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- Revenue of $4.9 billion grew 2.4% year-over-year, or 5.6% in constant currency1
- Operating Margin and Adjusted Operating Margin of 16.4%, an increase of 100 and 60 basis points year-over-year, respectively
- Operating cash flow of $1,032 million and free cash flow[1] of $953 million
- Over $1.5 billion deployed on share repurchases and dividends year-to-date
- Board of Directors approved an increase of $2 billion to the share repurchase authorization
- Revised full-year 2022 revenue growth guidance to 4.5%, or 7.0% in constant currency
TEANECK, N.J., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), one of the world's leading professional services companies, today announced its third quarter 2022 financial results.
"Revenue and bookings were below our expectations as company specific fulfillment challenges were compounded by the impact of an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop," said Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident the steps we are taking will return the company to accelerated growth over the medium to long term."
Third Quarter 2022 Performance by Business Segment
Financial Services revenue declined 1.5% year-over-year, but grew 1.6% in constant currency. Growth was driven by digital services among public sector clients in the United Kingdom and insurance clients. Growth was offset by 180 basis points negative impact related to the previously disclosed sale of the Samlink subsidiary (completed February 1, 2022).
Health Sciences revenue grew 3.8% year-over-year, or 5.5% in constant currency. Growth was driven by digital services among pharmaceutical and healthcare payer clients.
Products and Resources revenue grew 3.7% year-over-year, or 8.2% in constant currency, driven by digital services among logistics, automotive, consumer goods and travel and hospitality clients.
Communications, Media and Technology revenue grew 6.0% year-over-year, or 10.4% in constant currency, driven by strength among digital native companies.
Bookings
Bookings in the quarter declined 2% year-over-year and represented an in-period book-to-bill of approximately 1.0x. This resulted in trailing 12-month bookings of $23.1 billion, which represented a book-to-bill of approximately 1.2x.
Return of Capital to Shareholders
The Company repurchased 4.6 million shares for $300 million during the third quarter and 13.9 million shares for $1.0 billion year-to-date under its share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2022, there was $1.1 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorization. On November 1, 2022, the Company increased its share repurchase authorization by $2 billion. On November 2, 2022, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share for shareholders of record on November 18, 2022. This dividend is payable on November 29, 2022.
"Strong free cash flow conversion and a healthy balance sheet have allowed us to return $1.5 billion to shareholders year-to-date while maintaining flexibility to pursue future acquisitions. Our revised 2022 revenue guidance reflects year-to-date results, currency headwinds and an uncertain macroeconomic environment," said Jan Siegmund, Chief Financial Officer. "We are carefully monitoring the demand picture while driving operational discipline to better position the company for revenue growth opportunities."
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Outlook
The Company provided the following guidance:
- Fourth quarter revenue is expected to be $4.72-$4.77 billion, or a decline of 0.2%-1.2% (growth of 2.0%-3.0% in constant currency).
- Full-year 2022 revenue is expected to be approximately $19.3 billion, or growth of 4.5% (7.0% in constant currency).
- Full-year 2022 Adjusted Operating Margin2 is expected to expand 20 basis points to 15.6%.2
- Full-year 2022 Adjusted Diluted EPS2 is expected to be in the range of $4.43-$4.46.
Conference Call
Cognizant will host a conference call on November 2, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the Company's third quarter 2022 results. To listen to the conference call, please dial (877) 810-9510 (domestic) or +1 (201) 493-6778 (international) and provide the following conference passcode: "Cognizant Call."
The conference call will also be available live on the Investor Relations section of the Cognizant website at http://investors.cognizant.com. An earnings supplement will also be available on the Cognizant website at the time of the conference call.
For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available. To listen to the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853 (domestically) or +1 (201) 612-7415 (internationally) and enter 13732397 beginning two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The replay will also be available at Cognizant's website www.cognizant.com for 60 days following the call.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied forward-looking statements relating to our expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our strategy, competitive position and opportunities in the marketplace, investment in and growth of our business, the effectiveness of our recruiting and talent efforts and related costs, trends in demand for digital solutions and services, labor market trends, the anticipated amount of capital to be returned to shareholders and our anticipated financial performance. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, the competitive and rapidly changing nature of the markets we compete in, the competitive marketplace for talent and its impact on employee recruitment and retention, legal, reputational and financial risks resulting from cyberattacks, the impact of and effectiveness of business continuity plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, changes in the regulatory environment, including with respect to immigration and taxes, and the other factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cognizant undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Performance Metrics
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes references to the following measures defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted Income From Operations, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted EPS, free cash flow, net cash and constant currency revenue growth. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated.
Our non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Income From Operations exclude unusual items, such as the Class Action Litigation Settlement in the third quarter of 2021. Our non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted Diluted EPS excludes unusual items, such as the Class Action Litigation Settlement in the third quarter of 2021 and the effect of recognition in the third quarter of 2022 of an income tax benefit related to a specific uncertain tax position that was previously unrecognized in our prior year consolidated financial statements, net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses and the tax impact of all the applicable adjustments. The income tax impact of each item excluded from Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated by applying the statutory rate and local tax regulations in the jurisdiction in which the item was incurred. Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities net of purchases of property and equipment. Net cash is defined as cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments less short-term and long-term debt. Constant currency revenue growth is defined as revenues for a given period restated at the comparative period's foreign currency exchange rates measured against the comparative period's reported revenues.
Management believes providing investors with an operating view consistent with how we manage the Company provides enhanced transparency into our operating results. For our internal management reporting and budgeting purposes, we use various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making, to evaluate period-to-period comparisons, to determine portions of the compensation for our executive officers and for making comparisons of our operating results to those of our competitors. Accordingly, we believe that the presentation of our non-GAAP measures, which exclude certain costs, when read in conjunction with our reported GAAP results, can provide useful supplemental information to our management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.
A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures versus financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is that non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our operating results as determined in accordance with GAAP and may exclude costs that are recurring such as our net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than us, thereby limiting the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as a comparative tool. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures to allow investors to evaluate such non-GAAP financial measures.
Performance Metrics
Bookings are defined as total contract value (or TCV) of new contracts, including new contract sales as well as renewals and expansions of existing contracts. Bookings can vary significantly quarter to quarter depending in part on the timing of the signing of a small number of large contracts. Our book-to-bill ratio is defined as bookings for the trailing twelve months divided by revenue for the same period. Measuring bookings involves the use of estimates and judgments and there are no independent standards or requirements governing the calculation of bookings. The extent and timing of conversion of bookings to revenues may be impacted by, among other factors, the types of services and solutions sold, contract duration, the pace of client spending, actual volumes of services delivered as compared to the volumes anticipated at the time of sale, and contract modifications, including terminations, over the lifetime of a contract. The majority of our contracts are terminable by the client on short notice often without penalty, and some without notice. We do not update our bookings for subsequent terminations, reductions or foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Information regarding our bookings is not comparable to, nor should it be substituted for, an analysis of our reported revenues. However, management believes that it is a key indicator of potential future revenues and provides a useful indicator of the volume of our business over time.
We disclose digital revenue as management believes it provides additional insights into the Company's business. Measuring digital revenue requires the use of estimates and judgement, there are no independent standards or requirements governing the calculation and our calculation may differ from the calculations underlying similar such metrics disclosed by other companies. In the first quarter of 2022, we modified our definition of digital revenue to reflect our latest assessment of digital skills, growth priorities and pricing initiatives. Under the updated definition, digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 46%, 47%, 49% and 49% for the first, second, third and fourth quarter of 2021, respectively, and 48% for full year 2021.
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The effective tax rate related to non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses varies depending on the jurisdictions in which such income and expenses are generated and the statutory rates applicable in those jurisdictions. As such, the income tax effect of non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses shown in the above table may not appear proportionate to the net pre-tax foreign currency exchange gains and losses reported in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
The above tables serve to reconcile the Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Refer to the "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Performance Metrics" section of our press release for further information on the use of these Non-GAAP measures.
1 Constant currency ("CC") revenue growth, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share ("Adjusted Diluted EPS") and free cash flow are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Performance Metrics" for more information and, where applicable, reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
2 A full reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance to the corresponding GAAP measure on a forward-looking basis cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts, as we are unable to provide reconciling information with respect to unusual items. See "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Performance Metrics" for more information and a reconciliation at the end of this release.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Governor Glenn Youngkin came out with new COVID-19 guidelines for K-12 schools, daycares and camps this week.
The new advisory loosens quarantine rules and clarifies masking recommendations, especially for pre-schools.
“As Virginians continue to return to the office and social settings, the pandemic is disrupting workplaces and family life when entire child care facilities, camps and classrooms shutter in response to as few as two cases,” Youngkin said in a statement on Thursday. “Today marks a shift in my administration’s recommendations to optional quarantine for exposure to COVID-19 in child care and school settings as the severity of the disease decreases.”
The state guidelines say those who show coronavirus symptoms or test positive should still follow recommendations for isolation and masking.
However, those exposed to COVID-19 that aren’t showing symptoms no longer have to quarantine.
That falls short of CDC recommendations, which advise the unvaccinated and those who are not fully vaccinated to quarantine for at least five full days after an exposure. Those who are fully vaccinated are already exempt from quarantining in these circumstances.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, a person is exposed if they have been within six feet of someone with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more over a day, or if they have direct contact with the person’s “respiratory secretions.”
Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) said she pushed for the change after hearing from frustrated parents about excessive classroom closures that were causing work disruptions.
Dunnavant said, especially at pre-schools, quarantine and masking policies have been inconsistent.
“The lack of structure around that age group provided a situation for an enormous amount of stress, chaos and variability,” Dunnavant said. “We cannot wait for the CDC to make good decisions on every issue. We have had problems with their timeliness in the past.”
Dunnavant sponsored a law that generally made masking in K-12 schools optional earlier this year.
But even after the law was implemented, Dunnavant said some pre-schools continued to require face coverings because they weren’t sure if the change applied to them. She said some feared they would lose their license to operate due to the uncertainty.
The updated policy specifies that, in general, masks are “not routinely recommended in these
settings, indoors or outdoors, except during isolation.”
That also sets lower standards than the CDC, which still recommends mask-wearing indoors in areas of high transmission.
The state policy appears to leave flexibility for schools and daycares to set stricter recommendations if needed.
If a school or facility is experiencing an outbreak that “has been difficult to control or is unusual in size or scope,” the guidelines say regional and local epidemiologists may recommend “traditional quarantine and isolation standards be applied until the situation is stabilized.”
Even so, parents like Tara FitzPatrick are concerned about the shift. She said her 4-year-old son just got a COVID-19 vaccine this week but he won’t be fully vaccinated until the end of September.
“I think the policy is really frustrating,” FitzPatrick said. “We all want to get back to normal but we can’t really force getting back to normal.”
FitzPatrick said she has friends that have had trouble getting back into the workforce because of regular classroom closures. She has struggled with disruptions as well but she thinks the sacrifice is worth it.
“I think the message would be that this isn’t a very family friendly perspective to take. It is for sure going to lead to increased spread of the virus,” FitzPatrick said.
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Report: Russia is holding thousands of Ukrainian children
Published: Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:21 AM CST|Updated: 20 minutes ago
(CNN) - A disturbing new report details how Russia is operating a new network of camps where it is holding thousands of Ukrainian children.
According to the report, more than 6,000 Ukrainians ranging in age from infant to 17 years old have been in Russian custody at some point since the war started last year.
Researchers said Moscow relocated, reeducated and sometimes military-trained or forcibly adopted these children.
They identified 43 holding sites as part of the network.
The State Department said if true, these tactics would amount to war crimes.
The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab gathered the information for the report.
Russia’s embassy in Washington D.C. dismissed the findings as “absurd.”
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Silvernail Scholars Program to foster leadership skills, prepare students for post-secondary education
BLUE HILL, Maine, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bucksport High School graduates, Shelby and Andy Silvernail, along with their grown children Koster, Spencer, and Alyssa, have established the Silvernail Scholars program with an initial commitment of $2 million from the Silvernail Foundation.
Every year, up to 10 Scholars will be selected from Hancock County public high schools. The graduating seniors will each receive up to $15,000 to support their post-secondary education. Each cohort will be invited to an annual summit, focused on values-based leadership and how to build communities of trust, respect, and prosperity.
In 2020, the percentage of students in rural Maine schools who completed federal financial aid forms dropped nearly 20 percent. While organizations like MaineSpark continue to do their part to ensure Maine students hold post-secondary credentials, there is still work to be done.
"Education changes lives," said Shelby Silvernail, BHS class of '91. "Our goal is to provide access to education for students from all backgrounds."
In addition to the Silvernail Scholars program, Shelby and Andy have established scholarships at BHS, the Silvernail Award for academic and athletic excellence for the Little Ten football conference, and continue to invest in the arts, athletics, STEM, and robotics in the RSU 25 school system.
Andy Silvernail, BHS class of '89, shared how fortunate he was to find mentors in teachers, coaches, and friends' parents while growing up in Bucksport.
"As a kid and teenager, I had very little direction," said Andy. "My mentors didn't hold my background or socioeconomic status against me. They saw potential, invested in me, and I am forever grateful."
Both Shelby and Andy shared their excitement to invest in Maine's youth, help them achieve their dreams, and continue to the pattern of mentorship.
Application materials and information on how to apply will be available in early 2023.
People. Passion. Perseverance. The Silvernail Foundation believes in helping young people achieve their dreams through equitable access to education and health.
Andy Silvernail is the founder, Chair, and CEO of 5 Nails, LLC Executive Advisor to KKR, and former CEO and Chair of IDEX Corporation and Madison Industries. He is a director for Stryker Corporation and an Aspen Institute Henry Crow Fellow. Shelby serves on the Board of Paws for Patrick, a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting young people struggling with mental illness with emotional support animals and therapy dogs. They reside in Lake Forest, Illinois and live seasonally in Blue Hill, Maine.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Diego CA
245 PM PDT Thu Aug 25 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Riverside and
northeastern San Diego Counties through 330 PM PDT...
At 243 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 7
miles southeast of Anza, moving north at 15 to 20 mph. These storms
are located over the higher terrain of Riverside and San Diego County
mountains.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Southeastern Palm Springs, Hwy 78 Between Banner And S2, Anza,
Julian, northern Mount Laguna, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Hwy 78 Between S2
And Borrego Springs Rd, Palm Desert, Ranchita, Hwy 79 Between Warner
Springs And Oak Grove, Hwy 79 Between Santa Ysabel And Warner
Springs, Hwy S22 Between Ranchita And Borrego Springs, Borrego Palm
Canyon, Hwy 74 Between Anza And Palm Desert, Warner Springs, Hwy 79
Between Julian And Lake Cuyamaca, Hwy S2 Between Hwy 79 And Hwy 78,
Hwy 74 Between Mountain Center And Anza, Hwy S1 Between Lake Cuyamaca
And Mount Laguna and Lake Henshaw.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3370 11637 3291 11646 3328 11678 3375 11669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 183DEG 17KT 3347 11659
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, April 23, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
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738 AM CDT Sun Apr 23 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAVERICK AND SOUTHWESTERN DIMMIT COUNTIES...
At 738 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
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Cuero, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
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damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
El Indio, Gilson Groves, Catarina and Farias Lake.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
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flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT
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At 740 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
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HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
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Cuero, Thomaston and Terryville.
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Colocation provider partners with NaaS leader to offer improved cloud connectivity and agility
VIENNA, Va., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Element Critical announces its partnership with Megaport, a leading Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, to optimize enterprise network agility for customers adopting hybrid data center architectures. Network interconnection demand is accelerating with the adoption of edge infrastructures and connected network services. Enterprises increasingly require practical and highly connected data storage solutions to meet performance, compliance, security, and cost optimization business outcomes.
Through this partnership, Element Critical customers will be able to directly connect to the world's leading cloud providers, such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Megaport's global ecosystem of over 700 enabled data centers and 360+ service providers, via a secure flexible network.
"Element Critical has established a footprint in several of the nation's fastest-growing markets, and we're pleased to partner to help customers simplify their data center interconnect and hybrid cloud deployment strategies," said Nick Balletta, senior vice president of Global Corporate Development, Megaport.
Anchoring Element Critical's cloud connect offerings, the Megaport network will help customers optimize their hybrid IT solutions with secure and direct interconnection to public cloud service providers with higher performance, lower latency, greater control, and improved reliability. Customers that adopt private interconnection avoid risky public internet connection and benefit from reduced cloud egress fees compared to internet rates, delivering significant cost savings. Customers will also have the flexibility to right-size their connections to ensure they can scale services while optimizing costs, dialing bandwidth up or down at any time. Near instantaneous provisioning also offers rapid business agility.
"Interconnection solutions for digital infrastructure are vital to scale in today's business-everywhere landscape," said Steve Weaver, chief revenue officer of Element Critical. "Megaport will help our customers unite business connectivity in an easy-to-use platform and extend their reach everywhere they need to be."
Element Critical customers can establish seamless connectivity between regions and cloud service providers without the need to own and manage physical infrastructure at the cloud edge. Establishing direct connectivity to numerous leading cloud and network providers will help customers achieve global reach over localized connections on the Megaport network.
For more information, visit the EC Cloud Connect page on Element Critical's website.
Element Critical is among the fastest-growing data center service providers in the United States, with locations in Chicago, Austin, Houston, Silicon Valley, and Virginia. Led by an executive team comprised of industry veterans, the company features an expanding portfolio of Hybrid IT-ready facilities in strategic markets across the country with a steadfast commitment to meeting the diverse needs of today's business and technology leaders. For more information, visit www.elementcritical.com and connect with our data center specialists at sales@elementcritical.com.
Megaport is a leading provider of Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions. The company's global Software Defined Network (SDN) helps businesses rapidly connect their network to services via an easy-to-use portal or our open API. Megaport offers agile networking capabilities that reduce operating costs and increase speed to market compared to traditional networking solutions. Megaport partners with the world's top cloud service providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as the largest data center operators, systems integrators and managed service providers in the world. Megaport is an ISO/IEC 27001-certified company. www.megaport.com
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Friends and professional associates this week are mourning the passing of Michael J. Turner, recalling him as an excellent school board member and a man of great character, inspirational to many.
Turner, of Lincoln, died this past Friday at the age of 73.
A graveside service will be held in his honor at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, at Blue Eye Baptist Cemetery with Ava Rozelle officiating. The family will receive friends at Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega Thursday, Jan. 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Mr. Turner graduated from Lincoln High School in 1967 and attended Jacksonville State University. He and his wife Connie owned and operated Calhoun Campers together for over 40 years. He was currently serving his 18th year as a member of the Talladega County Board of Education, and was an active member of the Lincoln Booster Club. He loved the Golden Bears.
