW, Inc. improves the world through innovative and sustainable solutions. The company's product offering is concentrated in process technologies that perform mixing, blending, fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer and other activities that are integral to processes performed across a wide variety of nutrition, health and industrial markets.
SPX FLOW had approximately $1.5 billion in 2021 annual revenues and has operations in more than 30 countries and sales in more than 140 countries. To learn more about SPX FLOW, please visit www.spxflow.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS – A Statehouse proposal aims to improve child care access by creating a tax credit for employers who help provide those services.
Senate Bill 186 would provide a tax credit to business owners who provide child care to their employees by opening their own center. Some small businesses could also qualify by paying for tuition at a center that already exists.
The tax credit would cover up to 50% of expenses.
“Doing the right thing can be expensive, and it can be a long, bureaucratic process,” said Miriel McFarland, a co-owner of Instrumental Machine & Development, which manufactures orthopedic instruments in Warsaw.
McFarland testified in support of the bill at the Statehouse Thursday. The lack of child care access in her area is why some people have left her company or declined a job offer, she said.
“We are lacking 1,200 to 1x,800 seats in Kosciusko County,” McFarland explained. “It’s a child care desert.”
Her business decided to open its own child care center. The company owns the building, works with a provider to operate the center and pays nearly two-thirds of each child’s tuition, she said. The center opened in January.
“Imagine if more companies were to engage in something like this and how welcoming a city like Warsaw would be,” McFarland said.
That’s the goal behind Senate Bill 186, according to State Sen. Kyle Walker (R-Fishers), the bill’s author.
“The real issue here is to try to increase capacity because capacity is where we’re really lacking right now,” Walker said.
But some say the legislation is only one step toward improving child care access.
State Sen. Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis), a co-author on the bill, said he would like to see lawmakers do more to expand capacity, targeting child care deserts like rural areas.
“My priority would be to focus the initial phase, the initial investments by the state of Indiana on areas where there’s desperate need before we open it to all communities across the state who might not need it in the same way,” Qaddoura said.
Walker said he is planning to introduce some changes to the bill, including a potential cap on the tax credit. The Senate Appropriations committee could vote on the bill as soon as next week. | https://fox59.com/indianapolitics/indiana-lawmakers-consider-child-care-tax-credit-for-employers/ | 2023-02-10 01:35:06 | 1 | https://fox59.com/indianapolitics/indiana-lawmakers-consider-child-care-tax-credit-for-employers/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia’s aged king, Salman, named his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister. The kingdom’s laws designate the king as prime minister. King Salman had to declare a temporary exception to loan out the title, and at the same time made clear he retains key duties.
But that move reaped dividends Thursday, when the Biden administration declared that Prince Mohammed’s standing as prime minister shielded him from a U.S. lawsuit over what the U.S. intelligence community says was his role in Saudi officials’ 2018 killing of a U.S.-based journalist. A judge will now decide whether Prince Mohammed has immunity.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby insisted Friday that the administration’s declaration of immunity for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was purely a “legal determination” that “has absolutely nothing to do with the merits of the case itself.”
Many experts in international law agreed with the administration — but only because of the king’s late September title boost for the crown prince, ahead of a scheduled U.S. decision.
“It would have been just as remarkable for the United States to deny MBS’s head-of-state immunity after his appointment as Prime Minister as it would have been for the United States to recognize MBS’s head-of-state immunity before his appointment,” William S. Dodge, a professor at the University of California-Davis School of Law, wrote, using the prince’s initials.
State Department spokesman Vedant Patel gave examples Friday of past instances of the U.S. recognizing immunity for heads of government or state — Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Narendra Modi of India, both in allegations of rights abuses.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington by the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi and by a D.C.-based rights group he founded. It accuses the crown prince and about 20 aides, officers and others of plotting and carrying out Khashoggi’s slaying at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
The killing, condemned by Biden on the campaign trial in 2019 as “flat-out murder” that must have consequences for Saudi rulers, is at the core of a rift between strategic partners, the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Before and immediately after taking office, Biden vowed to take a stand on Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, as part of a presidency that would be based on rights and values. But Biden has since offered a fist bump and other conciliatory gestures in hopes — disappointed so far — of persuading the crown prince to pump more oil for world markets.
Biden’s administration argues that Saudi Arabia is too important to the global economy and to regional security to allow the United States to walk away from the decades-old partnership.
But rights advocates, some senior Democratic lawmakers, and Khashoggi’s newspaper, The Washington Post, on Friday condemned the administration’s move.
“Jamal died again today,” Khashoggi’s fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, tweeted.
Fred Ryan, publisher of the Post, called it a “cynical, calculated effort” to manipulate the law and shield Prince Mohammed. Khashoggi wrote columns for the Post that in his last months criticized the crown prince’s rights abuses.
“By going along with this scheme, President Biden is turning his back on fundamental principles of press freedom and equality,” Ryan wrote.
Cengiz and Khashoggi’s rights group, Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, had argued that the crown prince’s late September title change was no more than a maneuver to escape U.S. courts, without legal standing or any change in authority or duties.
Saudi Arabia has not commented publicly on the administration’s decision. Spokespeople with the Saudi Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Friday.
Saudi Arabia blames what it says were “rogue” officials for Khashoggi’s killing. It says the prince played no part.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, as opposed to a constitutional one like the United Kingdom, where a prime minister rather than king or queen governs.
“Pretty pathetic,” Sarah Leah Whitson, head of Khashoggi’s rights group, said Friday of the title change.
“If anything, it just demonstrated how afraid Mohammed bin Salman was and has been of our lawsuit and actual accountability and actual discovery of his crimes,” Whitson said.
The Biden administration appeared to dismiss her group’s argument that Prince Mohammed’s recent title change ran counter to Saudi Arabia’s governing law and should be disregarded.
King Salman has continued making appointments and presiding over meetings of his council since the title change.
But Prince Mohammed for years has been a key decision-maker and actor in the kingdom, including representing the king abroad.
Some Western news outlets had presented the temporary transfer of the prime minister title as King Salman — who is in his late 80s — devolving responsibility to Prince Mohammed, who is 37.
A federal judge had given the U.S. until Thursday to offer an opinion, or not, on the claim by the crown prince that his standing shields him from U.S. courts.
Rights advocates had hoped up to the moment of filing that the administration would stay silent, offering no opinion on Prince Mohammed’s immunity either way.
Sovereign immunity, a concept rooted in international law, holds that states and their officials are protected from some legal proceedings in other foreign states’ courts.
Prior criminal and civil cases brought against foreign governments and leaders in which the U.S. has not intervened have generally involved countries with which the U.S. has no diplomatic relations or does not recognize their heads of state or government as legitimate.
Cases brought against Iran and North Korea seeking damages for deaths or injuries to American citizens are two prominent examples of instances where the executive branch has not weighed in with an opinion about sovereign immunity.
By contrast, the United States has full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. The State Department stressed Thursday that honoring the principle for other governments’ leaders helps ensure that courts in other countries don’t seek to haul U.S. presidents before them to answer to lawsuits there.
Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, said the U.S. decision had “absolutely nothing” to do with “tense” U.S.-Saudi relations over Saudi-led oil production cuts, and other matters.
Biden has been “very, very vocal” about the “brutal, barbaric murder of Khashoggi,” Kirby said.
But some of Biden’s fellow Democrats in Congress expressed disappointment at the administration’s move.
“Is the Administration casting aside its confidence in its own intelligence community’s judgment?” Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, said in a statement. “If the friends and family of Khashoggi are denied a path to accountability in the American court system, where in the world can they go?”
Whitson, the official for Khashoggi’s rights group, said the lawsuit would continue against the others named in the lawsuit.