Talladega County Schools Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Lacey said Turner’s passing “is a tremendous loss to the county school system. He was an outstanding board member, and was just recently named all-state by the Alabama Association of School Boards. He served the entire county, but he always had a specific interest in Lincoln schools, where he graduated. He spent many hours as a volunteer, working with the booster club, working the concession stand. He was beloved and respected, a good community person who enjoyed service and the opportunity to give back to the system.”
Lacey added that the board will likely have a further recognition of his service during its next regular meeting Jan. 30.
Talladega County Commissioner Darrell Ingram said he had known Turner his whole life. “He was five years older than me, but when I was growing up, he was my hero, my idol … I can remember my dad taking me to watch him play basketball at Eastaboga. When we were at Lincoln High School, he was the quarterback, and I wanted to be just like him. When I had the opportunity to follow in his footsteps at quarterback, I really wanted to be able to wear his number, but somebody had already taken it. He graduated and went on to JSU, and I followed him there, too. He was always a great supporter of youth sports in Lincoln, and he was always a mentor to young people coming up behind him, including me. He was a Golden Bear through and through. There are just not enough people of his quality and character. He was a great example.”
Board member Johnny Ponder said he had known Turner since high school, when Turner was at Lincoln and he was at Munford. He also served on the board with him longer than any of the other board members had.
Ponder said Turner was “one of the best board members I ever had the privilege of serving with. He had the kids in the county system, and especially the kids in Lincoln’s interests at heart in everything he did. He was the perfect person to work with on any project, whether it was in Lincoln, at Comer or in Childersburg. He was always fair in his decisions.”
Lincoln Mayor Lew Watson said “Mike was one of those people you just don’t forget. The way he lived his life, his attitude, his character were all things to be admired. He wanted to help others, to share the benefit of his experience, and that showed in his interest in the schools and his delight in service. There are lots of pieces that make up a life. His was a great example.”
Currently County Board chair Susan Shaw is the newest member to serve with Turner. “He was the board chairman when I first came on, and he led us very well and was always easy to work with, very personable. The way he donated so many years of life to the students was and is an inspiration to me. I will miss him so much, and I know he will be missed in the community also.”
Turner is proceeded in death by his parents, Alfred J. and Frances C. Turner, and a brother, Don A. Turner Sr.
He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Connie, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Donald Turner, Chris Turner, Chip Turner, Jimmy Edwards and Charlie Camp will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Craig Memorial Methodist Church, PO Box 86, Eastaboga, Ala., 36260.
Online condolences may be offered at www.usreyfuneralhome.com.
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Telecom giant moves to stop federal broadband grant for northeast Louisiana
26 of 67 rural broadband grants in jeopardy across state
Frustrated residents from rural northeast Louisiana descended on Baton Rouge Wednesday after their local internet provider filed a formal protest to prevent federal grant money from bringing new high-speed broadband access to the area.
Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards was planning to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in East Carroll Parish to kick start the state’s first and perhaps most significant rural broadband expansion project — one that would move East Carroll from ranking last in the state for broadband access to among the top 10, according to a joint press release issued by Delta Interfaith and Together Louisiana, two advocacy groups that have lobbied heavily to bring higher internet speeds to rural parts of northeast Louisiana.
The governor visited Lake Providence on July 25 to make an initial announcement about the grant award, but last week’s ribbon-cutting ceremony was canceled after Sparklight, a subsidiary of telecom giant Cable One, filed a formal protest with the Louisiana Office of Broadband Connectivity. The company’s action came after it learned that a new competitor, Conexon Connect, would be coming to town with a $4 million federal grant that Sparklight, itself, never applied for.
Conexon Connect, an upstart from Missouri that partners with rural electric utility cooperatives to provide high-speed internet services to hard-to-reach communities, could lose the money depending on how the state handles Sparklight’s challenge.
At a Wednesday press conference near the Louisiana State Capitol, residents from East Carroll Parish and other areas of the state aired their frustrations with big cable companies and with the state laws that allow them to protest grant awards so late in the process.
“Existing internet operators don’t want to serve rural areas,” East Carroll resident Wanda Manning said. “They say it doesn’t make money. And here’s the crazy part: They don’t want anyone else to serve these areas either.”
Reached by email Wednesday, Cable One spokesperson Tammy Gabel said the company already services the Lake Providence area with high speeds up to 1 gigabit per second and doesn’t feel the area needs grant money for broadband expansion.
“The company believes public grant funds would be best used in areas of Louisiana that do not already have access to broadband,” Gabel said.
More:Hundreds of millions headed toward expanding high-speed internet across Louisiana
Sparklight and AT&T are two major internet providers in East Carroll Parish. The residents said service from both companies is unreliable and slow to the point of making video streaming nearly impossible.
Louisiana’s Delta Region, economically depressed and majority-Black, has become the focus of efforts to close the so-called “digital divide” as the region has some of the worst internet access in the state, according to the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband coverage map, which shows zero East Carroll Parish residents having access to 1 gigabit internet speeds as of June 2021.
Delta Interfaith, a local advocacy group, spent the last two years conducting research and gathering data on the lack of internet access in East Carroll. Delta Interfaith’s Laura Arvin said the group studied customers’ bills and ran numerous speed tests that revealed current internet providers were charging premium prices for premium broadband speeds that customers were not receiving.
Arvin and other Delta Interfaith members said large telecom companies have so far challenged 26 of the 67 rural broadband GUMBO grants, made available with funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act, that have been awarded across the state. Delta Interfaith and Together Louisiana are urging the governor and the Louisiana Division of Administration, which houses the Office of Broadband Connectivity, to promptly deny the challenges and allow the expansions to begin.
Mary Anne Mushatt, a New Orleans resident who attended the press conference to support the East Carroll residents, pointed out that although the challenges might ultimately fail, they cause delays that could prove costly for smaller businesses such as Conexon Connect while forcing rural customers to renew contracts with existing providers that provide subpar service.
“At the least, it’s going to be a delay,” Mushatt said. “So, the communities are suffering while these companies are playing tricks.”
Manning said Edwards and Division of Administration Commissioner Jay Dardenne “face a very important crossroads at this moment.”
“If they go along with these efforts by the telecom companies, it’s going to be bad,” Manning said. “If they allow these companies to delay and nitpick and hollow out these grant awards, it undermines the financial feasibility of these projects…We don’t want that y’all.”
Arvin said she receives high-speed broadband in her rural majority-white neighborhood while some of the majority-Black neighborhoods in Lake Providence have no such options. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2022/09/01/cable-one-subsidary-fighting-broadband-grants-in-northeast-louisiana/65468439007/ | 2022-09-01 23:25:50 | 1 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2022/09/01/cable-one-subsidary-fighting-broadband-grants-in-northeast-louisiana/65468439007/ |
OSAGE, Iowa – A major expansion has been approved of the Valent BioSciences facility in Osage.
Construction is scheduled to being this summer and be completed by the middle of 2024. The company says the expansion will include:
- Production-scale fermentation and recovery equipment will be installed with full digital capabilities to produce products that increase crop yields, preserve forests, and protect the public from vector-borne diseases.
- A new pilot plant facility with state-of-the-art development equipment to accelerate introduction of new products and provide additional capacity and instrumentation to analyze and improve existing fermentation performance.
- Laboratory, office, maintenance, and warehouse areas will be expanded to house additional employees and provide an enhanced workplace environment.
Valent BioSciences also says the expansion will use forward-thinking practices that reduce overall CO2 emissions, energy usage, and wastewater volumes.
The company recently announced two environmental initiatives on land adjacent to its Osage facility. The first is the restoration of 34 acres of native prairie accessible to the public that will establish a diverse native habitat for birds, butterflies, insects, reptiles, and small wildlife. The second is a 1.5-megawatt alternating current solar field that will be constructed on 12 acres of land next to the prairie restoration project, which will provide approximately 8% of the Osage facility’s total annual electricity usage. | https://www.kimt.com/news/major-expansion-announced-for-mitchell-county-bioscience-facility/article_d7997c58-e5e0-11ec-bfee-1b1b270ad4c2.html | 2022-06-06 22:30:42 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/major-expansion-announced-for-mitchell-county-bioscience-facility/article_d7997c58-e5e0-11ec-bfee-1b1b270ad4c2.html |
The only top-shelf vodka designed specifically to give back to the community is recognized for their work
NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Spirit Vodka has been certified a B Corporation® (B Corp), in recognition of the high social and environmental performance, commitment to all stakeholders, and transparency in performance towards the high standards established by B Lab™, the nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
By harnessing the power of business, B Lab positively impacts companies around the world, helping them balance profit with purpose, a guiding principle for The Community Spirit Vodka since its founding in 2021.
"We created The Community Spirit Vodka to celebrate and support more directly celebrate and support those individuals and organizations working hard to better their local communities," shared Moises Guindi, Casa Lumbre Co-Founder and CEO. "The year-long B Corp Certification process presented an opportunity to learn and evaluate how we do business and innovate with how and where we can push ourselves in the communities we serve, and in the employment practices we use. This process made a meaningful impact; in 2022 alone, The Community Spirit has given back 24% of revenue to partners trough events, bottles and cocktails working directly for their causes."
B Corp Certification is holistic, not exclusively focused on a single social or environmental issue. Taking company size and profile into account, verification involves documentation of a company's business model and information about operations, structure, and various work processes. Specifically, The Community Spirit Vodka was certified for three core factors:
- A formal standing commitment to donate at least 5% of the company profits, revenue, equity, and time to causes
- The brand's core value of providing financial, health, and family benefits that deliver the best and most inclusive support for its team
- The brand's mission & engagement around social impact, ethics, and transparency were legally formalized for protection
B Lab has recognized that The Community Spirit Vodka exceeded the requirements of a company "Designed to Give," one of the B Corp Impact Business Models where the company is focused on charitable contributions; meaning the business is set up to give a significant proportion of profits, revenue, equity, or time to charitable causes. That status will be reviewed every three years, by the Standards Advisory Council, curated by B Lab, to ensure these standards continue to be met on an ongoing basis.
Since its founding, The Community Spirit Vodka has built a platform to celebrate and support organizations and individuals working to better their communities through education, fundraising and other forms of support. The award-winning premium brand, crafted with 100% American corn and 5x distilled, joins a very small list of spirits brands to receive a B Corp Certification.
"Purchasing The Community Spirit Vodka, and other certified B Corp brands, is a conscious choice to support and give back to the community," added Camille Austin, Senior Director of Advocacy for Casa Lumbre Spirits. "Every case, bottle, and cocktail sold supports the efforts of individuals and organizations giving back to their local communities. The next time you raise a glass, you'll be drinking something that elevates the collective."
To learn more about The Community Spirit Vodka, visit thecommunityspirit.co. You can also connect with The Community Spirit Vodka on Instagram and share how we can work with you to elevate and support your community efforts.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT VODKA
The Community Spirit Vodka exists to bring people together, to celebrate what makes community special, and to support and showcase community leaders – from social changemakers to one's neighborhood bartender. Like the blank canvas featured front and center on the bottle, the Community Spirit Vodka serves as a platform to spark conversations, amplify community voices, and highlight important causes. The Community Spirit Vodka works to deliver on this goal in multiple ways – by partnering with organizations to provide bartenders, cocktails and thought-provoking activations for their fundraisers and other events, by leveraging marketing resources to promote individuals and organizations including via social media channels, and through creating unique programs such as The Community Cocktail Book, a celebration of eight bartenders working to celebrate and support their communities, one cocktail at a time.
The Community Spirit Vodka is crafted with 100% American corn and is 5x distilled, filtered with activated coconut carbon, and gluten-free/kosher. The Community Spirit Vodka is regularly recognized for its quality liquid, including most recently DOUBLE GOLD at John Barleycorn, GOLD at ASCOT Awards, and GOLD at TAG Global Spirits Awards. The Community Spirit Vodka was also honored by John Barleycorn with a Gold medal for Purpose.
ABOUT CASA LUMBRE
Born and based in Mexico, Casa Lumbre is a global spirits company that develops, produces, and incubates premium, award-winning spirits. Originally known for Mezcals, Liqueurs and Tequilas, Casa Lumbre continues to tap into its global values and perspective to expand beyond Mexican distillates.
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DTEN D7X Windows Edition available to order today, Android Edition to follow later this fall.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DTEN, a leading provider of video-first, touch-enabled conferencing solutions, today introduces the all-in-one, AI-powered DTEN D7X Series. Purpose-built for the hybrid workplace, the DTEN D7X Series features multi-platform devices developed to deliver optimal video collaboration experiences for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more. The new series includes a Windows Edition available today through channel partners and at DTEN.com; an Android Edition will be introduced later this fall.
"The DTEN D7X Series takes video collaboration to the next level with true clarity of presence, fully interactive touch, and AI-enhanced meeting experiences," says Wei Liu, the company's founder and CEO. "Our passion for true-to-life interactions, relentless focus on intuitive user experiences, and unparalleled expertise in product design all come together with DTEN D7X."
As a multi-platform solution, the DTEN D7X Series offers "bring-your-own-device" (BYOD) flexibility — delivering the signature DTEN experience on users' preferred platforms. The series propels meeting rooms into modern, collaborative spaces with greater computing power and advanced AI performance features:
- All-in-one design combines AI-powered video, sound, and whiteboard into a thin, light-weight device for inclusive and productive collaborations.
- Easy set-up requires only a single USB-C charging cable to connect; extensible with additional HDMI and USB-C ports to add a dual screen or additional devices.
- High-definition visuals are powered with a built-in 4K wide-angle camera, extra-wide 129-degree FOV for a more panoramic room view, and 20% greater video clarity than the previous model. Augmenting AI functions include smart framing.
- Sound is optimized through a 15-microphone array, enhanced speaker clarity, and volume 4-times more powerful than the previous generation. AI automation includes noise reduction and echo cancellation.
- Document sharing and whiteboarding are enhanced via the high capacitive, no latency touchscreen, creating 30% better touch responsiveness than earlier versions.
- DTEN Smart Connect enables "touchback" to promote uninterrupted workflow, allowing presenters to control applications on their laptop from the DTEN D7X touchscreen.
Deep learning is embedded into the overall DTEN D7X experience. Greater energy efficiency, plus advanced security and encryption protocols, are also hallmarks of the new series.
"The DTEN D7X Series is designed to deliver high-level performance today and tomorrow," says Liu. "Our customers gain brilliant video, rich room-filling sound, and interactive touch-enabled tools right out of the box. Plus, our devices are designed to be future-proof with new advancements easily made available through simple firmware updates."
The all-in-one series is designed for use in medium to large conference rooms, huddle spaces, executive offices, training centers, and even home offices. Both editions of the DTEN D7X are available in 55-inch and 75-inch models.
Release of the new DTEN D7X devices coincides with another recent DTEN announcement: intention to pursue Certified for Microsoft Teams designation on its most-popular collaboration devices.
DTEN is changing the way people connect and collaborate through immersive, video-first devices and subscription services. Our solutions are found in businesses, schools, homes, and hybrid environments worldwide, delivering intuitive, high-quality, and real-life video conference experiences for every meeting space. As recipient of multiple international awards, DTEN is recognized for plug-and-play simplicity, superior audiovisual clarity, and fluent, elegant designs. DTEN was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California; find more at www.DTEN.com.
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MUNCIE, Ind. — An Anderson man was convicted on multiple counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death in connection with the 2017 death of a 6-year-old.
Nathaniel Leon Jordan, 32, had been charged with neglect of a dependent causing death when he punched his then-girlfriend Jessica Skeens as she was driving a van along the Muncie bypass in 2017, causing a rollover crash.
Skeens' daughter, 6-year-old Taelyn Woodson, was killed in the crash, and Skeens, who was driving drunk, was sentenced to 41 years in prison in 2019 for her role in the girl's death.
Skeens' other three children were also in the van at the time of the crash
In May, a warrant was issued for Jordan after he failed to appear in court.
The jury deliberated for two hours and eventually convicted Jordan of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, three separate felonies of neglect of a dependent and driving while suspended.
Jordan faces the maximum of 20-50 years in prison for the neglect of a dependent resulting in death charge,1-6 years for the battery resulting in serious injury charge and thousands of dollars in fines.
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'Fortnite' maker Epic Games to pay $520 million in record-breaking FTC settlement
Epic Games, maker of the hit video game "Fortnite," has agreed to pay a total of $520 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it misled millions of players, including children and teens, into making unintended purchases and that it violated a landmark federal children's privacy law.
As part of the agreement, Epic will pay $275 million to the U.S. government to resolve claims it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by gathering the personal information of kids under the age of 13 without first receiving their parents' verifiable consent. It is the largest fine the FTC has ever imposed for a rule that it enforces, the agency said Monday.
In a second and separate settlement, Epic will pay $245 million as refunds to consumers who were allegedly harmed by user-interface design choices the FTC claimed were deceptive. That agreement is the largest administrative order in FTC history, the FTC added.
In a blog post addressing the twin settlements, Epic said the agreement reflects an evolution in how U.S. laws are applied to the video gaming industry.
"No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here," Epic said in the blog post. "We accepted this agreement because we want Epic to be at the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for our players."
FTC Chair Lina Khan said the settlement reflects the agency's heightened focus on privacy and so-called "dark patterns," a term used to describe design elements intended to nudge users toward a company's preferred result.
"Protecting the public, and especially children, from online privacy invasions and dark patterns is a top priority for the Commission, and these enforcement actions make clear to businesses that the FTC is cracking down on these unlawful practices," Khan said in a statement.
The FTC's complaint and proposed settlement dealing with children's privacy was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. In addition to the alleged illegal collection of children's data, the FTC also claimed that Epic's default settings for matchmaking and in-game communications exposed children to bullying and harassment.
The allegations of Epic's deceptive design choices were filed as an FTC administrative complaint. The complaint claims Epic made it extremely easy for children to purchase in-game items with a single click or button press without parental approval, resulting in more than one million parental complaints to Epic about unwanted charges.
The FTC further alleged that Epic made it more difficult to cancel purchases of in-game items by burying the option at the bottom of the screen and by requiring consumers to push and hold a button on their controllers to complete the cancellation. Those design choices were allegedly implemented after surveys showed that, when the cancel button was more prominently displayed, accidental charges were the "number one 'reason'" users clicked on the button, the FTC said.
Epic's agreement with the FTC, which is not yet final, prohibits the company from using dark patterns or charging consumers without their consent, and also forbids Epic from locking players out of their accounts in response to users' chargeback requests with credit card companies disputing unwanted charges. The agreement will last for 20 years from the time it is adopted.