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-saudi-princes-new-title-key-to-dodging-lawsuit-over-killing/ | 2022-11-19 11:07:47 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-saudi-princes-new-title-key-to-dodging-lawsuit-over-killing/ |
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Justin Sliwoski threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another while Cole Doyle threw a scoring touchdown and St. Francis (PA) rattled Norfolk State 45-26 on Saturday.
Sliwoski set the tone almost immediately when he threw a 26-yard dart to Dawson Snyder for his first-career touchdown reception and a 7-0 lead on the Red Flash's opening drive.
On fourth-and-13, Snyder lined up to the left, ran a post route, beat his man and Sliwoski put it on him. It was the first of three first-quarter touchdowns for St. Francis (2-2) en route to a 35-12 halftime advantage.
Sliwoski and Doyle split quarterback duties and the two combined to complete 20-of-29 passes for 290 yards.
Jaylan Adams threw for two touchdowns for Norfolk St.
The Spartans (0-4) have lost seven straight. Their last win occurred on Oct. 30, 2021 when they beat Morgan State 31-20 at the end of a six-game winning streak.
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Mark Meadows complying with DOJ subpoena, turning over documents previously shared with House Jan. 6 committee
Meadows has complied with House subpoenas but has not testified before the Jan. 6 committee
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is complying with a Justice Department subpoena, Fox News has learned, by providing documents he previously shared with the House January 6 committee.
A source close to Meadows told Fox News Thursday that he "provided pursuant to a DOJ subpoena the same documents that had already been provided previously to the 1/6 House committee pursuant to its subpoena."
"Documents subject to Executive Privilege claims were withheld in both instances," the source told Fox News. "No testimony or any other materials were sought by the DOJ."
The Department of Justice has issued over 30 subpoenas to aides of former President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the federal investigation confirmed to Fox News this week.
DOJ ISSUES MORE THAN 30 SUBPOENAS TO TRUMP ASSOCIATES: SOURCE
Meadows, in November 2021, began providing records to the Jan. 6 committee.
Earlier this year, former White House official Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Meadows was warned about concerns of the possibility of violence ahead of the Capitol riot.
Hutchinson, though, testified that she did not know what information was brought to Meadows or how it was used.
Meadows has not testified before the committee, but has remained compliant with committee requests by turning over relevant documents to the panel. | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mark-meadows-complying-doj-subpoena-turning-over-documents-previously-shared-house-jan-6-committee | 2022-09-15 19:00:44 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mark-meadows-complying-doj-subpoena-turning-over-documents-previously-shared-house-jan-6-committee |
A blue and white banner hangs behind the altar table at The Fount Church in Fountain Valley, Calif.
"Come thou fount of every blessing," reads Glen Haworth as he gestures toward the front of the sanctuary. "That's where we get our name."
He wants to make clear what the banner means.
"The fount is Jesus of course. Not us," he says. "So when we say we're the church, we're referring to our Lord and not ourselves."
The United Methodist congregation was founded in 1964, during boom times in Southern California.
Haworth, a lifelong United Methodist who's been a pastor his entire professional life, came to The Fount nine years ago. He says that when he arrived, the 50 member congregation was already unhappy with the direction of the denomination.
More recently, the congregation voted unanimously to leave the United Methodist Church because of what Haworth describes as a drift from traditional biblical teachings on morality.
"Most recent and probably most prominent is the differences of opinion we have with regard to homosexuality, marriage in general, the sexual ethic," he says. "And we believe, as do many Christians, that the Bible is very specific in that teaching."
And he believes that teaching is accurately reflected in the United Methodist Church's official rule book, called the Book of Discipline. It states, "Homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching."
The problem, as Haworth sees it, is that church leaders openly defy this official teaching and other rules that flow from it such as bans on ordaining LGBTQ clergy and blessing of same-sex marriages.
Some church leaders defy church rules
In 2019, the United Methodist General Conference voted to uphold those bans. But, a number of bishops and other church leaders – mostly in the U.S. – said that would openly not enforce these policies as a matter of justice for LGBTQ people.
Around the world, there are more than 12 million United Methodists, with about half of them living in the United States. In this country, the larger and often more conservative congregations tend to be in the South and Midwest.
A recent accounting by the United Methodist News Service shows that about 20% of United Methodist congregations – more than 6,000 – have left the denomination in recent years.
But disaffiliating isn't necessarily easy. The denomination allows congregations to leave if they pay two years of church dues plus fund pension obligations. Local geographic regions can also set additional requirements. And that's the rub for The Fount.
The California Pacific Annual Conference, the local division of the United Methodist Church, also requires congregations choosing to leave to pay 50 cents on the dollar to keep their property. The Conference says it needs that money to fund new United Methodist ministries in the area.
The Fount's multi-acre campus in Orange County was recently assessed at more than $6 million.
"In 1964, this property didn't cost $6 million," Haworth says, "and to pay $3 million now to the annual conference with 50 members is impossible."
He views the situation as patently unfair, especially since conservatives like himself actually won the vote over LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings back in 2019. Haworth says he'll try to negotiate a lower price. But if that fails, The Fount's only options may be walking away with no building at all or going to civil court to try and keep it.
Big tents are getting smaller for many religious groups
The United Methodist Church has long wanted to hold together both conservative and progressive readings of the Bible and interpretations of Christian doctrine. But the many congregations disaffiliating reveal the limits of that desire.
"The sorrow for me is that at the root of Methodism has always been this concept of the big tent," says Sandra Olewine, a Methodist minister and the local superintendent who oversees the geographic area in which The Fount is located.
She says that capacious tent has been a stabilizing factor for the church and serves as a witness to the larger society, polarized over so many issues. "There has always been a sense of grace about differences in our theological perspectives," she says, "with commitment to trying to continue to love our neighbors."
That love-beyond-difference, Olewine says, bears fruit in the way very different congregations find common ground, do ministry together and serve their communities.
But LGBTQ issues have become a shibboleth in the United Methodist Church, as they have been for many other mainline Protestant denominations in recent decades. Episcopal, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches have all taken a decidedly more progressive stands on human sexuality. And each of those denominations has lost membership.
Yet these divisions aren't new and aren't exclusively related to the LGBTQ issues, says Grant Hagiya, president of Claremont School of Theology, the Methodist seminary based in Southern California.
"It hasn't been healthy for the denomination to be at odds with each other over this issue," he says.
The retired bishop says he understands The Fount's dissatisfaction, as well as that of the other congregations wanting to leave. But Hagiya says what's really at stake here is justice for LGBTQ people.
And he believes thinking about the church's rules in that context is something even a medieval theologian could support.
"Aquinas would say that if a law is unjust, it's not a law. Our laws are human made and they can be wrong, immoral," Hagiya says.
While Thomas Aquinas certainly wasn't referring specifically to bans on LGBTQ clergy or same-sex marriage, Hagiya says the idea of the just versus the unjust law is applicable here. That's why he and others believe it's theologically acceptable to not enforce the rules in the Book of Discipline.
Some choose to stay, hoping for broader change
Given that traditionalists won the vote in 2019, one might expect those departing the denomination to be people such as Kimberly Scott, a queer Black woman and lifelong United Methodist. But rather, she was recently installed as pastor at Grace United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles.
"Where people see schism happening in the Methodist church," Scott says, "I see walls tumbling down – walls of oppression, walls of hatred, walls of intolerance tumbling down."
She's a second-career minister, who left her longtime job as a school guidance counselor and P.E. teacher to follow her call to the pulpit a decade ago.
Scott says she has seen enormous change in her lifetime. In fact, she's not the first LGBTQ person to be the pastor of this 250-member, predominantly Black congregation. A gay male predecessor of hers now serves as a bishop in the United Methodist Church.
Scott is grateful for the bishops and other church leaders who are willing to break the rules so she can live out her vocation. She says that those rules continue to exist at all is heartbreaking. Yet, she's decided to stay in the church and be a living protest against injustice.
"My family came from Methodists in the South," she says. "So we were Methodist when members were OK with slavery. Right? And my family never left. And so I was like, I can't leave over this. If my grandparents stayed, then I can stay to see this to the end."
That end, Scott believes, will eventually be an official change to the rules against LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings when representatives from around the world gather for the United Methodist Church's General Conference next year.
She says a smaller church not divided by issues of sexuality could use its energy fighting the sins of misogyny and systemic racism. The goal, she says, it to make disciples for Christ.
While Scott is disappointed that her denomination isn't able to remain quite as big a tent as it once was, she's hopeful that something new is happening in the church, given the departures of those who are more conservative on LGBTQ issues. And she says she holds no ill-will toward those who want to leave.
"Their faith is their faith. The only thing I say to them is this: Please don't destroy the church as you're going," Scott says. "Go in peace."
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INDIANAPOLIS — A tire flew off a race car during a crash in the Indianapolis 500 Sunday and hit a parked vehicle.
The crash involved drivers Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood. Rosenqvist went into the wall and spun out. Kirkwood didn’t have much room and hit Rosenqvist while trying to avoid him.
Kirkwood’s race car ended up going upside down and skidding on the track, kicking up sparks as seen from his in-car camera. A tire also came off during the crash, careening toward the stands.
The tire went over the wall and grandstands but didn’t end up in the crowd. Instead, it hit the hood of a car parked outside. Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said no one was hurt in the tire incident.
Kirkwood and Rosenqvist were able to get out of their cars under their own power.
The race was red-flagged as a result of the crash. | https://cw33.com/sports/indy-500/tire-flies-off-race-car-hits-parked-car-during-indy-500/ | 2023-05-29 00:12:14 | 0 | https://cw33.com/sports/indy-500/tire-flies-off-race-car-hits-parked-car-during-indy-500/ |
23 charged with terrorism in Atlanta 'Cop City' protest
Atlanta – More than 20 people from around the country faced domestic terrorism charges Monday after dozens in black masks attacked the site of a police training center under construction in a wooded area outside Atlanta where one protester was killed in January.
The site has become the flashpoint of ongoing conflict between authorities and left-leaning protesters who have been drawn together, joining forces to protest a variety of causes. Among them: People against the militarization of police; others who aim to protect the environment; and some who oppose corporations who they see as helping to fund the project through donations to a police foundation.
Flaming bottles and rocks were thrown at officers during a protest Sunday at “Cop City,” where 26-year-old environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, or “Tortuguita,” was shot to death by officers during a raid at a protest camp in January. Police have said that Tortuguita attacked them, a version that other activists have questioned.
Almost all of the 23 people arrested are from states across the U.S., while one is from Canada and another from France, police said Monday.
Like many protesters, Tortuguita was dedicated to preserving the environment, friends and family said, ideals that clashed with Atlanta’s hopes of building a $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center meant to boost preparedness and morale after George Floyd’s death in 2020.
Now, authorities and young people are embroiled in a clash that appears to have little to do with other high-profile conflicts.
Protesters who oppose what detractors call “Cop City” run the gamut from more traditional environmentalists to young, self-styled anarchists seeking clashes with what they see as an unjust society.
Defend the Atlanta Forest, a social media site used by members of the movement, said Monday on Twitter that those arrested were not violent agitators “but peaceful concert-goers who were nowhere near the demonstration.” A representative of a public-relations firm involved in the group’s events said that it could not immediately comment.
After “Tortuguita" was killed, demonstrations spread to downtown Atlanta. A police cruiser was set ablaze, rocks were thrown and fireworks were launched at a skyscraper that houses the Atlanta Police Foundation. Windows were shattered. The governor declared a state of emergency.
On Sunday, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a midnight news conference, pieces of construction equipment were set on fire in what he called “a coordinated attack” at the site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in DeKalb County.
Surveillance video released by police shows a piece of heavy equipment in flames. It was among several destroyed pieces of construction gear, police said.
Protesters also threw rocks, bricks, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks at police, officials said. In addition, demonstrators tried to blind officers by shining green lasers into their eyes, and used tires and debris to block a road, the Georgia Department of Public Safety said Monday.
Officers used nonlethal enforcement methods to disperse the crowd and make arrests, Schierbaum said, causing “some minor discomfort.”
Along with classrooms and administrative buildings, the training center would include a shooting range, a driving course to practice chases and a “burn building” for firefighters to work on putting out fires. A “mock village” featuring a fake home, convenience store and nightclub would also be built for rehearsing raids.
Opponents have said that the site would be to practice “urban warfare,” and the 85-acre (34-hectare) training center would require cutting so many trees that it would be environmentally damaging.
Many activists also oppose spending millions on a police facility that would be surrounded by poor neighborhoods in a city with one of the nation’s highest degrees of inequality.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has said that the site was cleared decades ago for a former state prison farm. He has said that it is filled with rubble and overgrown with invasive species, not hardwood trees. The mayor also has said that while the facility would be built on 85 acres, about 300 others would be preserved as public green space.
Many of those already accused of violence in connection with the training site protests are being charged with domestic terrorism, a felony that carries up to 35 years in prison. Those charges have prompted criticism from some that the state is being heavy-handed.
Lawmakers are considering classifying domestic terrorism as a serious violent felony. That means anyone convicted must serve their entire sentence, can’t be sentenced to probation as a first offender and can’t be paroled unless they have served at least 30 years in prison.
Meanwhile, more protests are planned in coming days, police said Monday. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/06/23-charged-with-terrorism-in-atlanta-cop-city-protest/69979103007/ | 2023-03-07 03:01:18 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/06/23-charged-with-terrorism-in-atlanta-cop-city-protest/69979103007/ |
ANNAPOLIS, Md — If you're looking for some inspiration on how to carve your pumpkin this year, we know a few places you can get some BIG inspiration.
Six giant pumpkins-each weighing more than one thousand pounds- are in different parts of Downtown Annapolis and the Annapolis Art District. These pumpkins rolled into town the second week of October and are ready to be transformed into a beautiful, scary, or cool jack-o-lantern.
This Friday, local artisans and carvers will transform each of these pumpkins into something amazing. All throughout the day you can watch these pumpkins change before your eyes with a completion time of 5 pm.
Once the pumpkins are completed, people are encouraged to snap a picture with the jack-o-lanterns and use the hashtag “#GreatAnnapolisPumpkin” for a chance to win prizes from local businesses.
Your journey will begin at the Visitor Center on 26 West Street. There, you will be given directions on the route to take to see each pumpkin. You’ll go through 5 streets: Maryland Ave at Church Circle, Hopkins Plaza on Market Space, Corner of Francis and Main Streets, St Annes Church on Church Circle, and Graduate Hotel on West Street.
These jack-o-lanterns will be around for pictures through Halloween Monday. If you’re wondering what happens to a massive jack-o-lantern after Halloween, you’re not the only one. According to the Annapolis website, they will be transported to Truxtun Park for composting. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/its-the-great-pumpkin-annapolis | 2022-10-25 06:57:24 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/its-the-great-pumpkin-annapolis |
First Alert Thursday, with strong storms at times
Scattered storms are expected for Wednesday and Thursday, with a few strong to severe storms possible
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Scattered storms are expected for Wednesday and Thursday, with a few strong to severe storms possible. Damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning will be the main threats. Cooler temperatures and drier air develops for Friday and the weekend.
- Scattered storms for Wednesday, with highs in the lower 90s.
- First Alert Thursday: Rain and storm coverage increases.
- Warm and pleasant weather for Friday and the weekend.
Isolated storms are expected to taper off this evening, with overnight low temperatures in the lower 70s for the piedmont, and lower 60s for the mountains.
Another round of scattered storms will be possible for Wednesday, with afternoon high temperatures staying in the lower 90s for the piedmont, and upper 70s in the mountains.