In its blog post, Epic said it has agreed with the FTC to implement a feature that explicitly asks Fortnite users whether to save their payment information for future use. The feature is currently live, it added. The company also recently rolled out a more limited version of "Fortnite" for younger players that allows them to access some features while awaiting parental consent but that restricts chat and purchases.
The FTC said that as part of its children's privacy settlement, Epic may no longer enable text and voice chat by default for teenage Fortnite players or those under the age of 13. The company must also establish a comprehensive privacy program and delete the data it allegedly gathered in violation of COPPA.
"We share the underlying principles of fairness, transparency and privacy that the FTC enforces, and the practices referenced in the FTC's complaints are not how Fortnite operates," Epic wrote. "We will continue to be upfront about what players can expect when making purchases, ensure cancellations and refunds are simple, and build safeguards that help keep our ecosystem safe and fun for audiences of all ages." | https://www.kcra.com/article/fortnite-maker-ftc-settlement/42285966 | 2022-12-19 20:28:15 | 1 | https://www.kcra.com/article/fortnite-maker-ftc-settlement/42285966 |
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scytáles AB together with Netcompany-Intrasoft, member of NETCOMPANY Group A/S, has been awarded the much-anticipated European Digital Identity Wallet contract, encompassing development, consultancy, and support services.
In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and following announcements as early as 2020 by Commission President, the European Commission announced its plans for a European Digital Identity framework available to all EU citizens, residents, and businesses.
The ultimate objective is a secure European e-identity, available to all EU citizens, across the EU and across activities. This would include digital identification means, electronic signatures, validation of documents and would entail transparency of data use.
The European Digital Identity Wallet will provide the benchmark for secure and transparent digital identification across the EU, ensuring at the same time the safety of the data that each citizen provides. The benefits are multi-fold from ease of use to cost reductions for businesses to cross-border transactions made possible.
The wallet will be developed by Scytáles AB and Luxembourg-based consortium leader Netcompany-Intrasoft and will be offered to Member States and other stakeholders for implementing the requirements of the Regulation on a framework for a European Digital Identity.
Mr. Konstantin Papaxanthis, CEO of Scytáles AB: "Since the global pandemic the digitalization of processes for both companies and public services has made safe digital identification imperative. The EU Digital Wallet will simplify daily life for EU citizens and businesses and create growth opportunities for public and private services across the EU. We are honored to have been awarded the EU Digital Wallet contract with our reputable partner and proud that Scytáles' world leading technology gets recognized."
About Scytáles:
Scytáles is the leading developer of ISO-Mobile Driving Licenses, Mobile IDs and Derived Mobile IDs as a complement to Security Printed Documents and Validation mechanisms over the counter and over the web. With our fully ISO-compliant technologies, we are the global leaders of the new generation of personal credentials using a cell phone while authorizing what data will be shared. We enable going mobile and validating in real-time in online and offline modes. Scytáles AB represents Sweden as an expert in several Standardization Bodies. Headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and offices in the US, Greece and Portugal.
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UK delays budget as new prime minister tries to fix ‘economic crisis’
By Hanna Ziady and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business
The UK government has delayed its budget by more than two weeks, buying new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak some time to make difficult choices about how to tackle the country’s “profound economic crisis.”
Finance minister Jeremy Hunt will now deliver the government’s medium-term fiscal plan on November 17, according to a statement from the Treasury. It had been scheduled for October 31, after the date was previously pulled forward by more than three weeks in a desperate attempt to reassure investors spooked by huge unfunded tax cuts promised by former Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Sunak, Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks, took office on Tuesday with a pledge to fix the “mistakes” Truss made.
He told lawmakers Wednesday that the government would have to take “difficult decisions to restore economic stability and confidence.”
“But what I can say — as we did during Covid — we will always protect the most vulnerable, we will do this in a fair way,” Sunak said. “Leadership is not selling fairytales. It is confronting challenges and that is the leadership the British people will get from this government,” he added.
Truss’ “mini” budget of September 23 crashed the pound and caused a rout in the bond market, sending UK borrowing costs — including mortgage rates — soaring.
While Hunt has already jettisoned the bulk of those tax cuts, restoring a sense of calm to markets, investors remain anxious to understand how the government plans to tackle its growing debt burden in the middle of a recession.
Plugging the hole
There are no easy solutions. To bring down debt as a share of the economy, the government needs to find between £30 billion ($34.7 billion) and £40 billion ($46.3 billion) in the next five years, according to calculations by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), an influential think tank.
The only way to plug the hole is by either cutting public spending or increasing revenue by hiking taxes. Both are likely to prove highly unpopular with British voters facing a worsening cost-of-living crisis as food and energy bills soar.
One area Sunak may be tempted to tap is the social welfare budget. Questions have swirled about whether the Conservative government may try to avoid boosting state benefits in line with inflation, as is customary, and instead link the increase to average earnings, which are not rising as fast as prices.
That could save £7 billion ($8 billion) in 2023-24, according to the IFS, but would prove controversial.
A more palatable option, at least for households, would be extracting more taxes from corporations. Hunt has already said that corporate taxes will rise from 19% to 25% next spring, and is open to the idea of windfall taxes on banks and oil and gas companies.
The risk, however, is that spending too little or raising taxes too much could exacerbate Britain’s downturn. A weak economy will only make debt and spending problems worse.
According to Hunt, the budget, when it comes, will set out how the government plans to reduce debt in the medium term. At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Hunt said that it will be accompanied by a complete analysis of the government’s plans for growth and spending by the UK fiscal watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility.
–— Allegra Goodwin and Lauren Kent contributed reporting.
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Acquisition Positions healthŌme to Become the First Integrated Precision Health Management Company Dedicated Specifically to the Life Insurance Industry
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- healthŌme™ Inc., a leading genomics-based, health navigation company, today announced its acquisition of Kailos Genetics, LLC, a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited genetic testing laboratory and supplier of clinical grade laboratory reagents for next-generation sequencing. With this strategic acquisition, healthŌme positions itself at the forefront of healthcare innovation, leveraging Kailos Genetics' expertise to expand its testing capabilities and creating an unprecedented precision health management company serving the insurance and life science industries.
healthŌme currently provides its customers with Hereditary Cancer Risk Screening and Pharmacogenetic Testing through Kailos Genetics. Kailos Genetics, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of healthŌme, will continue to provide its full range of services and reagents to the marketplace in addition to the services currently provided to healthŌme.
With both companies resident at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the acquisition is a natural fit and a logical step in advancing the long-term strategies of both companies. By combining forces, healthŌme extends and strengthens its supply chain and gains a heightened ability to harness the rapidly progressing field of genomics and precision medicine. Through access to advanced genomics and precision medicine, healthŌme is committed to providing its policyholders with high-value, practical, precision health management resources that support longer and healthier life.
With the acquisition, Kailos Genetics, in turn, diversifies its laboratory services business model beyond the confines of traditional healthcare reimbursement and payer systems. The acquisition opens doors to new markets through the life and critical insurance industry distribution channels, where healthŌme products are prominently sold. By tapping into these expansive distribution channels, Kailos Genetics gains wider market reach for its testing services, unlocking new growth opportunities and establishing a solid foundation for future success.
"Our merger with Kailos Genetics builds upon the partnership we began with Kailos when healthŌme was founded and is rooted in our shared vision and values," said Darren Rowe, Chief Executive Officer for healthŌme. "This merger creates an optimal path to improve health, enhance long-term company value, and provides opportunities to cultivate market-leading solutions for the life insurance industry. We wholeheartedly welcome the exceptionally talented Kailos team to the healthŌme family. Together, we are poised to make a profound impact on improving and extending healthy life through the alternative funding channels of life and critical illness insurance."
Brian Pollock, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Kailos Genetics, now the President of Kailos Genetics, added, "Kailos is excited to become part of the healthŌme family, bringing our expertise in sequencing-based solutions to deliver unparalleled value to healthŌme clients while upholding the exceptional service our existing customers expect."
Strategic Benefits
Kailos Genetics and healthŌme have a shared vision to create an elevated health management experience, where each individual is empowered to make informed decisions by understanding their unique genetic information to create a personalized healthcare strategy with the support of experts in the field of genomics, genetic counseling, and precision medicine.
In addition, the acquisition of Kailos Genetics provides the following:
- Access to Advanced Technology and Research: The acquisition provides healthŌme access to Kailos Genetics' state-of-the-art CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory facilities, patented and licensed technology, and robust research capabilities.
- Enhanced Service Portfolio: The integration expands the service portfolio and enables the development of a broader range of clinical testing options. This comprehensive offering ensures that individuals, physicians, hospitals, and healthcare providers, as well as healthŌme's life insurance clients, have access to cutting-edge testing solutions for accurate diagnosis and personalized health management plans.
- Expanded Team of Experts: The acquisition brings together a diverse and talented group of experts in the field of genomics, clinical diagnostics development, and clinical laboratory management to healthŌme.
"Bringing together two HudsonAlpha associate companies to form a leading healthcare management company is an exciting step forward in advancing healthcare solutions. This merger has the potential to drive innovation, improve the patient experience, and make significant contributions to the field of genomics and personalized medicine," said Jim Hudson, a founder of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.
The integration process will commence immediately, with a focus on maintaining uninterrupted services for existing customers while continuing to explore opportunities for expanding service offerings.
About healthŌme™
healthŌme™ is an Ōmics-based health navigation company dedicated to simplifying and accelerating access to technologies and services that can dramatically alter an individual's health trajectory with an initial focus on cancer. healthŌme, in partnership with Hannover Re US, the reinsurer for healthŌme's new first-of-its-kind, patent pending cancer program, designs, develops, and delivers its innovative health management solutions through a network of life and critical insurance carriers. healthŌme is based at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. Additional information can be found at: www.healthome.com. In addition, follow us on LinkedIn.
About Kailos Genetics
Kailos Genetics is a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited genetic sequencing company founded in 2010. The Kailos proprietary sequencing workflow targets relevant genomic regions to equip clinicians with the most actionable and up-to-date genetic information. Kailos Genetics is committed to providing innovative, trusted, and affordable genetic sequencing solutions to empower patients and their physicians by making precision medicine possible. The laboratory is based at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. Learn more about Kailos Genetics at: www.kailosgenetics.com. In addition, follow us on LinkedIn.
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MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — At least two people have been killed in a small town in south Georgia, including at a fast food restaurant, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday.
Special Agent in Charge Jamy Steinberg said that there is more than one crime scene, including one at a McDonald's restaurant, in the town of Moultrie.
Moultrie Police Chief Sean Ladson tells The Moultrie Observer there is no immediate threat to the public.
It’s unclear how the deaths are connected. Police swarmed the restaurant on Thursday morning, shutting down traffic on one the main streets in the south Georgia town of 15,000.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the Moultrie Police Department department requested its assistance.
“We are working to learn more information and track down some additional witnesses,” Steinberg said.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Friday that an escalation in violent rhetoric by former President Trump has the potential “to get someone killed.”
Trump, who is under investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) related to hush money payments to an adult film actress, had written hours earlier that charges brought against him in that case could lead to “potential death & destruction.”
Jeffries said such threats bear echoes to Trump’s message leading up to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, warning the former president might spark another episode of violence if he doesn’t tone down his language.
“The twice-impeached former president’s rhetoric is reckless, reprehensible and irresponsible. It’s dangerous, and if he keeps it up, he’s going to get someone killed,” Jeffries said during a press briefing in the Capitol.
“We’ve already seen the consequences of incitement from the former president,” he continued. “He is principally responsible for inciting the violent insurrection that happened on Jan. 6. But clearly he has not learned his lesson.”
Trump is the subject of a series of state and federal investigations for his role in the Jan. 6 rampage, his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the discovery of classified documents at his palatial residence in South Florida. But the Manhattan case is the longest-running, based on $130,000 paid to the actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election, and Bragg has given recent signals that an indictment against Trump might be imminent.
Trump, who is the leading GOP contender for the White House in 2024, has denied any wrongdoing, accusing Bragg of conducting a political witch hunt. And in the earliest hours of Friday morning, he issued a statement on social media warning of violence if he is indicted.
“What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a Crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our Country?” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“Why & who would do such a thing? Only a degenerate psychopath that truely hates the USA!”
Despite Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack, and his repeated false assertions that the 2020 election was “stolen,” a number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are already endorsing his presidential bid.
Jeffries on Friday took a shot at those GOP lawmakers, suggesting they are complicit in any violence that stems from Trump’s remarks.
“It’s also very unfortunate that the extreme MAGA Republicans in the House of Representatives continue to back President Trump and his reckless, and his violent, and his hateful and his disgusting rhetoric,” Jeffries said. | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/jeffries-warns-trumps-words-may-get-someone-killed/ | 2023-03-24 17:57:22 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/jeffries-warns-trumps-words-may-get-someone-killed/ |
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A monumental collaboration of MultiBank Group with Praxis Tech is underway. This milestone is a reflection of one of the largest financial derivatives brokers and a leading payments technology provider coming together to create better-orchestrated payments ecosystem for their traders.
This multinational alliance exhibits the importance of the two industries working together and will give MultiBank Group the chance to advance its corporate structure and optimize its tech solutions. Praxis Tech will facilitate MultiBank Group with PCI DSS level 1 compliance and enhanced payment solutions to empower them with instant pre-integrated solutions to over 450 PSPs. This union will allow MultiBank Group to leverage on the experience that Praxis Tech embodies in the field of payments while reallocating its existing capabilities to new markets, new target audiences, and new revenue streams.
MultiBank Group is a global broker specializing in providing market access to financial instruments with a portfolio of companies across five continents and 20+ offices worldwide. MultiBank Group serves an international demographic of clients and has a global presence in leading financial hubs.
Praxis Tech is a payments management technology that bridges PSPs and merchants ensuring smooth, successful payment flows and providing data handling for all incoming and outgoing payments.
"We are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve our products and services, and this important partnership with Praxis will streamline an all-in-one payment solution, making our ecosystem much easier to use and far more convenient for our clients," said Salem Kattoura, COO of MultiBank Group.
"The goals of the MultiBank team and how Praxis can help achieve that vision were clear from the beginning. Together we crafted a strategic plan to advance the user experience and to help with the onboarding of PSPs worldwide. With our data available and their designated Praxis success managers, we are helping to optimize the cashier for the best results. It is an absolute pleasure to work with a team of professionals and have such a great business relationship with MultiBank,'' said Natalie Agopian, CSO at Praxis Tech.
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NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) (www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Nadav Kidron will present an in-person company overview at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference, on May 25, 2022 in Miami, Florida.
Presentation Details:
H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. E.T.
Location: Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida
The presentation will be viewable starting Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, and will be available for 90 days, through the following link: https://journey.ct.events/view/38feb6c2-b0ba-411e-916c-8f5ed39b019e
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Oramed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, with offices in the United States and Israel, Oramed has developed a novel Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology. Oramed is seeking to transform the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary lead candidate, ORMD-0801, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 studies and has the potential to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, Oramed is developing an oral GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) analog capsule (ORMD-0901).
For more information, please visit www.oramed.com.
Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss the potential of ORMD-0801 to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, historic results of scientific research and clinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials will suggest identical or even similar conclusions. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and finally that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed' s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Mayor Melvin Carter, and St. Paul-based McKnight Foundation CEO Tonya Allen to address attendees
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Cities, a philanthropic member collaborative of philanthropic foundations and financial institutions, announced today its convening of leadership representing 20-plus cities across the country to share lessons learned from responding to a once-in-a-century pandemic, economic challenges, and navigating a racial reckoning. The gathering will take place July 20-22.
Living Cities' Closing the Gaps Network is a multi-year initiative that brings together public sector leaders committed to imagining an anti-racist society and equitable-opportunity economy, and building it through the transformation of government policies, practices and operations.
"The dedicated public sector leaders in cities around the country have had a rough several years—and some might argue a rough several decades," said Living Cities President and CEO Joe Scantlebury. "We are excited to bring these leaders together for the first time in over two years to celebrate their hard work and give them opportunities to connect in person with people dealing with the same issues they are facing."
Convening attendees include members of city government, board members, philanthropic foundations and partners working to create more racially equitable outcomes — specifically around homeownership and business ownership opportunities.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will be a keynote on the first night of the two-day gathering and share his perspective on how city governments are on the front lines of equity issues for the country.
"The pandemic exacerbated challenges too many of our families have faced for too long," said Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. "That's why investing in our young people, families and workers is critical to ensuring no one is left behind as we rebuild from this global public health and economic crisis."
Also joining the convening is Tonya Allen, President and CEO of the McKnight Foundation, the Twin Cities-based institution and long-standing member of Living Cities.
"We're thrilled to host the Closing the Gap Network in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, where civic leaders are taking bold steps to transform our region from being the epicenter of racial injustice to the epicenter of racial opportunity," said McKnight President Tonya Allen. "For over 20 years, McKnight has partnered with Living Cities to create a more vibrant future for all Minnesotans – and closing racial wealth gaps is key to achieving that vision."
Award-winning author, historian and MacArthur Fellow Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is also a keynote speaker, and will deliver a speech at Thursday's luncheon. Taylor writes and speaks extensively on Black politics, social movements and racial inequity in the United States.
Founded in 1991, Living Cities is a collaborative of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions. The organization fosters transformational relationships across sectors to connect those who are willing to do the hard work of closing racial income and wealth gaps. Living Cities partners with cross-sector leaders in cities across the country to imagine and create an America in which all people are economically secure, building wealth and living abundant, dignified and connected lives. To learn more about Living Cities and its member institutions, visit LivingCities.org.
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AP Automation leader earns three prestigious awards from employee-review site Comparably.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stampli, the Accounts Payable (AP) Automation leader, today announces it has been recognized by Comparably as a Top 100 company in three prestigious categories including: Best CEO for Diversity, Best CEO for Women, and Best Leadership Teams.
Comparably is an employee review site that collects anonymous employee ratings and feedback in order to help prospective hires evaluate a company, while also giving company's insight into areas where employees believe the company excels and opportunities for improvement. The aggregated reviews reveal valuable information on a company's culture and market compensation, offering a fair and accurate display of employer brands.
The Top 100 highest-rated companies for each category are assigned based on positive responses surrounding an employee's overall satisfaction, according to a set of criteria determined by Comparably.
"Our employees are the lifeblood at Stampli – we couldn't do what we do without them. We encourage them to bring their unique backgrounds, ideas, critiques, and experiences to the table and we're a stronger team, company, and leadership group because of great employees," shared Jena Garrett, Stampli's Director of Employee Success. "We are thrilled that we've been recognized in these categories and are committed to creating leadership and career growth opportunities within our organization."
In addition to Stampli's placement for Best CEO for Diversity, Best CEO for Women, and Best Leadership Teams, Stampli also earned top marks for quality of coworkers, total compensation, and in employee happiness.