FIRST ALERT: Thursday will be our best chance for rain and storms this week, as a cold front moves through the Carolinas. Strong to severe storms are possible, with damaging winds being the primary threat. With any storms that develop, heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, and small hail are also possible. Thursday high temperatures will be in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees.
The Panthers Fan Fest is happening Thursday evening, with temperatures expected in the lower 80s, with scattered storms. With the chance for storms, lightning could delay or be a factor for evening activities.
A reinforcing shot of milder and drier air moves into the Carolinas on Friday, with upper 80s expected through the weekend. A few isolated rain showers are possible for Friday, with dry conditions expected for the weekend.
Another chance for isolated to scattered storms develop early next week, with afternoon high temperatures in the upper 80s, with mid-70s in the mountains.
Tropical Update: We are monitoring a disorganized band of showers and storms off the coast of Africa, in the Eastern Atlantic, that could develop into a tropical depression later this week. Stay updated with the latest WBTV Weather forecast for the potential for increased tropical activity in the coming weeks.
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Stay tuned for more updates in your WBTV Forecast this week.
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The overall No. 1 seed for March Madness is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25, too.
Alabama, fresh off an SEC Tournament title to go with its regular-season crown, ascended to the top spot Monday, earning 48 of 61 first-place votes to jump Houston, which lost in the American Athletic Conference final without star guard Marcus Sasser. Alabama also spent a week at No. 1 last month.
“We set goals over the summer: regular season, (league) tournament, obviously a national championship,” Crimson Tide guard Jahvon Quinerly said. “I’m going to make sure our guys are ready to go no matter who we match up with.”
That will be Texas A&M-Corpus Christi or Southeast Missouri State, who meet in a First Four game Tuesday night. The winner will play the Crimson Tide on Thursday in Birmingham, an hour down the road from their Tuscaloosa campus.
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The top seed in the South Region, Alabama would face West Virginia or Maryland for a spot in the Sweet 16 with a win.
And how sweet that would be for a team that's gone through the ringer: former teammate Darius Miles and another man have been indicted on capital murder charges for a January shooting, an investigator has testified star freshman Brandon Miller was asked by Miles to bring the gun that night and police have also said Jaden Bradley was at the scene.
“To beat the teams we had to beat to get here was not easy,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said last week. “So proud of the guys, proud of their effort, proud they were able to get really focused. Got a lot of mental toughness.”
Houston still received nine first-place votes and was No. 2 after losing to Memphis in the final of the AAC tourney, where Sasser hurt his groin in the semifinal round. He did not play in the championship and his status will be watched closely leading up to the Cougars' NCAA opener against Northern Kentucky.
Purdue, seeded first in the East Region, earned three first-place votes and was third in the AP poll after the regular-season Big Ten champion won its conference tournament, too. Kansas, which expects to have Bill Self back for the NCAA tourney after a medical scare, was fourth after receiving the No. 1 seed in the West.
Texas routed the Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament and rounded out the top five.
Marquette remained at No. 6 after its Big East tourney title. UCLA earned one first-place vote and was seventh after losing in the Pac-12 Tournament final to Arizona, which was No. 8. Gonzaga and UConn rounded out the top 10.
“We have a special team. We’re not going to do what our past teams have done, which was to maybe get caught up in the wallow of losing,” said Huskies coach Dan Hurley, whose team fell to the Golden Eagles in the Big East tourney semifinals. “We’re going to get our minds right very quickly and get ready to make a run next week.”
Rising and falling
Duke made the biggest jump in the final poll after beating Virginia for the ACC Tournament title, climbing nine spots to No. 12 — the highest the Blue Devils have been since the third week of the season. First-year coach Jon Scheyer has them seeded fifth in the East in the NCAA Tournament.
UCLA, seeded second in the West, fell five spots to No. 7 in the final poll.
In and out
Memphis was hardly receiving votes last week, but rolling to the AAC tourney title put Penny Hardaway's crew into the poll for the first time this season at No. 24. Florida Atlantic, the Conference USA regular-season and tourney champ, returned at No. 25 after spending the first four weeks in the poll in school history in January and February.
The Tigers and Owls made the AP poll at the expense of Creighton, which was routed by Xavier in the Big East semifinals, and Kentucky, which fell to Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal round.
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Widely considered the toughest league in the nation, the Big 12 had two teams in the top five and five in the Top 25. The league has seven schools heading to the NCAA Tournament after Oklahoma State was left on the bubble.
The SEC, which tied the Big Ten for the most NCAA bids with eight, had four teams in the final Top 25. The Big East and ACC had three apiece, though the Big East had two in the top 10 and the leading ACC team was Duke at No. 12. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/ncaa-alabama-houston-top-final-ap-top-25/article_1ef20d34-c1cf-11ed-8ec5-c38dc6e12501.html | 2023-03-13 19:03:09 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/ncaa-alabama-houston-top-final-ap-top-25/article_1ef20d34-c1cf-11ed-8ec5-c38dc6e12501.html |
Person fighting for life following vehicle-train crash near Park, Valencia in Tucson
Published: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:45 AM MST|Updated: 25 minutes ago
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - At least one person is fighting for their life after a vehicle-train crash near Park and Valencia in Tucson on Thursday, Dec. 29.
The Tucson Police Department confirmed the accident happened at East Teton Road and South Nogales Highway around 10:30 a.m.
The TPD said east and westbound traffic on Valencia will be shut down at Park.
Officers will remain on the scene for several hours, according to TPD.
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Premature aging is often associated with an alteration in the skin barrier, redness, and dyspigmentation. A lot of my patients struggle to find products with ingredients that target all of these things," says Dr. Karan Lal. Hyperpigmentation, sun spots, sun damage and discoloration were some of the highest growing skincare concerns in 20221, all consequences of premature skin aging. To visibly reduce dark spots and repair the skin barrier, La Roche-Posay is proud to introduce the newest addition to its beloved anti-aging serum profile - Niacinamide 10 Serum.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million last year after the end of the lockout, boosted by big deals for Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager.
The rate of increase was the highest since a 17.7% increase in 2000 to $1.61 million, according to final calculations by the players’ association.
The average had dropped in each of the previous four seasons before 2022, sparking player anger that was expressed by the union during a 99-day lockout that ended last March.
Last year’s average salary was calculated by the union at $4,222,193, up from $3,679,335 in 2021. MLB, which uses a slightly different method, calculated the average at $4,117,472, up 15% from $3,579,341 in 2021.
Payrolls, a more complete reflection on spending, rose 12.6% to $4.56 billion from $4.05 billion.
Salaries have escalated higher this past offseason. The Mets have boosted their payroll to a projected $370 million, well past the previous record of $297.9 million of the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers.
Some owners are arguing for significant change to lessen payroll disparity when the current labor contract expires after the 2026 season, and MLB established another committee to examine economics.
“History would suggest that an economic committee … is really hyperfocused on a salary cap — or getting to a salary cap when we next sit down to negotiate,” union head Tony Clark said Saturday.
“We’re never going to agree to a cap. Let me start there. We don’t have a cap, we’re not going to agree to a cap,” Clark added. “A salary cap is the ultimate restriction on player value and player salary. We believe in a market system. The market system has served our players, our teams and our game very well.”
Clark suggested some teams maintain low payrolls as strategy rather than because of lack of revenue.
“The product on the field does well, fans come to the ballpark. Fans come to the ballpark, local revenue increase in all facets. That model has served our industry remarkably well,” he said. “Can or won’t is a valid question to ask when teams in an industry that has grown are still in a world where their payrolls are half of what they may have been 10 or 15 years ago.”
Manfred has said MLB had $10.8 billion in revenue last year. Clark praised the active free-agent market.
“What is interesting is the comments finding into the way into the headlines against the backdrop of a remarkably exciting offseason, where teams competing and engaging in the free-agent market created a level of excitement that I would think is a positive,” Clark said.