Previously, Stampli was recognized by Comparably for "Best Company Outlook," "Best Company Work-Life Balance," "Best CEO," "Best Company for Women," "Best Company for Diversity," and "Best Company Culture."
Stampli currently has United States office locations in Mountain View, California and Nashville, Tennessee, and internationally in Tel Aviv, Israel and Kiev, Ukraine. Stampli was most recently recognized in G2's 2022 Best Software Awards for "Best Software Products," "Best Accounting & Finance Products," "Best Mid-Market Products," and "Highest Satisfaction Products." Stampli also earned recognition as "The Best AP Solution for 2022" in the FinTech Breakthrough Awards; named on the "Top Fintech Companies of 2021" list by CB Insights; designated one of the "Top 50 Most Promising Startups in Israel" by CTech; named "The Best AP Automation Company in the USA" from New World Report.
Stampli is a complete AP Automation platform that brings together accounts payable communications, documentation, corporate cards, and payments all in one place, allowing AP to have full control and visibility over corporate spending. By centering communications on top of the invoice itself, AP departments collaborate and communicate better with approvers, vendors, and anyone else involved with purchases, allowing approvals to happen 5x faster.
In addition, Stampli's AI, Billy the Bot, learns an organization's unique patterns to simplify GL-coding, automate approval notifications, identify duplicate invoices, and reduce time spent on manual data entry. Stampli's flexible platform fits seamlessly into any existing process and integrates with financial systems, including Dealertrack, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Oracle NetSuite, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Sage 100, Sage Intacct, SAP, and more. For more information, visit www.stampli.com.
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Honored for Exceptional Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneBill announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, has named its Billing Automation Platform as a 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award winner. This is in fact the fifth consecutive year that the business has taken out this award.
"Receiving this award for the fifth consecutive year is truly an honor, and is a testament to the dedication and hard work that our engineering team is putting into constantly innovating our solution, to make billing more streamlined for our customers." said JK Chelladurai, CEO, OneBill.
"It gives me great pleasure to honor OneBill as a 2022 recipient of TMC's Unified Communications Product of the Year Award for their innovative solution, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "Our judges were very impressed with the ingenuity and excellence displayed by OneBill in their groundbreaking work on their automated billing platform."
Winners of the 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award will be announced online and highlighted in INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine online.
OneBill is an automated billing platform that provides complete visibility into all receivables, allowing businesses to monetize their products/services efficiently, automate the order fulfillment process, manage channel partners in real-time, and have a 360-degree view of their customer interactions, to ultimately accelerate time to market and maximize revenue. The platform is an end-to-end revenue management ecosystem that consists of opportunity tracking, product configuration, quoting, contract management, customer relationship management, order fulfillment, inventory
INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. For more information, please visit www.itmag.com. Follow INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine on Twitter or join our Linked In group. Subscribe or visit www.itmag.com.
Through education, industry news, live events and social influence, global buyers rely on TMC's content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. As a result, leading technology vendors turn to TMC for unparalleled branding, thought leadership and lead generation opportunities.
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New KINGSHIP Video 'Rider - Chapter 2' Available HERE
Captain, KING, Arnell, Hud and 10:22PM will pay homage to M&M'S place in Rock'N'Roll Lore with TODAY'S release of three limited collectible packages
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KINGSHIP™, the NFT supergroup created by 10:22PM™, consisting of three Bored Apes and one Mutant Ape, today announced they will appear on limited edition boxes of M&M'S® in honor of KINGSHIP's mythological tour rider containing required backstage items, which always includes M&M'S candies of all colors.
The fundamental inspiration for this first-of-its-kind collaboration with M&M'S is rooted in rock 'n' roll lore and legend. For decades, rock bands notoriously insisted on tour riders to satisfy talent requests for specific backstage beverages, snacks and accommodations. Mars' iconic candies – including world famous M&M'S, have been included in some of the most discerning requests from some of rock n' roll's most illustrious legends.
Music critics and operations experts have debated the rationale for decades – was it rock n' roll extravagance? Or were the clauses a brilliant way for artists to quickly check if they were playing a buttoned-up venue with detail-oriented management?
In all cases, M&M'S were involved and necessary accessories to some of the greatest moments in rock history. KINGSHIP — Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud — are seriously smart and of discerning taste, making sure to request bowls of colorful M&M'S within their precious show rider. But were they checking to see if the venue can follow directions? Or did they just need the taste of delicious morsels of fun ahead of their concert?
These physical collectible boxes have been created for fans of both KINGSHIP and M&M'S and are only available for a limited time. Just 4000 have been created in total: The Gold edition, the rarest version, comes in a white and gold foil gift box and includes custom printed candies with KINGSHIP group members Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud in individually numbered boxes from 1 to 100. M&M'S will also produce only 3,900 exclusive celebratory gift boxes in Brown. Additionally, there will be 6,000 gift jars of the candies, available TODAY to fans in the U.S. for a limited time at https://mms.com/kingship.
Holders of KINGSHIP Key Card NFTs were the first to know about this exclusive collaboration and were given an early opportunity to access the products on mms.com.
"Consumers' expectations for what they want from their favorite brands has shifted, and at Mars, we know we need to be more innovative than ever with such a culturally famous brand like M&M'S," said Jane Hwang, Global Vice President at Mars Wrigley. "We're excited to continue our Mars foray into the metaverse through this partnership with 10:22PM and KINGSHIP, as a way to engage our fans in a new and exciting space."
"KINGSHIP is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling, so it was a great opportunity for us to both pay homage to rock'n'roll history, and one of the greatest bands of all time, but also create a unique fan experience for those that have joined this community at the start of their journey," said Celine Joshua, founder of 10:22PM and the creator of KINGSHIP. "We are grateful to Mars and team at M&M'S for this incredible partnership to help introduce KINGSHIP and NFT culture to the masses, alongside M&M'S, a true icon of pop culture."
In one of the most well-known tour rider requests, a rock band asked venue operators to provide a bowl of M&M'S with a certain candy color removed as a way to check that all of their instructions were followed. But what happened to those missing M&M'S? At last, that mystery has been solved. KINGSHIP has all of them.
As KINGSHIP grew in stature and began playing larger venues, Hud convinced the rest of the group to join him during the downtime between sound check and the show: A search through the labyrinthine backstage areas of each venue for these legendary M&M'S to make each concert sweeter. They found several crates of M&M'S in a broom closet at one of New York's most historic arenas, a buried cache at a rustic Amphitheater in Colorado and a few strays in the Queen's Royal box in London. The members of KINGSHIP knew the key to living in the present is inclusion and bringing people of all backgrounds together. So, they resisted the temptation to consume the candy and instead united all the colors of the M&M'S family. The result of this incredible feat of dedication is today's M&M'S collaboration — with KINGSHIP becoming the first Bored Ape characters to do so.
In addition, M&M'S will play a key role in KINGSHIP's story, with the group traveling to a mysterious island stacked with what appears to be boulders that are later revealed to be a sky-high pile of M&M'S in all six colors.
Since launching in November, the KINGSHIP team has quickly grown to include celebrity animator Jack Lanza, Grammy Award-winning music producers and well-respected NFT collector Jimmy McNelis, a.k.a. J1mmy.eth. KINGSHIP, whose Bored Ape characters include rare Golden Fur and Blue Beams Apes, was created by Celine Joshua, who recruited the members of the group from McNelis. In February, 10:22PM announced Manager Noët All (Bored Ape #5537) as KINGSHIP's manager.
Last month, KINGSHIP sold out their entire collection of 5,000 access-enabled Key Cards in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Key Cards sold out 24 hours after the start of the mint on Thursday, July 14. The collection ranked No. 1 on OpenSea's Music Chart and ranked as the marketplace's No. 1 Trending NFT collection across all categories on release day. As of today, KINGSHIP ranks #1 on OpenSea's Music NFT chart.
The collectible Key Cards feature different members of KINGSHIP and contain unique attributes, some more rare than others. In addition to membership to the group's virtual world, located on an island far away from the swamp where Captain, KING, Arnell and Hud were born, the Key Cards will also unlock exclusive access to music, content, products, and a token-gated community. Only Key Card holders can access a special token-gated channel recently launched in the group's Discord.
For more information on the story behind KINGSHIP's rider and to learn more about the group, visit KINGSHIP.io.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision.
It’s been hard for voters to digest the mix of roads-and-bridges spending, tax hikes on big companies, tax credits for parents, tax breaks for renewable energy, grants to build computer chip factories, insulin price caps and slogans like “Build Back Better.”
And that barely covers the full breadth of what the administration is doing and trying to do.
Last week, the president gave a speech on “Bidenomics” in hopes that the term will lodge in voters’ minds ahead of the 2024 elections. But what is Bidenomics? Let’s just say the White House definition is different from the Republican one — evidence that catchphrases can be double-edged.
Biden says his economic philosophy is the opposite of a Republican approach that favors broad tax cuts to spur growth. He sees the government as using the tax code in a more targeted fashion and fashioning other programs to foster investment in new technologies, create jobs and boost upward mobility. He wants to do more to educate workers and foster competition within the U.S. economy in hopes of reducing prices.
“I came into office determined to change the economic direction of this country, to move from trickle-down economics to what everyone in The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times began to call ‘Bidenomics,’” the president said. “I didn’t come up with the name. I really didn’t.”
But to Republicans, “Bidenomics” is a slur they can deploy. It’s a philosophy of government spending and anti-oil policies that they say fueled a spike in inflation last summer to a four-decade high. High prices have left U.S. adults deeply pessimistic about the economy, with just 34% approving of Biden’s leadership on the issue, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs.
Based on follow-up interviews with poll respondents, they’re far more aware of gasoline and grocery store prices than the details of Biden’s policies. When asked over the course of multiple polls, a few could cite the bipartisan infrastructure package that Biden signed into law. But the Inflation Reduction Act as well as the CHIPS and Science Act have yet to fully surface on the public radar, despite outreach by the administration and news coverage.
GOP lawmakers were faster to embrace the catch-term than the president.
“Instead of priming the pump, Bidenomics has emptied the tank,” future House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a 2021 floor speech. “From inflation to gas lines, the American economy today looks more like it did in 1979 than 2019.”
In case you’re wondering, McCarthy’s 1979 dig refers to high prices under then President Jimmy Carter, who in the 1980 election was bested by Republican Ronald Reagan.
A White House official, insisting on anonymity, said the term Bidenomics was not poll-tested.
The administration says it came from media reports, with The New York Times, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, The Economist, and even AP using it in reports before the president took the oath of office.
Nor is the phrasing all that novel. Commentators have given the American public the portmanteau words Nixonomics, Carternomics, Reaganomics, Clintonomics, Bushonomics, Obamanomics. When the conservative economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore wrote a book to describe the policies of then President Donald Trump, they entitled it “Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy.”
President Gerald Ford went with “Whip Inflation Now,” or WIN, in the mid-1970s. Ford’s push had a bit more fanfare than the Bidenomics launch did with the president’s speech this past week at the Old Chicago Main Post Office.
For Ford’s effort, Meredith Willson — famous for writing the musical “The Music Man” — crafted a song entitled ”WIN!” In 1974, The New York Times published the lyrics: “Win! Win! Win! We’ll win together, Win together, that’s, the true American way, today. Who needs inflation? Not this nation.”
But, of course, Biden is trying to offer the country a doctrine rather than a jingle.
Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson said the president wants to show the voters that he has plans and solutions for their troubles, not that he’s necessarily fixed everything.
“For 40 years people have been clamoring for an approach to the economy that puts working people at the center instead of prioritizing the wealthy and that’s what he’s delivering on,” Ferguson said. “So the story that he can tell is a different approach to the economy and the proof is in the pudding. It’s also so core to who he is. People believe he’s the guy who’d make the economy work as hard for working people as working people work for the economy.”
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WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession.
Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas prices, supply chain snarls, soaring used-car prices — are fading. Yet underlying measures of inflation are actually worsening.
The ongoing evolution of the forces behind an inflation rate that's near a four-decade high has made it harder for the Fed to wrestle it under control. Prices are no longer rising because a few categories have skyrocketed in cost. Instead, inflation has now spread more widely through the economy, fueled by a strong job market that is boosting paychecks, forcing companies to raise prices to cover higher labor costs and giving more consumers the wherewithal to spend.
On Tuesday, the government said inflation ticked up 0.1% from July to August and 8.3% from a year ago, which was down from June's four-decade high of 9.1%
But excluding the volatile categories of food and energy, so-called core prices jumped by an unexpectedly sharp 0.6% from July to August, after a milder 0.3% rise the previous month. The Fed monitors core prices closely, and the latest figures heightened fears of an even more aggressive Fed and sent stocks plunging, with the Dow Jones collapsing more than 1,200 points.
The core price figures solidified worries that inflation has now spread into all corners of the economy.
“One of the most remarkable things is how broad-based the price gains are,” said Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. "The underlying trend in inflation certainly has not shown any progress toward moderating so far. And that should be a worry to the Fed because the price gains have become increasingly demand-driven, and therefore likely to be more persistent.”
Demand-driven inflation is one way to say that consumers, who account for nearly 70% of economic growth, keep spending, even if they resent having to pay more. In part, that is because of widespread income gains and in part because many Americans still have more savings than they did before the pandemic, after having postponed spending on vacations, entertainment, and restaurants.
When inflation is driven mainly by demand, it can require more drastic action from the Fed than when it's driven mainly by supply shocks, such as an oil supply disruption, which can often resolve on their own.
Economists fear that the only way for the Fed to slow robust consumer demand is to raise interest rates so high as to sharply increase unemployment and potentially cause a recession. Typically, as fear of layoffs rises, not only do the jobless reduce spending. So, too, do the many people who fear losing their jobs.
Some economists now think the Fed will have to raise its benchmark short-term rate much higher, to 4.5% or above, by early next year, more than previous estimates of 4%. (The Fed’s key rate is now in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%.) Higher rates from the Fed would, in turn, lead to higher costs for mortgages, auto loans and business loans.
The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark short-term rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point next week for a third consecutive time. Tuesday's inflation report even led some analysts to speculate that the central bank could announce a full percentage point hike. If it did, that would amount to the largest increase since the Fed began using short-term rates in the early 1990s to guide consumer and business borrowing.
Even though headline inflation barely rose last month, underlying inflation, which reflects broader economic trends, worsened. A measure that the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland uses to track median inflation, which essentially ignores categories with the biggest price swings, rose 0.7% in August. That was the biggest monthly increase since records began in 1983.
Higher prices have yet to cause much of what economists call “demand destruction” — a pullback in spending that could quell inflation. Though higher gas prices have caused Americans to drive less, there isn't much evidence of significant cutbacks elsewhere.
Restaurant prices, for example, jumped 0.9% in August and have risen 8% in the past year. But that hasn't noticeably discouraged people from going out. Restaurant traffic has surpassed pre-pandemic levels on Open Table, an app that tracks reservations, and was still increasing into September.
Overall, consumers have largely kept up their spending, even with rampant inflation, though perhaps through gritted teeth. In July, spending rose 0.2% after adjusting for higher prices.
The spread of inflation into services, such as rental costs and health care, largely reflects the impact of higher wages. Hospitals and doctors' offices have to pay more for nurses and other staff. And as more Americans find jobs or get raises, they're able to move out from family homes or split from roommates. Rental costs have increased 6.7% in the past year, the most since 1986.
Wages and salaries jumped 6.7% in August from a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's wage tracker, the biggest increase in nearly 40 years. And Luzzetti noted that the same data shows a record wage premium for people who switch jobs, compared with those who stay put. That means employers are still offering big raises to try to fill jobs.
Economists had hoped that rising services prices would be offset by falling costs for goods such as new and used cars, furniture, and clothing, after those items spiked in the pandemic. As supply chain backups improved, a better flow of such goods were expected to bring prices down.
Yet so far, that hasn't happened.
“We’ve seen shipping costs come down, we’ve seen supply chain congestion ease a little bit, production has improved and inventories have risen,” said Laura Rosner-Warburton, senior economist at MacroPolicy Perspectives. “So all of that suggests some supply side improvement. And yet companies are still putting through large price increases for those goods, and that’s problematic.”
Such trends could renew the debate over how much corporations' ability to raise prices has been fueled by a lack of competition, a phenomenon referred to as “greedflation.” But most economists attribute the ability of companies to still charge more to consumers' willingness to pay.
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Annissa Holland should be excited her son is coming home from prison after four long years of incarceration. Instead, she’s researching rehab centers to send him to as soon as he walks out the gate.
She doesn’t know the person who’s coming home — the person who she said has been doing every drug he can get his hands on inside the Alabama prison system. She can hear it in the 34-year-old’s voice when he calls her on the prison phone.
Her son is one of almost 20,000 inmates in the Alabama prison system living in conditions the U.S. Department of Justice has called inhumane. In two investigations, it found that the rampant use of drugs causes sexual abuse and “severe” violence in the state’s prisons. The department has sued Alabama, alleging conditions in its prisons violate inmates’ civil rights. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections’ own report, almost 60 pounds of illicit drugs were confiscated from its prisons in the first three months of this year.
Even if Alabama’s prisons and jails are especially overrun by drugs, death, and violence, their problems are not unique in the U.S. Within three weeks this spring, incarcerated people died of overdoses in Illinois, Oklahoma, New York, and the District of Columbia.
The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Charitable Trusts — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same period.
As the opioid crisis ravages America, overdose deaths are sweeping through every corner of the nation, including jails and prisons. Criminal justice experts suggest that decades of using the legal system instead of community-based addiction treatment to address drug use have not led to a drop in drug use or overdoses. Instead, the rate of drug deaths behind bars in supposedly secure facilities has increased.
This rise comes amid the decriminalization of cannabis in many parts of the country and a drop in the overall number of people incarcerated for drug crimes, according to the Pew report.
“It certainly points to the need for alternative solutions that rely less on the criminal justice system to help people who are struggling with substance use disorders,” said Tracy Velázquez, senior manager for safety and justice programs at the Pew Charitable Trusts.
For decades, drug use in America has mainly been addressed through the penal system — 1 in 5 people behind bars are there for a drug offense. Drug crimes were behind 30% of new admissions to Alabama prisons in March. Nationally, they were the leading cause of arrest, and almost 90% of arrests were for possession of drugs, not sale or manufacturing, according to the Pew study. The researchers also found that fewer than 8% of arrested people with a drug dependency received treatment while incarcerated.
Velázquez said a lot of drug use is spurred by people with mental health issues attempting to self-medicate. Almost 40% of people in prisons and 44% in jails have a history of mental illness, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Holland said her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia and PTSD six years ago after struggling with drug use since his teens. The son, who asked that his name not be published for fear his comments could jeopardize his release from prison or subsequent parole, said a schizophrenic episode in 2017 led him to break into a house during a hurricane. He said he didn’t realize people were in the house until after he ate a sandwich, got a Coke from the fridge, and looked for dry clothes. They called the police. He was sent to prison on a charge of burglary.
“They don’t put the mental health patients where they should be; they put them in prison,” Holland said.
She’s not only frustrated by the lack of medical care and treatment her son has received, but also horrified at the access to drugs and the abuse she said her son has suffered in the overcrowded, understaffed Alabama prison system.
He told KHN he’s been raped and beaten because of drug debts and put on suicide watch more than a dozen times. He said he turned back to using heroin, meth, and the synthetic drug flakka while incarcerated.
“We need to really focus on not assuming that putting someone in jail or prison is going to make them abstinent from drug use,” Velázquez said. “We really need to provide treatment that not only addresses the chemical, substance use disorder, but also addresses some of the underlying issues.”
Beth Shelburne, who works with the American Civil Liberties Union, logged 19 drug-related deaths in Alabama prisons in 2021, the most she has seen since she started tracking them in 2018.
She said those numbers are just a snapshot of what is going on inside Alabama’s prisons. The Justice Department found the state corrections department failed to accurately report deaths in its facilities.
“A lot of the people that are dying, I would argue, don’t belong in prison,” Shelburne said. “What’s so disgusting about all this is we are sentencing people who are drug-addicted to time in these ‘correctional facilities,’ when we’re really just throwing them into drug dens.”
The corrections department’s reports reveal at least seven overdose deaths in 2021, three of which officials classified as natural deaths. It reported 97 deaths in the first three months of this year that have yet to be fully classified.
Though Republican Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced a grant of more than $500,000 for a program to help incarcerated people address drug use disorders, the number of graduates of drug treatment programs in the state’s prison system has plummeted in the past decade to record lows. About 3% of prisoners completed a treatment program in 2021, down from 14% in 2009.
In contrast, California reported a 60% reduction in overdose deaths in its prisons in 2020, which state officials attributed to the start of a substance use treatment program and the widespread availability of medication-assisted therapy.
Alabama’s system is developing a medication-assisted treatment plan with its health contractor, said Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson Kelly Betts. Before 2019, medications that curb drug cravings or mute highs were given only to those who could be separated from the general prison population, according to Deborah Crook, the department’s health services deputy commissioner.
“The science has changed considerably and there are more medication options that are safer to prescribe — even in general population,” she wrote in a statement.
Though prison officials have long blamed visitors for bringing in drugs, the ban on visitation during the pandemic did not lead to a drop in drug use inside. Multiple officers were arrested in Alabama last year and accused of bringing drugs into jails and prisons, and the Department of Justice’s 2019 report found dozens of officers arrested in the previous two years on charges related to drug trafficking and other misconduct.
Illegal drugs are “a challenge faced by correctional systems across the country,” Betts wrote in an email. “The ADOC is committed to enforcing our zero-tolerance policy on contraband and works very hard to eradicate it from our facilities.”
Betts did not specify how these policies are enforced. The department also refused to respond to a detailed list of questions about drug use and overdoses in its prisons, citing the litigation with the Justice Department.
Holland doesn’t know what will happen when her son gets out. He said he hopes he can restart his business as an electrician and provide for his family. But the four years of his so-called rehabilitation have been a nightmare for both of them.
“They’re released messed-up, hurt, and deeply dysfunctional. What do you do with someone that’s been through all that?” Holland said. “That’s not rehabilitation. It’s not.”
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA).
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According to a filed complaint, Natera, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's non-invasive prenatal test, Panorama, was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) the Company's screening test for kidney transplant failure, Prospera, did not have superior precision compared to competing tests; (3) as a result of defendants' false and misleading claims about Natera's technology, the Company was exposed to substantial legal and regulatory risks; (4) Natera relied upon deceptive sales and billing practices to drive its revenue growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
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Kyle Tucker Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. White Sox - April 2
Published: Apr. 2, 2023 at 7:27 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
After going 2-for-5 with two RBI in his last game, Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox (who will hand the ball to Mike Clevinger) at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday.
In his last game, he strung together two hits (going 2-for-5 with two RBI) against the White Sox.
Kyle Tucker Game Info & Props vs. the White Sox
- Game Day: Sunday, April 2, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
- White Sox Starter: Mike Clevinger
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -189)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
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Kyle Tucker At The Plate (2022)
- Tucker hit .257 with 28 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 63 walks.
- He ranked 66th in batting average, 53rd in on base percentage, and 22nd in slugging among the qualifying batters in MLB last season.
- Tucker got a hit in 107 of 163 games a season ago, with multiple hits in 34 of those games.
- He hit a home run in 18.4% of his games last year (30 of 163), and 4.9% of his trips to the dish.
- Tucker picked up an RBI in 37.4% of his games last season (61 of 163), with two or more RBIs in 32 of them (19.6%). He had three or more RBIs in 14 games.
- He scored a run in 63 of 163 games last season, with multiple runs in 11 of those games.
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Kyle Tucker Home/Away Batting Splits (2022)
White Sox Pitching Rankings (2022)
- The White Sox pitching staff ranked eighth in MLB last season with a collective nine strikeouts per nine innings.
- The White Sox had a 3.96 team ERA that ranked 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox surrendered the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (166 total, one per game).
- Clevinger starts for the first time this season for the White Sox.
- In his last appearance on Saturday, Oct. 22, the 32-year-old right-hander, started and went zero innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Last season he finished with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.198 WHIP over his 23 games, putting together a 7-7 record.
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How to Watch the Golden Knights vs. Stars Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for Stanley Cup Semifinals Game 2
Published: May. 21, 2023 at 9:15 AM EDT|Updated: 49 minutes ago
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals will see the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars face off on Sunday, May 21, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on ABC and ESPN+. The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0.
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Golden Knights Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC and ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Where: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada
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Golden Knights vs Stars Additional Info
Golden Knights vs. Stars Head-to-Head
Golden Knights Stats & Trends
- Defensively, the Golden Knights are giving up 225 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank 11th in NHL play.
- The Golden Knights rank 14th in the league with 267 goals scored (3.3 per game).
- In the past 10 games, the Golden Knights have claimed 90.0% of the possible points with an 8-2-0 record.
- Over on the defensive end, the Golden Knights have given up 2.9 goals per game (29 total) in those 10 matchups.
- They are scoring at a 3.9 goals-per-game average (39 total) during that stretch.
Golden Knights Key Players
Stars Stats & Trends
- The Stars have one of the top defenses in the NHL, giving up 215 total goals (2.6 per game), third in the league.
- The Stars are seventh in the league in scoring (281 goals, 3.4 per game).
- In the past 10 games, the Stars have gone 6-2-2 (70.0% of possible points).
- On the defensive end, the Stars have allowed three goals per game (30 total) over those 10 outings.
- They have totaled 37 goals over that time.
Stars Key Players
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ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is calling for Maryland to suspend its gas tax once again.
In a statement Wednesday, the governor called on Congress, the Maryland Comptroller's Office, and the Maryland General Assembly to make the move.
“Nearly 100 days ago, Maryland became the first state in the nation to suspend the gas tax, and we proved that it can be done successfully to lower prices for working Americans," Hogan said.
Hogan complimented President Biden for agreeing to suspend the federal gas tax. Governor Hogan says the gas tax in Maryland is set to increase on July 1st, so taking action before that is key.
"There is no reason why we cannot come together and get this done before the July 4th holiday to provide much-needed relief for the crushing costs burdening families and businesses," he said.
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‘Roadrunner’ officer catches up to woman having medical episode in car
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Gray News) - Police in New York said an officer helped safely bring a woman’s car to a halt while she could not stop due to suffering a medical episode.
The Town of Tonawanda Police Department shared a video from May 14 that showed officer Joe Cavalleri catching up to the woman who was not stopping her vehicle and causing a commotion on the streets.
The department said Cavalleri is also known as “Roadrunner” and the video shows why:
Authorities said they first received calls to stop the vehicle after it hit multiple cars, was running red lights and driving on the wrong side of the road in the Buffalo area.
Cavalleri was able to get to the driver’s side door and stop the woman’s vehicle while also getting her medical attention.
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Organization Celebrated for Excellence in Workplace Culture Based on Associate Survey
2022 Marks Year Six of Company Being Great Place to Work Certified
ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Healthcare®, a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies, today announced that it has been named to the newly published "2022 Best Workplaces in Health Care™" list by Fortune®. This marks the fifth consecutive year the organization has been on the nationally recognized list, appearing at number 14 out of the top 80 ranked companies.
Great Place to Work®, a research and consulting firm, compiles the prestigious list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Leveraging its proprietary For All® methodology, it evaluates and certifies companies that have created an employee experience that is equal across race, gender, age, disability status, role within the company and any aspect of who an employee is. Companies must be Great Place to Work-Certified to be eligible to appear on a "Best Workplaces" list published annually by Fortune.
This year's ranking involved the analysis of input from nearly 161,000 U.S.-based employees working in healthcare.
"I'm proud that Jackson Healthcare has once again been selected by Fortune and Great Place to Work as one of the nation's best workplaces in the healthcare industry," shares Shane Jackson, president, Jackson Healthcare. "Since our inception, we have focused on creating positive experiences that empower our associates to thrive in all aspects of their lives. This recognition underscores our ongoing commitment to care for and support our people and strong workplace culture."
"It is our honor to spotlight the Best Workplaces in Health Care," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "Health care heroes have been on the front lines saving lives, and these organizations dug deep to tailor their support to the rapidly changing demands from the pandemic. We applaud their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures."
Jackson Healthcare has been Great Place to Work-Certified for six consecutive years.
About the Best Workplaces in Health Care
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces in Health Care by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 161,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations in the health care industry. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index™ survey. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology. To get on this list next year, start here.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About Jackson Healthcare
Jackson Healthcare® is a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies. With a mission to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone it touches, it helps healthcare facilities across the country serve more than 10 million patients each year. Backed by over 1,700 associates and more than 15,000 clinician providers covering all 50 states, Jackson Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing companies with over $1.8 billion in annual revenue. In addition to being Great Place to Work certified, it is consistently named an employer of choice, having been nationally recognized as a best workplace in healthcare, a best workplace for women and a best workplace for millennials, as well as being named among the healthiest employers. Learn more at www.jacksonhealthcare.com.
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(The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing mounting scrutiny in his home state over his controversial decision last week to fly dozens of mostly Venezuelan migrants to the elite resort island of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
While the move was lauded by conservatives as a powerful protest of the Biden administration’s approach to border security, it has sparked a wave of criticism from Democrats and members of Florida’s vast Hispanic community, a politically influential force in the Sunshine State.
“With this move, this stunt, obviously he made his base very happy,” said Adelys Ferro, the executive director of the Venezuelan American Caucus. “But there are many people more toward the middle and people who are independents that are very disgusted and that reject all of this.”
“We are Venezuelan Americans and we vote, and we’re going to vote in November,” she added. “And we’re never going to vote for somebody who does this.”
The migrant flight from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard — and DeSantis’s promise of more to come — have already prompted a slew of legal activity. A Texas sheriff said on Monday that his office would investigate the legality of the flight, while a Florida state lawmaker is preparing to file a lawsuit seeking to block DeSantis from transporting more migrants from the southern border.
But whether the migrant flights — dubbed a political stunt by critics — will weigh on DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential contender who is facing reelection this year, remains an open question.
On one hand, the move risks running afoul of Latino voters, especially in South Florida, a vote-rich part of the state with a massive community of exiles who fled oppressive governments in Latin America. The GOP has strengthened its position among Latinos in recent years, though strategists on both sides of the aisle say those gains aren’t set in stone.
“I think we need to be cautious about taking Hispanics for granted in the same way that Democrats took them for granted,” one Republican strategist who has worked on campaigns in Florida said. “We’re talking about voters who like Republican policies, but maybe don’t consider themselves Republicans. They’re still open to hearing the other side.”
Still, the migrant flight also carries the potential to further endear DeSantis to conservatives ahead of a prospective bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
“This is a story that has put him at the forefront of the national conversation for the last couple of weeks,” said Fernand Amandi, a Miami-based Democratic pollster who helped former President Obama win the state in 2008 and 2012. “So from his perspective, as long as he doesn’t get charged, I think he sees it as a good thing.”
And as far as his reelection bid goes, DeSantis appears well positioned to defeat his Democratic rival Charlie Crist, a former congressman and Republican Florida governor. Not only does polling in that race regularly show DeSantis in the lead, but he also has a steep financial edge. DeSantis has raised more than $130 million for his reelection effort so far.
Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist who ran Obama’s campaign operation in the Sunshine State, also noted that the migrant flight isn’t the only controversial move that has paid off politically for DeSantis. The Florida governor rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking a laissez-faire approach to the outbreak despite warnings from public health officials.
“He made a gamble on COVID and it paid off,” Schale said. “In the eyes of the public, it was a successful win. The lesson here was: He can lean into these divisive issues and he doesn’t pay a penalty for it.”
Schale said that DeSantis and his campaign have already bet that the support of the GOP’s conservative base will be enough for him to clinch a second term in November and that there’s little actual political risk in potentially turning off persuadable voters.
“Guys on my side don’t always give him the credit he deserves,” Schale said. “They don’t think they need to win persuadable voters to win reelection. They made the calculus that they’re safe being in this space.”
Ana Navarro, a longtime GOP strategist who is a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” agreed with Schale’s assessment that DeSantis is worried only about appealing to the most conservative voters — and that includes Republican voters who fled repressive foreign governments themselves.
“Seems like his game plan is to raise his national profile and bring out as much of his base as possible and not really worry about appealing to those in the middle,” said Navarro, who is based in Miami. “Without a doubt, most of his base likes what he’s doing, sadly, including other Floridians who came to this country fleeing repression, but seem to have forgotten. I really don’t get it.”
One poll from Morning Consult released on Wednesday found that while voters are split on the propriety of sending migrants to more liberal parts of the country, the tactic is still popular among Republicans. Sixty-six percent of GOP voters said that it is appropriate, while only 19 percent said it is improper.
That’s not to say that there couldn’t be consequences for DeSantis. In addition to the criminal investigation being carried out by Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar in Texas, some of the migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week filed a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts on Tuesday, arguing that DeSantis and other state officials engaged in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme.”
The migrants are seeking unspecified damages in that case.
DeSantis isn’t the only Republican governor who’s shipped migrants away from the U.S. southern border and into more-Democratic leaning parts of the country. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who’s also up for reelection, has been doing so for months, as has Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
But what made DeSantis’s effort even more controversial was the fact that none of the 48 migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard had ever set foot in Florida. What’s more, the migrants were reportedly misled about their destination.
DeSantis has defended the move, arguing that illegal immigration isn’t just an issue for border states to deal with. Officials in his administration have also argued that the migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard were “homeless, hungry, sleeping outside in parking lots” prior to making the trip, seeking to put a humanitarian spin on the endeavor.
Still, DeSantis’s critics say there’s no moral ambiguity when it comes to what the governor did. Ferro, the Venezuelan American Caucus executive director, accused DeSantis of playing politics with a humanitarian crisis, saying that “people — even many Republicans — are mortified and disgusted.”
Amandi, the Democratic pollster, also said that Republicans he has spoken to in the state aren’t pleased.
“In their heart of hearts, they know this will have repercussions,” he said. | https://phl17.com/hill-politics/desantis-risks-voter-backlash-in-florida-with-migrant-flights/ | 2022-09-23 15:20:56 | 1 | https://phl17.com/hill-politics/desantis-risks-voter-backlash-in-florida-with-migrant-flights/ |
Remit AI Will be Implemented Across 52 Dental Practices to Reduce Insurance Claim Denials and Accounts Receivable
SAN FRANCISCO , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zentist today announced that Diamond Braces, a leading provider of world-class, affordable braces and Invisalign® for children, teens, and adults, is implementing the company's Remit AI software in all 52 of its affiliated practices. Diamond Braces has office locations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and is known for adopting cutting-edge technology.
Zentist's Remit AI Will be Implemented Across 52 Diamond Braces Dental Practices
Remit AI leverages robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning technologies to consolidate and normalize explanation of benefits (EOB) and electronic remittance advice (ERA) data into user-friendly claim payments for revenue cycle management (RCM) teams.
"We partnered with Zentist because they provide the most advanced RCM technology platform in the dental industry for EOB and ERA automation," said Victoriya Demianenko, Vice President of Operations at Diamond Braces. "With Remit AI, we are able to optimize our insurance payment posting and improve AR by better managing denials. In addition, we will be leveraging their payment data analytics for enhancing our insurance benefits verification and claims submission functions."
"We are excited to partner with Diamond Braces, one of the leaders in providing children and adults with affordable orthodontic treatment in the New York Tri-state area. Diamond Braces applies the most rigorous criteria in selecting technology vendors so I'm proud that Remit AI is their solution of choice for improving revenue cycle management," said Ato Kasymov, Zentist Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
At a time when dental businesses lose an estimated $2.1 billion due to legacy billing systems, Zentist leverages robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning to place otherwise tedious dental insurance billing tasks on autopilot – notably through its Remit AI software. Fully scalable to meet the more complex billing needs of the modern dental industry, Zentist's software minimizes human error, maximizes insurance payout, provides advanced analytics on revenue, and improves the patient-provider relationship. To learn more, visit www.zentist.io.
Diamond Braces, a Diamond Plus Invisalign® Provider, is a leader in high-quality orthodontic care on the East Coast. For over 20 years, Diamond Braces has been guided by its principles of affordability, accessibility, and amazing service. For more information, visit www.diamondbraces.com
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tracy.levitz@zentist.io
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Alithya will introduce a 360-degree student view using Microsoft Dynamics
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya") is pleased to announce that it has signed a CAN$2 million contract with a Canadian university to accelerate the digital transformation of its administrative processes and elevate its students' digital experience.
These services will be overseen by Alithya's Higher Education practice, which already advises five other leading Canadian universities.
For this project, Alithya will draw on its expertise in Microsoft products and greymatter®. This solution enhances student engagement and communication all the way from when they're recruited to when they become alumni. With Alithya's support, the Canadian institution will implement student recruitment, enrolment and engagement initiatives and integrate them into their financial management software.
greymatter® is developed by Frequency Foundry, one of Alithya's preferred partners. Built on Microsoft Cloud, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, greymatter® leverages a wide range of features and analytics tools to deliver a robust Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution that automates administrative tasks and breaks down outdated silos.