Figures are based on the 1,043 players on active rosters and injured lists as of Aug. 31, the last day before active rosters expanded from 26 to 28. The union’s average includes prorated shares of option buyouts, which MLB does not.
Neither side included the $50 million bonus pool for pre-arbitration-eligible players.
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AP Sports Writer David Brandt in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
1-4-6-5, FIREBALL: 1
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
1-5-1-4, WB: 3
(one, five, one, four; WB: three)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
1-5-1-4, WB: 3
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NBC5 is partnering with Providence Health & Services to help create healthy communities, together. In this week’s Providence Minute, Dr. Pawani Sachar talks about strokes. She shares how to recognize stroke symptoms through the acronym BE FAST.
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Middle school class loses 2 students to separate tragedies in same week
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A middle school class in Las Vegas is mourning the loss of two students in one week.
Somerset Academy Lone Mountain said on July 17, Sofia Molina was murdered. Just two days later, the school received news that they lost another student, Viktoria Salazar, to bone cancer.
Both girls were just 12 years old and would be entering seventh grade next month.
Las Vegas police said Sofia is the victim of a murder-suicide involving her father, 42-year-old police officer Israel Molina. Police said he shot Sofia, his wife, and his son before killing himself. The wife and son survived with injuries.
The school held a candlelight vigil Friday to honor the girls.
Principal Cesar Tiu said he knew he had to do something to remember both students.
“We want to make sure we honor them, we celebrate them, celebrate their lives, what a great way for our community to come together and mourn as one,” Tiu said.
Tiu also said the school set up support groups for the other students.
“Death can be very, very hard for my middle school students especially, and so we wanted them to get the support that they need,” Tiu said.
Both Sofia and Viktoria’s mothers attended the vigil. A line of friends, teachers, family and students formed to give their condolences and support.
Maddie Osborn, a friend of Viktoria’s, said she is going to miss her friend, who Maddie described as a leader.
“I’m going to miss her being around. I’m going to miss her confidence. I’m going to miss being her friend,” Maddie said through tears.
Classes at Somerset Academy Lone Mountain are set to begin Aug. 10.
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Former U.S. ambassador is ‘optimistic’ on Griner, Whelan prisoner exchange
Posted/updated on: August 16, 2022 at 1:09 pm(NEW YORK) -- The saga of WNBA star Brittney Griner continued Monday after her attorneys filed an appeal over her conviction and nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.
The move comes as U.S. officials continue to seek a prisoner transfer for her and fellow captive American Paul Whelan.
ABC News Live spoke with Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., who has been a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations through the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, about the latest developments.
ABC NEWS LIVE: Let's start with the news of Griner's team filing an appeal. I'm curious, does that have any impact, you think, on diplomatic talks for a prisoner exchange to bring Griner and fellow detained American Paul Whelan home?
RICHARDSON: Well, indirectly, it basically says the legal process is over except for the appeal, and it's reasonable to have this appeal [for a] nine-year sentence in a penal conflict. Now, there can be negotiations between the United States and Russia. Both seem disposed.
There's been a prisoner exchange about two months ago, Trevor Reed, that I was indirectly involved in. I think the legal team of Brittney Griner has been effective [in] showing contrition, acknowledgment of the mistake and now the appeal. And I think…this potential return date from the American side is very important to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. So I think both sides are moving in the right direction and I'm optimistic.
ABC NEWS LIVE: All right. You've just described yourself as a catalyst in these talks that are taking place at a government-to-government level between the U.S. and Russia. We know you traveled to Russia ahead of the release, as you mentioned, of American Trevor Reed earlier this spring. Have you or can you say or will you be traveling to Russia ahead of any release, potential release of Griner and Whelan?
RICHARDSON: Well, no, I can't get into that information. But what I can tell you is that I talked to both sides. I talked to the White House. I talked to the Russians. I have contacts in the Russian government. When I was U.N. ambassador, for instance, the foreign minister [Sergey] Lavrov was my counterpart. I have others that I dealt with as secretary of energy. So I'm not a replacement for the negotiations, [or] some kind of an interlocutor indirectly.
So I don't want to get into too many of these facets, but I've had experience. And I think…both sides are moving in the right direction because they've done it before, despite the fact that the relationship between the United States and Russia is toxic. Totally toxic.
ABC NEWS LIVE: Yeah, we understand that, and of course, appreciate it and would not want to jeopardize any future release. But I am curious about this. Russian officials have criticized the U.S. for openly discussing the offers on the table, but they did confirm this weekend that detained Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is the name at the center of negotiations. You spoke to our George Stephanopoulos about this a little bit -- a week or so ago. [Is there] any concern here that these talks could break down for any reason, including the U.S. being too public with that information? In other words, would you [have] preferred that America didn't throw his name out there?
RICHARDSON: Well, I question that because I think private diplomacy is a lot better, but obviously the negotiations weren't going too well. So what the U.S. did was when things aren't going well, you kind of throw a little bit of a bomb. And so far, I think it's moved in the right direction. Now, eventually, I think it's not going to be a two-for-one deal. I think it's going to be a two-for-two.
The Russians obviously probably will want more, but you never know. Again, humanitarian issues like prisoner exchanges, like this agreement on grain and fertilizer that the U.N. broke…are steps in the right direction on the humanitarian front that eventually might help in a very toxic relationship between us and the Russians.
ABC NEWS LIVE: So you just used the word optimistic. I'm going to see if I can push a little bit further. Are you confident that a deal can get done here? And if so, any idea about a timeline without giving anything away? Or are we talking weeks, months, [a] year?
RICHARDSON: Well, you don't want to get into a timeline. I know the families are suffering. I think it was a great effort to combine them. An American Marine, a basketball star. We want both, but I think the Russians will want parity. So I'm optimistic because it was done before.
And I think Brittney Griner's attorneys have handled this well. And lastly, I think both sides want it. Obviously, the president wants to get his prisoners back and Putin wants to get his prisoner back, especially Bout, who was politically very important. So there's [a] political reality here. So I'm optimistic.
ABC NEWS LIVE: You mentioned the families. Let's touch on that a little bit. I think when people talk about situations like this, they want to know what each government is doing. But I think sometimes lost in the translation are the families that have been dealing with this for however long they have been in each individual case. You've written books on it. Obviously, there's an empathy there that you have. How do you tell the families to have patience in any kind of meaningful way during these negotiations?
RICHARDSON: Well, first, Mickey Bergman, who specializes in dealing with the families, handles that for our foundation.
We worked for the families, my foundation. We don't work for the government. We don't take orders from the government, either. The families work closely with us. We help them. We advise them. We don't try to lift their spirits when there's little, but then we move in directly into negotiation.
So that's different from other groups that do very excellent in hostage diplomacy. But we get right in there and try to make things happen. We're not replacing the government. Eventually, the U.S. government has to make the decision. The president, who I think [is] handling this well for a prisoner exchange. And as you know, prisoner exchanges have been criticized in the media and in the public.
ABC NEWS LIVE: You mentioned this a little earlier on that, of course, this is happening with the backdrop of this Russia-Ukraine war. How does that complicate negotiations? You've done this time and time again, but now there's a war involved in this one, [and] Russia is not happy with America for supplying aid and weapons to Ukraine. So how does that complicate this?
RICHARDSON: Well, it complicates things a lot because the relationship between our leaders or secretary of states or presidents is almost nonexistent. But there are channels like our private channels, like our embassy in Moscow. So there are ways that we talk, but it complicates things. But usually, governments before, they better the relationship.
In this case [it's] a very toxic relationship. Sometimes humanitarian efforts like a prisoner exchange, like the release of human rights prisoners, like the spring deal, the fertilizer deal between Russia [and] Ukraine brokered by the U.N., are steps that might lessen the tension and improve a very bad relationship.
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Anamaria Sayre is a multimedia producer for NPR Music with a focus on elevating Latinx stories and music. She's the producer for Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture, and the curator of Latin artists at the Tiny Desk.
Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.
The artist known as NBDY realized music could be a career back in elementary school, when he started singing as he sold candy to his classmates. Now, he talks about his new R&B single "Feels."
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2 accused of killing woman, going on spending spree with victim’s credit cards
WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - Authorities in Connecticut say two women have been arrested after a woman was found dead in her apartment last month.
Detectives said Heather Anderson, 35, and Shannon Gritzbach, 37, are facing charges that include murder in the death of 34-year-old Shelley Stamp.
Police said they responded to an apartment complex around 10 p.m. on Oct. 29 after Stamp’s body was found on the floor of her apartment.
According to WFSB, Stamp’s family members told authorities that they hadn’t heard from her for a few days before her death.
Investigators said they were able to determine that Stamp had an altercation earlier that day with Anderson and Gritzbach.
According to authorities, the altercation became physical, which led to Stamp’s injuries.
Police said the suspects stole Stamp’s credit cards and made several purchases after her death.
Anderson and Gritzbach have been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit home invasion, robbery, assault, larceny, illegal use of credit cards and burglary.
A medical examiner said an investigation continues into Stamp’s official cause of death.
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The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, was a large carnivorous marsupial that wasn’t related to tigers or wolves. It was the only known member of its scientific family to survive to modern times, but hasn’t been seen in the wild for decades. The last reliable sighting of a wild thylacine is from 1933.
But now, scientists want to bring the species back from extinction.
Genetic engineering company Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences company has partnered with scientists at The University of Melbourne who are developing technologies that could bring back the carnivorous marsupial.
The last-known member of the species died in its cage at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1936. Benjamin is shown in this footage from 1935, released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Along with $5 million in private donations announced earlier this year, Colossal will invest $10 million in the research, allowing a team of about 50 scientists across Melbourne and Texas to work on the project.
The striped carnivores hunted birds, small rodents and kangaroos. But in the 1800s and early 1900s, European colonizers considered them pests. Government bounties encouraged settlers to kill thylacines, and Tasmanian tigers may also have suffered from competition with animals such as dingoes.
In 2017, research from University of Melbourne biosciences professor Andrew Pask found that thylacines also suffered from a lack of genetic diversity.
“We have now sequenced many thylacine specimens and hope to continue doing so in this new partnership with Colossal,” Pask said in an email to NPR. “Even species with low genetic diversity can be brought back to healthy population numbers again if they are managed correctly.”
The dog-like animal would be brought back using reproductive technologies specific to marsupials. Stem cells would be used to make embryos, and artificial wombs would have to be constructed. But the process would not happen quickly.
“I think we are looking at a decade or so to get the animal back. Then, for most re-wilding efforts of this scope, you would want to very closely study the animal in large captive areas on Tasmania to make sure it is fitting back into the ecosystem before releasing them across the whole island. This would take potentially another 10 years to be sure we are doing this as carefully as possible,” Pask told CBS, adding that the technologies used could be applied to many other species to protect the world from further loss of biodiversity.
Other experts are less optimistic.
“De-extinction is a fairytale science,” associate professor Jeremy Austin from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s pretty clear to people like me that thylacine or mammoth de-extinction is more about media attention for the scientists and less about doing serious science.”
However, Ben Lamm, a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Colossal alongside genomics pioneer George Church, believes the project will experience challenges but is not scientifically impossible.
“I would say our success chances are 100% because we have all the technologies,” Lamm told the Herald. “It’s really a function of focus and funding.”
Critics of the idea are also skeptical that the result would behave like a real Tasmanian tiger, or that a species that has undergone “de-extinction” would have enough genetic diversity to remain viable.
“I’m not convinced that it can be done with our current knowledge,” Dr. Mike Westerman, an expert in marsupia DNA, told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Where on earth would a self-sustaining population be maintained?”
Others are considering the ethics of such a move. They believe resources could be better spent trying to help the many species that are currently threatened.
“Most importantly, we must greatly increase efforts to save and recover living species,” wildlife ecologist Euan Ritchie told The Conversation. “It’s simply far cheaper and easier to conserve what we have than to attempt to resurrect species and their ecological roles.”
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Twitter confirms completion of Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition deal
Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the company confirmed in a securities filing Friday, putting the world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential social media platforms.
The company said the deal "became effective" on Thursday, as part of a filing notifying its intention to de-list from the New York Stock Exchange. The confirmation comes after a source familiar with the deal told CNN the deal had closed Thursday night.
Musk also appeared to acknowledge the takeover in a tweet Thursday night saying, "the bird is freed."
The deal's closing removes a cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Twitter's business, employees and shareholders for much of the year. It also averts a court battle that was set to take place if the acquisition did not close by 5 p.m. ET Friday.
But Musk's takeover now raises a host of new questions for the future of the social media platform, and the many corners of society impacted by it. Musk on Thursday fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Neg Segal and policy head Vijaya Gadde, according to two sources familiar with the situation. He also fired Sean Edgett, Twitter's general counsel, a source told CNN.
Despite multiple news outlets confirming the changes Thursday night, Twitter staff had still not formally been informed of the changes as of Friday morning, two Twitter employees told CNN. "Employees are left feeling completely rudderless — half our leaders are gone, those who remain are silent, and we're watching the platform go crazy with people either joyously awaiting more layoffs or pushing the bounds of what previously was allowed," one Twitter employee told CNN Friday.
In a tweet Friday, Segal confirmed his departure from the company. "Thursday concluded 5 years @twitter," he wrote. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such an incredible group of people building the world's town square for all of our stakeholders. The work isn't complete, but we made meaningful progress."
Musk has said he plans to rethink Twitter's content moderation policies in service of a more maximalist approach to "free speech." The billionaire has also said he disagrees with Twitter's practice of permanent bans for those who repeatedly violate its rules, raising the possibility that a number of previously banned, controversial users could reemerge on the platform.
Perhaps most immediately, many will be watching to see how soon Musk could let former President Donald Trump back on the platform, as he has previously said he would do. Depending on the timing, such a move could have major implications for the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, as well as the 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump said in a post on his social platform, Truth Social, that he is "very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands" following Musk's takeover, but hinted that he would not return to the platform.
"Truth Social has become somewhat of a phenomena," he said. "It also looks and works better to my eye," he said. Trump previously said he would remain on Truth Social rather than return to Twitter, where he had tens of millions more followers.
In taking steps to change the platform, Musk could singlehandedly upend the media and political ecosystem, reshape public discourse online and disrupt the nascent sphere of conservative-leaning social media properties that emerged largely in response to grievances about bans and restrictions on Twitter and other mainstream services.
Earlier this week, Musk attempted to ease some concerns about how he could change the platform. He posted an open letter to Twitter advertisers, saying he doesn't want the platform to become a "free-for-all-hellscape where anything can be said with no consequences."
The acquisition also promises to extend Musk's influence. The billionaire already owns, oversees or has significant stakes in companies developing cars, rockets, robots and satellite internet, as well as more experimental ventures such as brain implants. Now he controls a social media platform that shapes how hundreds of millions of people communicate and get their news. | https://www.wgal.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-complete/41802308 | 2022-10-28 17:10:00 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-complete/41802308 |
Talented regional actors in a Hingham Civic Music Theatre upcoming production were forced to wait two years for their prompts to shoot craps on city streets, dance at the Hot Box Club, and pitch a little woo. The regional theater will stage its production of “Guys and Dolls,” a recognized classic of the American musical theater, at the Sanborn Auditorium stage in Hingham Town Hall on Nov. 5-6. Like so many other planned live performance productions, the show was put on hold when COVID turned all theaters dark in 2020.