Alithya owes its reputation in the higher education sector to its extensive expertise in modern software architecture and its highly qualified experts who are fluent in both French and English.
"We are excited to help a new client accelerate their digital transformation. The university will be able to count on highly qualified experts whose impressive knowledge will add real value when implementing the greymatter® CRM solution. Alithya's partnerships and status as a Microsoft Gold give us the necessary expertise to address the needs of the higher education sector by helping them gain a 360-degree student view in the Microsoft Dynamics environment."
Alithya is a trusted leader in strategy and digital transformation, employing a dedicated and highly skilled workforce of 3,900 professionals in Canada, the United States and internationally. Alithya's strategy is based on a plan of accelerated organic growth and complementary acquisitions to create a global leader. The company's integrated offer is based on four pillars of expertise: business strategies, enterprise cloud solutions, application services, and data and analytics.
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George Michael may not need “One More Try” to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — he might be going in this year.
Voting for this year’s “Fan Ballot” has closed and Billboard reports that the former Wham! singer-turned-solo star came out on top by a huge margin. He got a little more than 1.04 million votes. In second place is fellow ’80s icon Cyndi Lauper, who received a little more than 928,000 votes.
This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be announced on Wednesday. The “Fan Ballot” isn’t a guarantee of induction, but as Billboard notes, all but one of the previous five fan vote winners ended up getting in: The only one who didn’t was Dave Matthews Band in 2020.
The other top vote-getters were Warren Zevon, Iron Maiden and Soundgarden. The rest of the nominees who’ll find out Wednesday if they’ve made the cut include Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, The White Stripes, The Spinners, Rage Against the Machine, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson and Joy Division/New Order.
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PHILADELPHIA —
San Francisco 49ers
rookie quarterback
Brock Purdy
left the NFC Championship Game on Sunday with a right elbow injury in the first quarter and was replaced by
Josh Johnson. Purdy was initially questionable to return, but was forced back into action in the second half.
Purdy stayed on the sideline the rest of the first half, but he came back into the game early in the third quarter, after Johnson was knocked to the ground by Philadelphia’s Ndamukong Suh on a 2nd-and-14 incompletion. Johnson was evaluated for a concussion and Purdy handed off to Christian McCaffrey on 3rd down.
On the next possession, Purdy remained at quarterback. At the end of the third quarter, Johnson was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Purdy was injured when he was hit by Eagles defensive end Haason Reddick and fumbled on 2nd-and-6 at midfield on the 49ers’ first drive. Philadelphia recovered the fumble, which was initially ruled a pass before it was overturned on replay review.
Johnson, 36, who was signed Dec. 4, has completed 1 of 2 passes for 10 yards this season while playing 22 snaps. Johnson is on his third stint with the 49ers, and has played for 14 teams — the most by any player in NFL history — in
a career that began in 2008. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/49ers-brock-purdy-knocked-out-of-nfc-title-17749993.php | 2023-01-29 23:05:44 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/49ers-brock-purdy-knocked-out-of-nfc-title-17749993.php |
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, FEB. 2
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing.
The Conways posted a joint statement on their Twitter accounts Saturday, which said in part that “we are in the final stages of an amicable divorce.” The two said their marriage more than 20 years ago included “many happy years” and “four incredible children.”
Washington observers questioned the state of their union after George Conway began criticizing Donald Trump with a fervor that often matched his wife’s support of the president. While Kellyanne Conway defended Trump at every turn, her husband wrote tweets and articles and appeared on news shows to condemn his actions. He helped found the Lincoln Project, which sought Trump’s defeat in 2020.
In their statement, the couple asked that their privacy be respected and said they appreciated those who “know us, care for us, and support us.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-adviser-kellyanne-conway-and-husband-are-divorcing/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-03-05 03:19:33 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-adviser-kellyanne-conway-and-husband-are-divorcing/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
NanoMosaic Nanoneedle Technology Identifies Serum Biomarker of Delirium After Cardiac Surgery
BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With NanoMosaic's nanoneedle technology, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School detected Tau and phosphor-Tau proteins in serum samples from patients under major cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Elevation of Tau and phosphor-Tau proteins were observed before and after the surgery, and Tau protein is identified as a potential serum biomarker of delirium after cardiac surgery. The study has been published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Postoperative delirium can have both short-term and long-term effects on cognitive function and attribute to $32.9 billion healthcare costs in the United Sates every year. Evaluation of delirium is based solely on a cognitive test today: no serum or plasma biomarkers have been identified and validated for clinical applications. In an earlier study on plasma published in Annals of Surgery this year, pre-operative phospho-Tau217 in plasma were detected using nanoneedle technology and identified as a potential predictive biomarker for postoperative delirium with high sensitivity and specificity. The two studies, both using nanoneedle technology on the Tessie™ platform, paved the way for clinical applications of Tau and phosphor-Tau biomarkers for post-operative delirium in plasma and serum.
Blood-based tests have clear advantage in clinical settings over positron emission tomography (PET) scan or cerebral spinal fluid analysis, often used as highly specific and accurate detection for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Assay sensitivity and precision are among the major hurdles in the development and validation of plasma and serum biomarkers.
"The Tessie™ platform improves the sensitivity and precision of immunoassay by detecting and counting single molecules using arrays of nanoneedles fabricated on a chip", said Dr. Qimin Quan, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of NanoMosaic. "The ability to integrate and read high density nanoneedles at an ultra-small footprint both minimizes the sample volume and increases the detection precision, enabling researchers to see low-abundance proteins in the precious samples," Quan concluded.
"The wide dynamic range of the Tessie™ with its streamlined workflow, allows the clinician to work directly from diluted plasma or serum, with no further sample preparation. This simplicity of this workflow and rapid turn around time will usher in the wave of advanced protein diagnostics", stated John Boyce, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of NanoMosaic, as well as Co-Founder of Tiger Gene, L.L.C. "NanoMosaic has implemented the tools and infrastructure to transition from the research bench to the clinic," Boyce concluded.
NanoMosaic, a Boston-based biotechnology company, is the only commercial entity to develop and leverage the power of nanoneedles, MosaicNeedles™, for protein detection and quantification to develop best-in-class assays for biomarker discovery and validation. The NanoMosaic platform, Tessie™, alleviates the bottlenecks in proteomics analysis and provides an end-to-end solution that enables first of its kind protein interrogation and multi-omics analysis within a single chip on one run. The proprietary technology enables rapid, end user customization for assay development for proteomic and/or nucleic acid content. The NanoMosaic platform allows researchers to push the frontiers in biomarker discovery and diagnostics.
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- 'Shock': Mountain lion enters Bay Area home, drags dog outside
- Calif. company hit with $128 million fine over pot gummies
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- Report: Parents of disgraced CEO not teaching at Stanford in '23
- Back-to-back storms could bring up to 6 feet of snow to Tahoe
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- UScellular is now offering unlimited data for $29.99 per month/line, no minimum.
- All plans are price protected, so the cost won't increase.
- Unlimited plans are customizable to meet unique customer needs.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UScellular is making it easier to connect with family and friends this holiday season. For a limited time, UScellular is offering unlimited data for $29.99 per month, starting at just one line for new and current customers. That's $29.99 for the first line and any additional lines after that, so customers don't need to have four lines to get the best deal.
The $29.99 offer is for the company's Unlimited Basic Plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data, including to Canada and Mexico. Unlimited Evolved is available for $39.99 per line and Unlimited Even Better is $44.99 per line. The Unlimited Evolved and Even Better plans include hot spot access, priority data, free roaming in Canada and Mexico, free Red Box movies and the Premium Call Guardian robocall blocking solution.
Plus, all of these plans are price protected, so whether a new customer signs up today or a current customer changes to one, UScellular guarantees to not raise the rate plan price through at least the end of 2023.
For more information, go to uscellular.com or visit a store.
Pricing is per line/month after $10 Auto Pay/Paperless Billing discount. Data on the plan may be temporarily slowed in times of congestion and may be slower than other traffic. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Taxes, fees and add. terms apply.
UScellular is the fourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to help customers stay connected to the things that matter most. The Chicago-based carrier provides a strong, reliable network supported by the latest technology and offers a wide range of communication services that enhance consumers' lives, increase the competitiveness of local businesses and improve the efficiency of government operations. Through its After School Access Project, the company has pledged to provide hotspots and service to help up to 50,000 youth connect to reliable internet. Additionally, UScellular has price protected all of its plans, promising not to increase prices through at least the end of 2023. To learn more about UScellular, visit one of its retail stores or www.uscellular.com. To get the latest news, visit newsroom.uscellular.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter launches subscription service for $8 a month that includes blue checkmark now given to verified accounts.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LootMogul announced an agreement has been made with DKS Apparel to acquire the real estate and open four Retail/Experiential Stores in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York metaverse sports cities.
"Our goal is to convert as many premier web2 sports businesses into web3 meta shops and experience centers in our sport cities, as possible. This helps businesses to generate a whole new revenue stream from web3 sports fanatics and boost their existing retail/web2 sales."
"DKS has this unique value for the younger generation both in the physical and meta world, which is already crypto-blockchain savvy. We are thrilled to onboard DKS in LootMogul metaverse." stated LootMogul CEO Raj Rajkotia.
"This is a huge opportunity for DKS to continue to build our brand and also to expand into the Metaverse. At DKS, we firmly believe that bringing our brand into the LootMogul Metaverse will offer our current customers and future customers the opportunity to rep DKS in the physical world and the real world," stated DKS CEO Dominic Thomas.
"DKS is always striving to be on the cutting-edge of fashion and the marketplace and obtaining this opportunity with LootMogul only reinforces the belief that DKS remains on the cutting-edge and will afford us the opportunity to have the DKS brand in front of hundreds of millions of potential new customers," added Thomas.
About LootMogul
LootMogul is an athlete-led sports metaverse (web3 platform) that is powered by virtual real estate, training academies, blockchain games, and metashops for brands and athletes with in-real-life (IRL) rewards. LootMogul recently secured a $200 million investment commitment from Gem Global Yield LLC SCS (GGY), part of GEM. Read more
For more details visit: https://lootmogul.com
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About DKS Apparel
DKS is a lifestyle-streetwear brand specializing in exclusive, ready-to-wear garments such as pants, shorts, jackets, and accessories. Influenced by the world of art and today's ever-changing culture, DKS brings a new, eye-catching flair to the fashion industry.
DKS Apparel, sold in ten countries around the globe, can be seen on professional athletes from basketball, football, and skateboarding as well as renowned actors and music artists. DKS believes strongly in an inclusive world and gives a portion of profits to global and local charities. @dksapparel
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COLUMBIA, Md. and PASADENA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hidden behind a dark band of dust known as the Great Rift, the Cygnus-X star formation region is more than a bit of a mystery. Astronomers haven't quite figured out what the molecular clouds in Cygnus-X are doing, and why, but observations from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) may help.
These mysteries relate to the fact that Cygnus-X is a difficult region to study. Two of its clouds – DR21 and W75N – clearly have separate gas velocities, but which cloud is in front of the other, and whether or not the two clouds are colliding, are open questions. Dan Clemens, an astronomer at Boston University, is the principal investigator on a project using SOFIA to examine Cygnus-X and the effects of magnetic fields on its clouds and cloud filaments. Details of these studies were presented at the June 2022 meeting of the American Astronomical Society. In Pasadena, California.
"You can think of it as a pasta bowl with all these threads going in," said Clemens. "Which pasta is in front of which pasta? Are there separate piles of pasta, or are they interacting piles of pasta that cause stars to form?"
On top of this, the presence of magnetic fields adds further complexity. What these magnetic fields are doing – whether they are passive participants in the clouds' dynamics or helping to direct mass flows – is a question the SOFIA data may help answer by looking at small-scale filaments within the clouds.
Using SOFIA's High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera Plus (HAWC+), Clemens and his team zoomed in on Cygnus-X to look at the polarizations of the filaments at far-infrared wavelengths. These polarizations indicate the directions of the small-scale magnetic fields in the region, which the researchers use to determine the role the fields are playing.
"We want to ascertain the nature of the magnetic fields along these filaments, where they begin, and where they end," Clemens said. "This will help test our best star formation models and notions."
Most modern theories of star formation hint that magnetic fields may be channeling gas flows within molecular clouds toward a central hub, where massive star formation occurs. The SOFIA observations will reveal the magnetic fields in filaments within the clouds, helping to verify the idea that fine, weak magnetic fields can control how stars form.
According to the team's analysis, there appear to be four distinct layers of gas and dust between us and the northern region of Cygnus-X. Whether or not these layers are interacting will affect their understanding of SOFIA's magnetic field data. As such, Clemens and his collaborators will need to determine which cloud is in front of the other, and if they are going to collide, before the SOFIA data – and supporting wider-field, ground-based, near-infrared data – describing the magnetic fields can be effectively interpreted.
SOFIA is a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR. DLR provides the telescope, scheduled aircraft maintenance, and other support for the mission. NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley manages the SOFIA program, science, and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, and the German SOFIA Institute at the University of Stuttgart. The aircraft is maintained and operated by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703, in Palmdale, California. SOFIA achieved full operational capability in 2014, and the mission will conclude no later than Sept. 30, 2022. SOFIA will continue its regular operations until then, including science flights and a deployment to New Zealand this summer.
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Boston University owns and operates the 1.8m Perkins Telescope Observatory in northern Arizona that was used to collect the near-infrared polarization data. The study is supported by USRA/SOFIA and NSF (18-14531-Clemens and 20-09842-Pillai).
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December 17-18, 2022 at the Los Angeles Convention Center with Appearances By David Chase, Edie Falco, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Vincent Pastore, Aida Turturro, Federico Castelluccio, and David Proval
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sopranos phenomenon is upon us! Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment and Creation Entertainment announced today The Sopranos Official Convention coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 17-18, 2022. This marks the first officially licensed fan convention for HBO's critically acclaimed series The Sopranos. Tickets are now on sale at www.sopranosconvention.com.
Special guests will include Creator, Writer and Producer of The Sopranos and seven-time Emmy® Award winner David Chase, four-time Emmy® Award winning actress Edie Falco ('Carmela Soprano', wife of Tony Soprano), two-time Emmy® Award nominated Dominic Chianese ('Corrado "Junior" Soprano', Tony's uncle), Robert Iler ('A.J. Soprano', Carmela and Tony's son), Vincent Pastore ('Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero'), two-time Emmy® Award nominated Aida Turturro ('Janice Soprano', Tony's sister), Federico Castelluccio ('Furio Giunta'), and David Proval ('Richie Aprile'). Additional cast to be announced.
Hailed as one of television's essential dramas, The Sopranos follows Tony Soprano, husband, father, and mob boss whose professional and private strains land him in therapy, portraying the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization. Many critics and fans consider the HBO series to be the greatest series of all time. Now, there is a current renaissance of popularity for The Sopranos, attracting a whole new generation of viewers, as well as being re-watched by those who enjoyed it during its record-breaking first run.
The Sopranos won 21 Primetime Emmy® Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and was honored with two consecutive Peabody Awards. The series also won several major guild awards for its actors, directors, producers and writers. The Sopranos aired for six seasons between 1999 to 2007 and can be streamed now on HBO Max.
Erin Ferries, Senior VP of Creation Entertainment said, "The Sopranos has long been my favorite TV show and it is a pleasure to see its enormous popularity today. The opportunity to bring our brand of live fan convention entertainment to this project is a dream come true for our company and we can't wait to mob it up with our fellow fans this December."
Convention attendees will be treated to on-stage panels, interviews and audience Q&As, trivia competitions, a costume contest, autographs, and photo ops. Full details including tickets packages for The Sopranos Official Convention are available at www.sopranosconvention.com.
Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment (WBTE), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands and Experiences, is a worldwide leader in the creation, development, and licensing of location-based entertainment, live events, exhibits, and theme park experiences based on Warner Bros.' iconic characters, stories, and brands. WBTE is home to the groundbreaking global locations of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, WB Movie World Australia, and countless other experiences inspired by DC, Looney Tunes, Scooby, Game of Thrones, Friends, and more. With best-in-class partners, WBTE allows fans worldwide to physically immerse themselves inside their favorite brands and franchises.
The Glendale, California based company recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary as the originator of touring fan conventions for major pop culture entertainment franchises. Creation has partnered with Warner Bros. for the past 12 years producing The Official Supernatural Convention Tour, honoring TV's longest-running genre series, as well as The Vampire Diaries and Lucifer Tours. During its 50-year history, Creation has presented conventions for fans of Star Trek, Star Wars, Twilight, The X-Files, Xena and many more!
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China's society is aging quickly, straining public welfare and healthcare systems. Fearing the state may not be able to help them when they grow older, more young Chinese are turning to private pension funds.
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Before moving on to the next hearing of the January 6 committee on Tuesday, let’s take note of the dishonest and self-serving testimony we heard from New Jersey native Bill Stepien last week.
You may remember Stepien’s name because he was a hot shot in New Jersey politics before he hopped into Donald Trump’s lap during the 2016 presidential campaign. He ran both of Chris Christie’s campaigns for governor while in his 30s, and was a senior advisor until Christie fired him during the Bridgegate scandal. More on that later. | https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/06/bill-stepiens-con-job-moran.html | 2022-06-21 11:28:50 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/06/bill-stepiens-con-job-moran.html |
Sixty-one percent of business leaders in the tech industry think a potential recession will have a positive impact on their organization
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced the release of a new pulse poll examining technology leaders' perspectives on the economic downturn heading into 2023. In October 2022, EY surveyed 250 senior business leaders at US technology companies to see how they are preparing for a potential recession. The poll uncovered that 74% of business leaders in the technology industry say they are already seeing signs of a recession in their businesses today, but they also see opportunities for their organizations.
As the increasingly recessionary environment adds pressures to the worldwide economy, new EY research shows that leaders in the technology space remain bullish on their business outlook. They are leaning into technology and digital transformation solutions, data and analytics, and creative talent investment and development strategies as ways to help insulate and even leverage elements of a recession into potential growth opportunities.
"The technology sector experienced tremendous growth during the pandemic, while other industries faced setbacks," says Ken Englund, EY Americas Technology, Media and Telecommunications Leader. "Tech companies are very agile, and that's a benefit for them during these times. Now, even with the potential of an economic downturn, tech leaders are looking at ways to anticipate and mitigate recessionary pressures by using it as a time to reset and shift their strategies more toward digital transformation, emerging technologies, and talent retention."
The EY survey also found:
- The majority of technology leaders are seeing recessionary signs, yet they remain bullish on their outlook. Sixty-one percent of business leaders in the tech industry think a recession would have a positive impact on their organization. Half (50%) of the leaders say they plan to activate their growth plans within the next two years or sooner.