The award-winning musical, featuring music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, is based on characters and situations in the popular stories written by Damon Runyon about the escapades of colorful lowlife and common folk in New York City in the decades before World War II. The popular score features American songbook classics, both serious and comic, such as “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “A Bushel and a Peck,” and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat.” Among the performers, Sara Camden Daly of Hingham plays love-struck “mission doll” Sarah Brown, Cynthia Krebs Lee of Duxbury plays the Hot Box Dancer, and Brendan Smith of Plymouth takes on the role of her gambler-boyfriend Nathan Detroit.
Tickets cost $25, $20 for seniors and students. Curtains rise at 7:30 p.m., except for the Sunday, Nov. 6 matinee, starting at 2 p.m. For tickets see www.HCMT.org.
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Many more opportunities for live entertainment and other public programs present themselves this month in the first full fall schedule of live events since the onset of the pandemic. Milton Community Concerts, a series offering classical performances in the town’s First Parish Meetinghouse, presents works by a local composer on Sunday, Nov. 6. In a program called “Sharing Ourselves, Reuniting Our Voices: Music by Carol Koffinke,” series producer Timothy Steele said, the composer has set many of her own poems to music in original compositions for solo voice and choir. A highlight, Steele said, is the premiere of “Life,” a work for four soloists, choir, and piano that explores distinct phases of “our universal life journey.”
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The concert takes place at 3 p.m. at the church at 535 Canton Ave. Tickets at the door are $20, $10 for seniors, and free for age 18 and under.
Fall craft fairs are underway as well. In Plymouth, the artists and crafters of the Great Island Artisans’ Guild, based in The Pinehills, holds its “Holiday Arts” fair indoors at the Great Island Overlook Clubhouse, located at 149 Great Island Road. on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide range of local products from original baskets and jewelry, soaps, lotions, and children’s items to prints, soft sculptures, and gourmet baked goods will be for sale.
Regional museums are also opening their doors to new exhibits. This month and through Dec. 10, Hull Lifesaving Museum presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” an exhibit produced in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Initiative. The museum said the exhibit was organized to offer small towns a chance to examine their own histories in light of “the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century.” Conspicuous among those changes are the ripple effects produced “when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population.” Located at 1117 Nantasket Ave., the museum charges an admission of $8; age 5 and under are free. For information about hours and other exhibits go to hulllifesavingmuseum.org.
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The region’s public libraries are back to offering full slates of public programs, generally free. Kingston Public Library this month will be exhibiting realistic, Impressionist and abstract work by artist Anita Uhlan in the library’s art gallery. The Hull Artists’ exhibit, “Our Captivating South Shore,” will be on display in the Hingham Public Library’s Dolphin Gallery through Dec. 1, with an open reception on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m.
And at Milton Public Library, the library’s “Pop-up Art School” returns with an adult craft workshop for a watercolor painting class with a winter theme on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. To register in advance to take part in this “adult fun” activity, go to the library’s website, miltonlibrary.org. It’s free, but attendance is limited.
Libraries are continuing to offer online programs as well. Milton’s library will host a Zoom talk by Claudia Fox Tree of the Arawak Indigenous Nation on “Decolonizing Contributions by Indigenous People” on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Register through the website.
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Shelter rescues emaciated dog wandering streets of NJ
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PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — Animal control workers in New Jersey are trying to nurse a severely abused dog back to health.
It was found wandering the streets of Paterson, but because of its condition, workers suspect someone kept it in a tightly confined space for some time and left it to starve.
It was in critical condition by the time Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge took it in.
The refuge has named her Wilma and is looking for donations to help with her care.
“Medical testing may sadly confirm our worst fear, that Wilma’s heartbreaking condition is a result of slow and painful starvation,” Executive Director at RBARI, Megan Brinster said. “It is hard to imagine what Wilma’s life has been like before yesterday, but we have hope for her future. Wilma has a long road ahead, but she is surprisingly sweet with other dogs and an all-around loving, gentle senior dog.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One handshake, one hug and one selfie at a time. If President Joe Biden could greet every American this way, longtime allies say, his approval ratings would soar.
Biden has never been at his best in big speeches, where his delivery can be stilted, his stories sometimes meandering. It’s the end of his speech that often marks the beginning of Biden’s favorite part of an event — the rope line, in the parlance of political operatives. He whirls around, scans the crowd and zeroes in on his first target for a one-on-one connection.
It might be with someone like Tim Eichinger, a Milwaukee brewery owner who asked Biden a question during a TV town hall 20 months ago, and has since had a one-on-one videoconference with the president and seen Biden send a couple of letters to his grandson.
It might be a small child — Biden likes to carry some cash so he can discretely slip kids a few dollars and encourage them to buy ice cream. It might be someone who stutters — they come in for special attention from the president.
After Biden gave a speech on student loans on Friday at Delaware State University, there were plentiful handshakes and photos with the students on stage. Last Tuesday, at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, Biden invited one audience member backstage for a private photo, autographed some of the abortion rights signs that participants had been waving and mugged in a handful of selfies.
Aides say the 79-year-old has perfected his selfie arm, the products of which are widely shared on social media.
At an August event for Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore, Biden spent more than 75 minutes across three different rooms greeting people after the speechmaking had ended. He drew cheers when he grabbed hold of a high school drum major’s baton and then posed with it for a photo before the marching band.
It’s all part of an approach Biden has largely perfected through decades of glad-handing in his home state of Delaware, whose population is just over 1 million and was about half that when Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972.
Scaling that kind of personal politicking to the presidential level has been a challenge, first as Biden campaigned for the Oval Office in the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed his public engagements and now that he’s in the White House, where the demands on his time — and the security — are greater.
The hard fact, politically, is that one-on-one warmth and empathy only go so far. They helped him forge bipartisan bonds in the Senate but from the White House, most voters, most of the time, only see the president in scripted or staged moments. Biden aides have sought out ways to show voters the president’s private interactions, with behind-the-scenes videos of some of the encounters, even if they are unlikely to ever have a chance at one themselves.
Still, Biden insists that time be built into his schedule so he can interact with people at his events — such encounters seem to energize him and help inform his policymaking.
There can occasionally be awkward moments, too, such as when a presidential quip lands poorly, that in today’s partisan environment are often broadcast online by his political rivals. But they are outnumbered by the positive interactions that have defined Biden’s career and tested the stamina of his aides.
“He outlasts us,” White House deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon told The Associated Press of Biden’s penchant for spending 30 minutes, an hour, sometimes longer shaking hands.
“He’s going to take as much time as he wants,” added Stephen Goepfert, Biden’s former personal aide, or “body man.”
The president, whose poll ratings have risen in recent months but remain in negative territory, has held relatively few large political events in the leadup to midterm elections. Many Democratic candidates don’t see a Biden appearance as a plus. Aides say his schedule — and the size of his audiences — will pick up as his party pivots to get-out-the-vote efforts.
But don’t expect the small encounters to go away.
Biden, aides said, seems to detect when someone may be going through a personal or family crisis — perhaps informed by his own experiences with grief and challenge: the death of his first wife and daughter in a car crash, the loss of his son to cancer, his recovery from a pair of life-threatening brain aneurysms, a decades-long struggle to overcome a stutter.
“He just instinctually knows how to show up for what that person needs in whatever way that is,” said O’Malley Dillon.
Goepfert followed steps behind Biden at hundreds of events during the campaign and in the White House before he left in August. “I’ve seen him comfort people who were in tears talking about their personal hardships, console somebody who’s recently been diagnosed with cancer, honor a veteran servicemember with a handshake and one of his challenge coins, and also give a young person money for ice cream just for sitting through the speech — and all in the same rope line,” he said.
As Biden works his way through a crowd, he’ll often summon an aide to take someone backstage for a photo, collect their information for follow-up, or jot down the phone number of a loved one who couldn’t be there for a surprise call from the president.
In his armored limousine after an event, Biden “is ready to follow up with the people he met, and he’s already making those phone calls,” said Goepfert.
Those fleeting encounters sometimes evolve into enduring relationships.
Before he became president, Biden would frequently give out his cell phone number to young people looking for advice overcoming the speech impediment. Now that he’s in the Oval Office, Biden is still in touch with many of them by phone, and sends taped feedback and words of encouragement from Air Force One.
Thirteen-year-old Brayden Harrington’s speech about how candidate Biden coached him to overcome his stutter was an emotional highlight of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Another 13-year-old boy, Ryan, from Arlington, Virginia, continues to trade texts and video messages with Biden through staff after meeting the president at a 2019 rally. Ryan, whose mother asked that his last name not be used, said Biden has “helped me be brave” and join his school’s choir.
On another occasion, a brief Biden encounter with France’s deputy ambassador about their shared connections to Ireland yielded a touching letter to the diplomat’s “over the moon” son.
Annie Tomasini, director of Oval Office operations, and her staff track Biden’s interactions and coordinate the phone calls and letters that often follow rope line meetings. Some of these relationships have been going more than a decade.
“He takes those engagements, and they stay with him,” Tomasini said, adding that they are reflected in Biden’s policy goals.
“It really drives how he comes back and says, ‘Hey, listen, guys, we need to focus on these pieces’,’’ she said. His staff has gotten used to inquiries about specific issues that Biden hears about from Americans on the rope line or whom he’s met when leaving church.
“It just truly is who he is,” said O’Malley Dillon. “He’s been in many of the shoes that the American people are in.”
Eichinger, co-owner of Black Husky Brewing in Milwaukee, hadn’t thought much about it when Biden promised to follow up on a question he asked the president during a cable news town hall. He got a call a couple of days later from Ashley Williams, deputy director of Oval Office operations, looking to put him in touch with Biden’s economic staff for a briefing and to schedule a Zoom with Biden that ended up lasting 30 minutes.
“I said I really didn’t expect them to do that,” Eichinger recalled. “She said ‘No, that’s not how he is. When he says something, he expects us to follow up and to keep that relationship going.’”
Eichinger and his family later toured the White House over Christmas, and Biden sent his school-aged grandson a letter praising his violin playing after Williams showed him a video that Eichinger had sent.
“I’m just one of 330 million people out here,” Eichinger said. “They continue to feel that what I have to say is important.”
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We start the week in a place that feels far too familiar.
With another mass shooting – this time in Buffalo, New York.
And with the country once again reeling from a hate crime motivated by racism and carried out by a young white man who appears to have been radicalized online.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate is an international group that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. We talk to itsCEO, Imram Ahmed.
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TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. ("Corus" or the "Company") (TSX: CJR.B) will release its fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2022 results on Friday, October 21, 2022.
A conference call with Corus' senior management will take place at 8 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. CT/ 6 a.m. MT/ 5 a.m. PT. While this call is directed at analysts and investors, members of the media are welcome to listen in.
The dial-in number for the conference call is 1.888.394.8218 (toll-free North America) or 647.794.4605 (local or international).
- Please dial-in five to 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.
- This conference call will also be available through a live webcast on the Corus website, www.corusent.com, in the Investor Relations section.
- PowerPoint slides will be posted 15 minutes before the start of this call on www.corusent.com in the Investor Relations section.
This call will be archived and available for replay on www.corusent.com in the Investor Relations section beginning October 21, 2022, at 11 a.m. ET or accessible by telephone until October 28, 2022, at 1.888.203.1112 (toll-free North America) or 647.436.0148 (local or international), using replay code 3761855.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming assets, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information, visit www.corusent.com.
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A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Boy Scouts of America, which would allow it to keep operating while compensating tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children while involved in Scouting.
Though legal hurdles remain, the ruling by Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein in Delaware marked an important milestone for the BSA, which sought bankruptcy protection more than two years ago to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers.
Lawyers for some of the victims said the amount an individual survivor may receive from the bankruptcy plan depends on multiple factors relating to the alleged abuse. The plan calls for the BSA and its local councils, along with settling insurance companies and troop sponsoring organizations, including Catholic institutions and parishes, to contribute to a fund for survivors. In return, those groups would be shielded from future lawsuits over Scout-related abuse allegations.
More than 80,000 men have filed claims saying they were abused as children by troop leaders around the country.
“Credit to the courageous survivors that this breakthrough in child and scouting safety has been achieved,” said attorney Jeff Anderson, whose firm represented more than 800 Boy Scout abuse survivors.
Anderson said most of the $2.46 billion is to be paid to survivors, but some funds would be set aside in a trust to continue litigation against entities that have not settled, mainly insurance companies.
It will likely take months for any of the abuse claimants to receive compensation.
Anderson said the settlement has drawn mixed reactions from his clients. Many are proud they stood up and demanded a cleanup of the Irving, Texas-based Boy Scouts, while others feel like they were dismissed because the organization “hid behind the statute of limitations” in some states.
The Boy Scouts of America said it is pleased the court has approved its reorganization plan.
“We continue to be enormously grateful to the survivor community, whose bravery, patience, and willingness to share their experiences has been instrumental in the formation of this Plan,” the organization said in a statement.
The Boy Scouts said the perspectives and priorities of the survivors ”will be ingrained in the BSA’s programming moving forward.”
The BSA also said that because certain parties have said they plan to appeal the order, the organization will next begin an appeal process in order to emerge from Chapter 11, “which will allow survivors to be equitably compensated and preserve the mission of Scouting for future generations.”
A federal district judge must sign off on Silberstein’s ruling.
When it filed for bankruptcy, the BSA faced about 275 filed lawsuits and was aware of numerous other potential cases. More than 80,000 abuse claims were eventually filed as part of the bankruptcy.
Attorneys for BSA insurers argued early on that the sheer volume of claims was an indication of fraud and the result of aggressive client solicitation by attorneys and for-profit claims aggregators. While some of those insurers later negotiated settlements, other insurers continued to oppose the plan. They argued that the procedures for distributing funds from the compensation trust would violate their contractual rights to contest claims and set a dangerous precedent for mass litigation.
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Associated Press writer Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report. | https://www.koin.com/news/national/ap-judge-approves-2-46-billion-boy-scouts-reorganization-plan/ | 2022-09-09 09:30:08 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/national/ap-judge-approves-2-46-billion-boy-scouts-reorganization-plan/ |
Used car prices are going up again
Used car prices have taken a U-turn for the worse.
After four straight months of declines, wholesale used car marketplace Manheim reports that prices paid for used vehicles increased by 0.7% in May.
Wholesale costs typically predict the direction retail prices will take in about six to eight weeks.
Wholesale prices had dropped 1% from March to April, which was a slower rate than seen during the preceding months, and retail prices were down the same amount in May.
The used car market has been under pressure since last year due to a shortage of new car inventory as a result of ongoing parts supply issues.
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Earthquakes continue to hit Midlands Friday, USGS says
Published: Jul. 1, 2022 at 8:26 AM EDT|Updated: 6 hours ago
ELGIN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Midlands has been hit with more than 20 earthquakes this week, according to the United States Geological Survey.
On Friday, July 1, there were two earthquakes reported in Elgin:
- 5:47 a.m. - 1.6 magnitude and depth of 3 kilometers
- 8:46 a.m. - 2.1 magnitude and depth of 1 kilometer
- 1:46 p.m. - 1.3 magnitude and depth of 3 kilometers
In order to give residents and business owners peace of mind, Elgin Mayor Melissa Emmons said she is organizing a town meeting where earthquake contingency plans will be discussed.
Elgin responds amid ongoing earthquake swarm
At least it’s Friday?
— SCEMD (@SCEMD) July 1, 2022
USGS reports a 1.5 magnitude #earthquake 3 miles ESE of #Elgin at 5:47 a.m. (7-1-22)
More info : https://t.co/u9Ylbh2LiC pic.twitter.com/jpqkWYbcGc
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