- Retaining great talent is still a priority. Ninety percent of business leaders in the tech industry say they are investing in new talent to remain competitive amid the threat of a recession. While this may sound counterintuitive given recent tech sector layoffs, retaining high-performing talent with the right skills will be even more critical as these companies face economic headwinds.
- Remote and flexible work are now seen as cost-savings opportunities. Ninety percent of business leaders report they are considering prioritizing or reprioritizing remote work in an effort to save money. Tech leaders say they are doubling down on investing in remote work (70%); diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) (69%); and employee health and wellbeing (67%).
- Emerging technologies are key in preparing for a recession. Ninety-eight percent of business leaders in the tech industry are using data and analytics to adjust their supply capacity for a potential recession. Data and analytics (83%), machine learning/artificial intelligence (72%), and 5G (67%) are the most commonly reported technologies that leaders in the tech industry say they are implementing to ensure more efficient operations amid the threat of a recession.
"It's interesting, even contrarian, to consider the lens through which the technology sector views the current recessionary environment," Englund said. "Technology is so often a solution in times of economic downturn — emerging tools and digital strategies are many times what help companies weather down economies more productively. Given the bullish perspective the tech industry has this time around, we can expect to see technology companies once again at the forefront of supporting a faster recovery."
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EY teams surveyed 250 business leaders at US technology companies with 5,000 or more employees. Participants held roles similar or equivalent to director, vice president, senior vice president, executive vice president, C-suite or president. Fieldwork took place between October 25 and November 1, 2022.
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(The Hill) – An unidentified man fatally shot himself after crashing a vehicle into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The man drove his car into the barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street around 4 a.m., U.S. Capitol Police said in a press release. The man exited the vehicle, which became engulfed in flames, officials said.
The man then fired several shots in the air, Capitol Police said, alerting officers to the scene. They were approaching the man when he fatally shot himself, authorities added.
No one else was hurt at the scene and Capitol Police noted that it does not appear officers fired their weapons.
Authorities said that the man apparently was not targeting any members of Congress, who are on recess until Sept. 13.
Investigators are currently looking into his background and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department is handling the death investigation.
The incident follows the attempted breach of the FBI field office in Cincinnati, which led to an hours-long standoff with a suspect, who was later killed by police.
The incident came after the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, sparking heated rhetoric from his supporters. Republicans have decried the raid as a politically motivated stunt, with some calling for the FBI to be defunded. | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/man-fatally-shoots-himself-after-crashing-into-capitol-barricade-authorities-say/ | 2022-08-14 16:49:16 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/man-fatally-shoots-himself-after-crashing-into-capitol-barricade-authorities-say/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he failed to pay $1.3 million in taxes to the IRS by withholding payroll taxes from three different companies owned by his family, a federal prosecutor said.
U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber said in a news release that David Corey Warren, 47, of Chesterfield was responsible for withholding the required Medicare, Social Security, and federal income taxes from his employees’ wages, and paying that amount over to the IRS.
Court documents show Warren served as director of operations for three companies that provided group homes, home care nurses, and daycare center services for mentally disabled adults in Chesterfield and Richmond.
Warren also had an obligation to file an employer’s quarterly federal tax return. He used a third-party payroll company for various payroll services, but prosecutors said he underreported the true value of the employment taxes, the documents said.
Warren used the withheld taxes to pay for things like travel to the Caribbean, golf club memberships, private basketball lessons, luxury clothing and accessories, prosecutors said.
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Former President Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s rise, dies
Jiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, died Wednesday. He was 96.
Jiang, who was president for a decade until 2003 and led the ruling Communist Party for 13 years until 2002, died of leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai, state media reported.
His death comes after the party faced its most widespread public show of opposition in decades when crowds called for leader Xi Jinping to resign during weekend protests of anti-virus controls that are confining millions of people to their homes.
A surprise choice to lead a divided Communist Party after the 1989 turmoil, Jiang saw China through history-making changes including a revival of market-oriented reforms, the return of Hong Kong from British rule in 1997 and Beijing’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001.
Even as China opened to the outside, Jiang’s government stamped out dissent. It jailed human rights, labor and pro-democracy activists and banned the Falun Gong spiritual movement, which the ruling party saw as a threat to its monopoly on power.
Jiang gave up his last official title in 2004 but remained a force behind the scenes in wrangling that led to the rise of Xi, who took power in 2012. Xi has tightened political control, crushed China’s little remaining dissent and reasserted the dominance of state industry.
Chinese state TV devoted 48 minutes of an extended evening news broadcast to Jiang’s death. He was shown chatting with farmers, touring factories and meeting foreign leaders.
The party declared him a “great proletarian revolutionary” and “long-tested communist fighter.”
Jiang was responsible for China "getting onto a global platform and rehabilitating itself after 1989,” said Kerry Brown, a Chinese politics expert at King's College London. “He will be remembered as someone who made probably a pretty positive contribution.”
Rumors that Jiang might be in poor health spread after he missed a ruling party congress in October at which Xi, China's most powerful figure since at least the 1980s, broke with tradition and awarded himself a third five-year term as leader.
Jiang was on the verge of retirement as the party secretary for Shanghai in 1989 when he was drafted by then-paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to pull together the party and nation. He succeeded Zhao Ziyang, who was dismissed by Deng due to his sympathy for the student-led Tiananmen protesters.
In 13 years as party general secretary, China's most powerful post, Jiang guided the country's rise to economic power by welcoming capitalists into the party and pulling in foreign investment after China joined the WTO. China passed Germany and then Japan to become the second-largest economy after the United States.
Jiang captured a political prize when Beijing was picked as the site of the 2008 Summer Olympics after failing in an earlier bid.
Portly and owlish in oversize glasses, Jiang was an ebullient figure who played the piano and enjoyed singing, in contrast to his more reserved successors, Hu Jintao and Xi.
He spoke enthusiastic if halting English and would recite the Gettysburg Address for foreign visitors. On a visit to Britain, he tried to coax Queen Elizabeth II into singing karaoke.
A former soap factory manager, Jiang capped his career with the communist era’s first orderly succession, handing over his post as party leader in 2002 to Hu, who also took the ceremonial title of president the following year.
Still, he was said to be frustrated that Deng picked Hu, blocking Jiang from installing his own successor. Jiang tried to hold onto influence by staying on as chairman of the Central Military Commission, which controls the 2 million-member People’s Liberation Army. He gave up that post in 2004 following complaints he might divide the government.
After leaving office, Jiang had influence over promotions through his network of proteges. He was considered successful in elevating allies to the party’s seven-member Standing Committee, China’s inner circle of power, when Xi became leader in 2012.
Jiang faded from view and last appeared publicly alongside current and former leaders atop Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate at a 2019 military parade celebrating the party’s 70th anniversary in power.
Jiang was born Aug. 17, 1926, in the affluent eastern city of Yangzhou. Official biographies downplay his family’s middle-class background, emphasizing instead his uncle and adoptive father, Jiang Shangqing, an early revolutionary who was killed in battle in 1939.
After graduating from the electrical machinery department of Jiaotong University in Shanghai in 1947, Jiang advanced through the ranks of state-controlled industries, working in a food factory, then soap-making and China’s biggest automobile plant.
Like many technocratic officials, Jiang spent part of the ultra-radical 1966-76 Cultural Revolution as a farm laborer. His career revived after that and in 1983 he was named minister of the electronics industry, then a key but backward sector the government hoped to revive by inviting foreign investment.
As mayor of Shanghai between 1985 and 1989, Jiang impressed foreign visitors as a representative of a new breed of outward-looking Chinese leaders.
A tough political fighter, Jiang defied predictions that his stint as leader would be short. He consolidated power by promoting members of his “Shanghai faction” and giving the military double-digit annual percentage increases in spending.
Foreign leaders and CEOs who shunned Beijing after the Tiananmen crackdown were persuaded to return.
When Deng emerged from retirement in 1992 to push for reviving market-style reform, Jiang also took up the cause.
He supported Premier Zhu Rongji, the party’s No. 3 leader, who forced through painful changes that slashed as many as 40 million jobs from state industry in the late 1990s.
Zhu launched the privatization of urban housing, igniting a building boom that transformed Chinese cities into forests of high-rises and propelled economic growth.
After 12 years of negotiations and a flight by Zhu to Washington to lobby the Clinton administration for support, China joined the WTO in 2001, cementing its position as a magnet for foreign investment.
China’s economic boom split society into winners and losers as waves of rural residents migrated to factory jobs in cities, the economy grew sevenfold and urban incomes by nearly as much.
Protests, once rare, spread as millions lost state jobs and farmers complained about rising taxes and fees. Divorce rates climbed. Corruption flourished.
Despite a genial public image, Jiang dealt severely with challenges to ruling party power.
His highest-profile target was Falun Gong, a meditation group founded in the early 1990s. Chinese leaders were spooked by its ability to attract tens of thousands of followers, including military officers.
Activists who tried to form an opposition China Democracy Party, a move permitted by Chinese law, were sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on subversion charges.
“Stability above all else,” Jiang ordered, in a phrase his successors have used to justify intensive social controls.
It fell to Jiang, standing beside Britain’s Prince Charles, to preside over the return of Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, symbolizing the end of 150 years of European colonialism. The nearby Portuguese territory of Macao was returned to China in 1999.
Hong Kong was promised autonomy and became a springboard for mainland companies that want to do business abroad. Meanwhile, Jiang turned to coercion with Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing says is part of its territory.
During Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996, Jiang’s government tried to intimidate voters by firing missiles into nearby shipping lanes. The United States responded by sending warships to the area in a show of support.
At the same time, trade between the mainland and Taiwan grew to billions of dollars a year.
One of Jiang’s sons, Jiang Mianheng, courted controversy as a telecommunications dealmaker in the late 1990s, when critics accused him of misusing his father’s status to promote his career, a common complaint against the children of party leaders.
Jiang is survived by his two sons and his wife, Wang Yeping, who worked in government bureaucracies in charge of state industries.
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OSHA cites 3 Amazon warehouses for high injury risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal safety investigators cited three Amazon warehouses for putting workers at serious risk of injury from the bending, twisting and lifting required to rapidly move and stack packages for hours.
Amazon rejected the findings by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and said it would appeal.
OSHA announced the citations Wednesday at warehouses in Florida, Illinois and New York, which were inspected as part of an ongoing investigation into Amazon’s safety practices in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant, which earned $33 billion in 2021, faces $60,269 in total fines if OSHA prevails.
The fines are the maximum penalty under the Occupational Safety and Heath Act’s “general duty” clause, which requires employers to provide a safe working environment, said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker. But in a briefing with reporters, Parker dismissed the idea that Amazon could easily absorb the penalty rather than shoulder the cost of changing its practices, saying the company is legally required to take action or face more serious consequences.
“Each of these inspections found work processes that were designed for speed but not safety, and they resulted in serious worker injuries,” Parker said, adding that Amazon “continues to conduct business as usual” despite serious injury rates at warehouses that were nearly double the industry average in 2021.
Parker said the Amazon warehouses in New York and Florida had DART rates - meaning days away from work, job restrictions or transfers due to injuries - that were triple the industry average of 4.7 injuries per 100 workers.
Amazon itself has acknowledged injury rates for its warehouse workers are higher compared to its peers but says it has invested millions of dollars in improving its safety record.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said OSHA’s “allegations don’t reflect the reality of safety at our sites.”
“Over the last several months we’ve demonstrated the extent to which we work every day to mitigate risk and protect our people, and our publicly available data show we’ve reduced injury rates nearly 15% between 2019 and 2021,” Nantel said.
OSHA said workers at the three facilities were at high risk of lower back injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders because of repeated bending, twisting and lifting and as they race to transfer heavy packages to and from carts, conveyer belts, trailers and tall shelves.
Parker said workers were clocked making these repetitive moves up to nine times per minute.
OSHA recommended a series of remedies including providing machinery that would reduce the need for workers to bend and twist, lift packages to dangerous heights, or walk too far with heavy loads. It also recommended providing more frequent breaks and job rotations.
Amazon says those are the kinds of policies the company has already been implementing. The company cites its partnership with the National Safety Council to develop best practices, and says workers are regularly reminded to take breaks and join stretching groups.
In an emailed statement, the company said it continually strives to reduce the risk of items becoming dislodged and falling on workers “including assessing and revising engineering protocols, regularly training employees, and continually assessing injuries and near-misses to identify additional ways to improve workplace safety.”
Amazon said “we strongly disagree with OSHA’s claims” that it has ignored health and safety standards.
The inspections were conducted last summer after referrals from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, which has encouraged former and current Amazon workers to directly report safety issues to them. In addition to potential safety violations, the office has said it is investigating “possible fraudulent conduct designed to hide injuries from OSHA and others.”
Last month, OSHA issued 14 citations against Amazon for failing to properly record injuries at warehouses in five states.
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The Pool and Hot Tub Alliance issued a press release about its Step Into Swim initiative, a program committed to safe swim education. In addition, the group shared results of its national survey about swimming safety concerns and tips for keeping kids safer in the water. With drowning as the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4, these efforts underscore the importance of swimming education, instilling confidence in young swimmers and empowering parents to foster safe practices in the water, said the release.
The survey was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of PHTA among 606 parents of kids 14 and under, and showed parents are concerned about their children’s safety and swimming abilities in the pool. Around 83% of parents who have kids ages 14 and under are confident in their child’s ability to be safe in the water, the survey said, yet 65% say they are concerned about their child drowning in a pool. Despite these concerns, only 54% plan to enroll their child in formal swimming lessons this year.
Other key survey findings show that among parents who have a child ages 14 or under:
- 81% of parents said they and their family have access to a pool, most commonly a community or public swimming pool (33%);
- 46% of parents do not plan to enroll their child in formal swimming lessons this year, with 19% saying they have no plans to do so even though their child has never had formal swimming lessons;
- Less than half of parents (48%) are confident in their own swimming abilities, only 33% have had formal swimming lessons, and just one quarter (25%) are CPR certified;
- Dads (92%) are significantly more likely than moms (74%) to have confidence in their child’s ability to be safe in the water, and also more likely than moms to say they plan to enroll their child in formal swimming lessons this year (62% vs. 45% respectively).
“We know parents are concerned about water safety. Teaching our kids how to swim is a critical first step in keeping them safe,” said Rowdy Gaines, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and vice president of Partnerships and Development at PHTA who is leading the Step Into Swim initiative. “The CDC recently reported higher drowning rates in the U.S., which means we need to continue talking about important safety measures and encourage parents to take action for a safe and healthy summer season around the water.”
Understanding the data around parental perceptions and concerns about swimming safety reinforces the need for swimming lessons as a lifesaving skill, especially with rising drowning rates.
There are best practices parents can follow to help keep their children safe in the water, such as:
- Enroll your child in swimming lessons. Learning to swim from a qualified instructor reduces the risk of drowning by 88% among children ages 1 – 4.
- Enact multiple layers of protection, including pool covers, fencing, locked doors and safety alarms.
- Keep toys away from water as these can be distractions for young children and cause an accidental fall.
- Designate a water watcher to keep a close eye on children. Assign adults to take supervision shifts, which may help minimize distractions.
- Only practice safe swimming behaviors, such as entering the pool feet first and walking instead of running. Children should not engage in extended breath-holding activities underwater as these types of games are dangerous.
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A boil advisory has been issued effective immediately for a portion of the Village
Water System due to continued system data malfunctions, according to Bossier
Parish Director of Utilities Larry Landry.
Areas under the advisory include Forest Hills, Merrywoods, Wafer Forest and
Crestwood Heights subdivisions plus commercial customers on U.S. Hwy. 80 east
of Tall Timbers and west of La. Hwy. 614.
It is recommended that all consumers in the affected area disinfect their water
before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or
using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means:
• Boil water for one full minute in a clean container, starts after the water has been
brought to a rolling boil. (The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a
clean bottle. pouring it from one clean container to another, or by adding a small
pinch of salt to each quart of water that is boiled.)
Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1, Parish of Bossier, will notify
residents when this advisory is rescinded by the Louisiana Department of
Health–Office of Public Health once samples collected from this part of the water
supply system show the water to be safe. | https://bossierpress.com/boil-advisory-effective-immediately/ | 2023-03-20 23:12:44 | 0 | https://bossierpress.com/boil-advisory-effective-immediately/ |
TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve reached settlement agreements to nearly 290.
The payouts by the university have now reached just under $60 million to former athletes and other men who alleged Strauss carried out the abuse at campus athletic facilities, a student health center, his home and an off-campus clinic.
The latest settlement announced Friday ends lawsuits brought by 57 survivors whose cases had been dismissed by a federal judge who last year ruled that the legal window for such claims had passed.
Dozens of men whose cases were dismissed have appealed that decision and have yet to reach settlements.
The hundreds of survivors who have sued the university said it failed to stop Strauss despite students raising concerns during his 20 years at Ohio State as far back as the late 1970s. No one has publicly defended Strauss, who died in 2005.
Ohio State has said that an a law firm investigation for the university and lawsuits filed against the school have revealed more than 170 total instances of rape and more than 2,600 instances of fondling attributed to Strauss.
Many of the accusers said they were groped during required physicals or when they sought treatment for injuries.
The terms of the latest settlement call for the survivors to receive $35,000 on average, according to the university.
“Our clients are pleased to have resolved this matter and wish to express their support for all the victims of Richard Strauss,” said John Camillus, an attorney representing some of the men covered in the settlement. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/national-sports/ct-ohio-state-richard-strauss-settlement-20220415-3ciuh6xj2jao5bcgr423orpxhu-story.html | 2022-04-15 17:17:51 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/national-sports/ct-ohio-state-richard-strauss-settlement-20220415-3ciuh6xj2jao5bcgr423orpxhu-story.html |
China has ordered a Canadian diplomat to leave the country — after Ottawa announced the expulsion of a Chinese diplomat for allegedly intimidating a lawmaker. The MP had spearheaded an effort for Canada to declare China's treatment of the Uyghur and other Muslim minorities as genocide. | https://www.dw.com/en/canada-china-expel-diplomats-in-escalating-row/video-65564366 | 2023-05-09 16:00:42 | 0 | https://www.dw.com/en/canada-china-expel-diplomats-in-escalating-row/video-65564366 |
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Building on the experience of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, African countries are strengthening health systems to prepare for the next health crisis, the World Health Organization’s Africa director said Thursday.
At the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, some of the 54 countries in the continent of 1.3 billion people lacked the facilities or trained health workers to respond adequately to the health crisis, with some struggling to provide hospital isolation wards and intensive care units, Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s Africa regional director, said at an online briefing Thursday.
However, over the course of three years, African countries have ramped up investments in health infrastructure in the race against the pandemic with support from global donors, she said.
“The future, however difficult the past couple of years have been, will find us in a much better situation in terms of our strategies, our investments and our capacities to confront public health threats,” said Moeti.
"We know now what we need to do to be able to make sure that our systems are resilient to the impact of a shock like an outbreak,” she said.
Across the continent, she said, WHO is working with countries to reinforce their capacities by training first responders while work is also ongoing to strengthen public health institutions and emergency operations.
One of the “most exciting outcomes of the struggle” Africa faced in getting COVID-19 vaccines is that some countries in the continent are now developing their capacities to produce those key tools locally, Moeti added.
“Whatever happens in the future, the next pandemic will find the world and Africa much readier” in its response, she said, optimistic about “important partnerships” and African institutions being established “to take the lead to work in the area of preparedness and also in primary healthcare.”
In Gambia, as in many countries across Africa, the pandemic was “very difficult” for many health systems but it was “an eye-opener for all of us to know where the gaps have been,” said Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Gambia’s minister of health.
Samateh called for a global support system that offers more assistance and resources to countries experiencing challenges.
“National governments have roles to play but international communities have important roles to play as well," he said. "We’ve seen in the COVID-19 pandemic that one problem in one part of the world is a problem for the entire world.”
And even with Africa still facing gaps in COVID-19 vaccinations, Moeti, director of WHO's Africa regional office, warned that more work needs to be done to sustain the gains from the pandemic response.
“As we move into 2023, it’s time to bring COVID-19 out of emergency response mode integrate it into routine health care,” Moeti said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/As-COVID-19-becomes-routine-Africa-readies-for-17640380.php | 2022-12-08 16:27:12 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/As-COVID-19-becomes-routine-Africa-readies-for-17640380.php |
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s husband files for divorce after 27 years of marriage
ROME, Ga. - Perry Greene, the husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, filed for divorce on Wednesday morning citing an "irretrievably broken" marriage.
According court papers filed in the Floyd County Superior Court, had previously separated and continue to be separated. The filing also states that "additional grounds" may be added as needed.
The couple was married in August 1995 and raised three children, who are now all adults.
A petition to seal the proceeding was also filed citing "confidential and sensitive information" which may come out during the course of the divorce. The petition argues that "the parties’ significant privacy interest in sealing the records outweighs the public’s minuscule interest in access to said records."
A hearing date on that motion has not been set.
A statement released by Rep. Greene reads:
"Marriage is a wonderful thing and I’m a firm believer in it. Our society is formed by a husband and wife creating a family to nurture and protect. Together, Perry and I formed our family and raised three great kids. He gave me the best job title you can ever earn: Mom. I’ll always be grateful for how great of a dad he is to our children. This is a private and personal matter and I ask that the media respect our privacy at this time."
Perry Greene also released a statement that reads:
"Marjorie has been my best friend for the last 29 years and she has been an amazing mom! Our family is our most important thing we have done. As we go on different paths we will continue to focus on our 3 incredible kids and their future endeavors and our friendship." | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-husband-files-for-divorce-after-27-years-of-marriage | 2022-09-29 02:35:40 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-husband-files-for-divorce-after-27-years-of-marriage |
Biden aims to reassure world on US debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the United States would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled because of the debt limit standoff back in Washington.
Hoping to avert an outcome that would rattle the global economy and prove to be a boon to Beijing, Biden opened his third day in Japan at the annual Group of Seven meeting of the world’s most powerful democracies with a briefing from his staff on the latest fits and starts in talks over how to raise the federal debt limit.
The president also squeezed in meetings aimed at challenging China’s buildout across the Indo-Pacific. The Quad members originally had planned to meet in Sydney next week, but got together instead on the sidelines of the G7 so Biden could return to Washington earlier on Sunday in hopes of finalizing a deal to increase the U.S. borrowing limit before the government runs out of cash to pay its bills.
Biden said he felt there was headway in the talks with GOP lawmakers.
“The first meetings weren’t all that progressive, the second ones were, the third one was,” he said before a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “And then, what happens is the carriers go back to the principals and say, ‘This is what we’re thinking about.’ And then people put down new claims. I still believe we’ll be able to avoid a default and we’ll get something decent done.”
In a sign of a renewed bargaining session in Washington, food was brought to the negotiating room at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday morning, only to be carted away hours later. No meeting was likely Saturday, according to a person familiar with the state of the talks who was not authorized to publicly discuss the situation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The shortened trip has reinforced a fundamental tension shaping Biden’s presidency: As he has worked to signal to the world that the U.S. is reclaiming the mantle of global leadership, at key moments, domestic dramas keep getting in the way.
Until Saturday, Biden had largely stayed out of the public eye at the summit, forgoing big public statements and leaving Friday’s leader dinner early. He has been spending time instead by a video monitor in a room next to his hotel suite, where aides in Washington have been keeping him apprised of the back-and-forth of debt limit talks.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan acknowledged that world leaders have pressed Biden about the standoff in Washington. But press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that, while there was intense interest in how the president would resolve a domestic showdown that has geopolitical ramifications, there was no panic — at least not yet.
“It’s not a hair-on-fire type of situation,” she said.
On the margins of the summit, Biden held talks with Albanese in lieu of the now-scrapped visit to Australia. U.S. officials said the trip would be rescheduled, and Biden has invited Albanese to Washington for a state visit.
Biden apologized for skipping Australia. Albanese said he understood the circumstances.
“I would have done exactly the same thing,” he told Biden, adding, “I’m very much looking forward to the state visit.”
The leaders signed a compact pledging to deepen their partnership on developing the raw materials used in clean energy technologies — as they each seek to move supply away from reliance on China. They also issued a joint statement outlining new areas of cooperation in space, trade and defense.
G7 leaders also sat down to discuss their investments in infrastructure in less advanced economies, a key counterbalance to the loans and construction that China has been providing. Biden said the U.S. has mobilized more than $30 billion in investments to date “and we’re just getting started.”
During a full meeting in the evening with all of the Quad leaders, Biden repeated his apologies about needing to move their gathering to Japan.
The president is sending U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to fill his spot at a summit of Pacific Island nations in Papua New Guinea on Monday. That presidential stop, too, was scrapped in order to get Biden back to Washington more quickly.
Biden’s visit would have been the first by an American president to the country. Those countries are being aggressively courted by the U.S. and China as the two powers compete for influence in parts of the world where shipping lanes are vital.
In Hiroshima, Biden and other world leaders agreed on a shared framework for improving their own economic resilience — a recognition that high levels of trade with China have become more of a risk than an opportunity for mature economies.
Sullivan said G7 leaders were acknowledging that “we do seek to cooperate with China on matters of mutual interest. And also that we will work to address our significant concerns that we have with China in a range of areas.” He repeated a phrase often used by G7 leaders that the group is looking to “de-risk, not decouple from China.”
Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended a dinner Saturday for G7 leaders and other officials who participated in the summit.
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Associated Press writer Kevin Freking in Washington contributed to this report.
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- The agreement expands on the existing collaboration between the two parties to reinforce the position of Abu Dhabi as a life sciences and innovation hub
- G42 Healthcare and AstraZeneca aim to strengthen local research, oncology diagnostics and innovation in the Emirate
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G42 Healthcare, an Abu Dhabi-based leading health tech company and subsidiary of G42, an artificial intelligence and cloud computing company located in Abu Dhabi has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with global biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, in presence of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi aiming to expand their collaboration into the domains of diagnostics and clinical research, providing access to innovative solutions and treatments for patients in the United Arab Emirates and beyond.
Witnessed by Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre at DoH, Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director GCC at AstraZeneca and Dr. Fahed Al Marzooqi, Chief Operating Officer at G42 Healthcare, the agreement was signed by Ghaleb Al Ahdab Government Affairs, Associate Director Gulf at AstraZeneca, and Francesco Redivo Senior Director at G42 Healthcare during the BIO International Convention held in San Diego, California.
G42 Healthcare and AstraZeneca initially signed a Declaration of Collaboration in December 2021. This agreement further expands on their partnership to build local research capabilities, conduct RWE / clinical trials in UAE and localize Oncology biomarkers testing in UAE.
Ashish Koshy, CEO of G42 Healthcare, said, "We value collaboration and believe the strategic partnership with AstraZeneca will yield incredible growth for the healthcare ecosystem. We are proud to align ourselves with these organizations to generate new treatments and technologies to solidify the UAE's place as a global hub for life sciences, medical tourism and innovation."
Hicham Mirghani, Corporate Affairs Director GCC, AstraZeneca said, "We are excited about expanding our existing partnership with G42 Healthcare to further advance the healthcare sector in the country and region. There is no doubt that innovation is key to healthcare advancements, and we are eagerly looking forward to collaboratively exploring greater possibilities in clinical research and diagnostics, enabling us to together create a more patient-centric healthcare offering in the UAE."
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fans of the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience will have to wait a bit longer before the festival returns to New Orleans.
On Friday, organizers confirmed in an announcement on social media and the festival's website that the event won't happen this year, calling it a “pause.”
New Orleans’ major spring festivals – the Jazz & Heritage Festival, the French Quarter Festival and the BUKU Music + Art Project – all returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Essence Festival of Culture is set for an in-person comeback the first weekend in July.
The Voodoo Fest is an annual festival held in City Park featuring national and local acts. It draws a heavy crowd of young people from the city and surrounding areas and is usually held on Halloween weekend.
Organizers did not give a reason for the cancellation, but said more updates would be posted on social media. The last festival was in October 2019, five months before the pandemic shutdown.
Voodoo had been on a roll before the coronavirus pandemic. Total attendance for the three-day 20th anniversary in 2018, which featured Mumford & Sons, Travis Scott, Janelle Monae and the Arctic Monkeys, was reportedly 180,000. That was a 20% increase over the 2016 and 2017 totals of 150,000, and an even greater leap over previous years, The Times Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
Neither Don Kelly, who's served as Voodoo's director in recent years, nor a spokesperson for C3 Presents, the event's producer, had responded to messages seeking comment on 2022′s cancellation and what it might mean for the future of the festival.
One person disappointed by Voodoo’s disappearance is Jeff Borne, whose company runs the Mortuary Haunted House, and for several years, gave the festival its Halloween flavor, the newspaper reported.
Being involved with Voodoo “was a great experience,” Borne said. “It’s one of our favorite things to do. We’re disappointed that it’s not happening this year.”
His fall will be unusually quiet. The Scream Park, a scary, alternative amusement park that his company produced at City Park’s Scout Island, won’t return. He’ll focus instead on the Mortuary, which opens in September, then wait to see whether Voodoo comes back from the dead in 2023.
“I hope so,” Borne said. “It means a lot to New Orleans. But in the big picture, it’s not that big of a thing for C3 and Live Nation.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/New-Orleans-Voodoo-Fest-canceled-for-3rd-17235546.php | 2022-06-11 22:03:22 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/New-Orleans-Voodoo-Fest-canceled-for-3rd-17235546.php |
House Judiciary Republicans appeared split in their appetite for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Wednesday, with many largely refraining from discussions of booting him from office.
Democrats went into Wednesday’s hearing expecting the unofficial kickoff of an impeachment inquiry into Mayorkas.
But they were met with a more muted GOP as the party grapples with where to focus their impeachment energy.
The hearing wasn’t entirely free of fireworks. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) told Mayorkas that U.S fentanyl deaths were “your fault” while Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) told Mayorkas he should ‘be ashamed; moreso you should be held accountable.”
And Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) repeated the once popular GOP refrain that he should resign or face removal, telling Mayorkas he’d reached the “inevitable conclusion” that the Homeland Security secretary should quit or “that leaves us with no other option. You should be impeached.”
Democrats previewed a point-by-point argument addressing GOP claims floated at different turns over Mayorkas’s two-and-a-half years on the job, and noted the drop in border crossings following the implementation of new Biden administration policies.
But most of the GOP seemed to carefully skirt the “I” word, a factor one GOP aide privately told The Hill was because “I think everyone has moved onto bigger fish.”
Rep. Jerold Nander (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the panel, rolled through a series of GOP arguments, including those surfaced in a recent report from the House Homeland Security Committee, which has vowed to turn over its investigative products for use by Judiciary should they advance an impeachment inquiry.
He asked Mayorkas to dismiss claims the border is open or that he lied to Congress during prior questioning with Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) about achieving operational control of the border, a standard requiring perfection.
“The Secure Fence Act, specifically the statute, defines operational control as not having one individual cross the border illegally. Under that statutory definition, no administration has achieved operational control,” Mayorkas said.
Nadler said Mayorkas was just one target of a GOP eager to impeach anyone, pointing to earlier comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) while calling their “outrage…entirely evidence free.”
“As she so eloquently put it, ‘Everyone loves dessert, and that’s impeachment. Someone needs to be impeached.’ Like many of her colleagues, she seemed not to care who was impeached, so long as they could engage in the political exercise of impeaching somebody in the Biden administration. She singled out Secretary Mayorkas as ‘the lowest hanging fruit,’” he said.
And Rep. Veronica Escaobar (D-Texas), whose district is along the U.S.-Mexico border, accused Republicans of using Mayorkas as a scapegoat while refusing to enact legislation that would do anything to solve the problem.
“We know that the spectacle you’re seeing on the other side is part of the Republicans ultimate distraction strategy, impeachment. They aren’t just focused on impeaching you Mr. Secretary, despite the fact that apprehensions at the border are down by 70 percent,” she said.
“I encourage my colleagues who are seeking a true solution to join our effort to address our broken system. Anything short of that is a dereliction of Congress’s responsibility and obligation,” she said, a nod to the GOP argument that Mayorkas has been derelict in his duty.
The GOP critiqued Mayorkas’s job performance, with Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) asking him to rate how he’s done on the job on a scale of one to 10.
And Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) accused the administration of offering too rosy a picture.
“We know that this administration repeatedly violates the law under the guise of instituting safe, orderly and humane policies. But nothing about the Biden administration’s policy is safe, orderly, or humane,” he said.
“Only this administration and my Democratic colleagues would call it a success when monthly encounter numbers are near 150,000.”
Republicans in the hearing repeatedly griped about Mayorkas’s failure to answer specific questions on statistics or provide figures on the border.
The GOP had put Mayorkas on notice that they were hoping to get numbers – sending a letter on the afternoon ahead of the hearing with nine different areas where they were seeking data. That primarily covered how migrants seeking asylum were processed and deported since the start of the Biden administration.
“As I have stated before, data you wish to have we will provide to you as promptly as possible. What I don’t want to do is misspeak when it comes to data,” Mayorkas told Jordan.
But Jordan said those promises are often not realized.
“I can appreciate that. But we have a history where we’ve asked questions before, in a hearing, you told us the same thing. You don’t get it back to us. So we’re trying to get as much as we can on the record, in a public hearing,” Jordan said.
“You say you’re gonna get back with this, but the history has not been too good on your part.”
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) also accused Mayorkas of dodging questions.
“I think you’re the most dishonest witness that has ever appeared before the Judiciary Committee and I think I speak for a lot of my colleagues. This is such a frustrating exercise for us,” he said.
Mayorkas was one of the earliest impeachment targets of the GOP – Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Mass.) jokingly asked if he’s unpacked his office yet – but his appearance comes as Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has floated other targets for impeachment.
McCarthy in recent weeks has floated the potential impeachment of Attorney General Merrick Garland as well as President Biden.
Some Republicans have said Mayorkas should remain a focus, and the Republican Study Committee on Tuesday released a memo backing the action.
But McCarhy has gotten flack about pursuing impeachment, including from Buck shortly after his exchange with Mayorkas.
“This is impeachment theater,” Buck said, saying McCarthy was dangling impeachment as “a shiny object.”
“I don’t think it’s responsible for us to talk about impeachment. When you start raising the ‘I word’ it starts sending a message to the public and it sets expectations,” he added later. | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/judiciary-gop-torn-on-mayorkas-impeachment-as-conference-eyes-other-options/ | 2023-07-26 22:32:32 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/judiciary-gop-torn-on-mayorkas-impeachment-as-conference-eyes-other-options/ |
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who had a prolonged absence from the Senate as she recovered from shingles, says she is still experiencing some side effects from the virus that may affect her work now that she's back in Washington.
"My doctors have advised me to work a lighter schedule as I return to the Senate. I'm hopeful those issues will subside as I continue to recover," Feinstein said in a statement released Wednesday.
Before her absence, Feinstein, 89, had last voted in mid-February, and several Democrats recently called on her to resign before her term is up, including California Rep. Ro Khanna.
Her absence was severely noted in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has set a goal of surpassing the number of federal judges confirmed under former President Donald Trump.
Feinstein says she's looking forward to resuming her work on that panel, which includes consideration of President Biden's judicial nominees.
"I have returned to Washington and am prepared to resume my duties in the Senate. I'm grateful for all the well-wishes over the past couple of months and for the excellent care that I received from my medical team in San Francisco," she said.
Feinstein requested a temporary replacement on the committee while she recovered, but Senate Republicans blocked Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's effort to do so.
On the news of Feinstein's return on Tuesday, Schumer said he is "glad that my friend Dianne is back in the Senate and ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work. After talking with her multiple times over the past few weeks, it's clear she's back where she wants to be and ready to deliver for California."
Her first floor vote upon her return Wednesday was an "aye" to support Biden's nominee for the assistant education secretary for special education and rehabilitative services
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Osborn joins an experienced team who are experts at detecting fraud, reducing loss, maintaining compliance, and navigating the niche complexities of today's health care industry.
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If he won the 2024 presidential election, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would become one of the youngest people ever elected to the job. DeSantis, whose campaign has stumbled this summer, has been Donald Trump’s most notable challenger for the Republican presidential nomination.
President Biden, 80, is already three years older than any other president in American history. Biden and Trump, 77, are each seeking a second term in the White House. While each is the front-runner for the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively, the field of candidates varies widely by age
Biden, who pitched himself as a “bridge” to the next generation of leaders in 2020, has faced historic levels of opposition to his reelection bid, fueled in part by concerns over age.
Another Republican candidate, business executive Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, would be the youngest president ever. He is the only major candidate who is a millennial to seek a major party nod this cycle.
Theodore Roosevelt, who became president at 42 after the assassination of President William McKinley, is the youngest president so far. John F. Kennedy, who was 43 when he took office, is the youngest to be elected.
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his term at 77 years old.
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(WHNT) — Wednesday will mark a special night for astronomy lovers as the last full moon of the year makes a unique appearance.
Not only will the “Cold Moon” reach peak illumination around 10:09 p.m. CST on Wednesday, but it is also expected to fully eclipse Mars.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, December’s full moon has a pretty high orbit in the sky, which basically means it will stay above the horizon for a longer period of time than most full moons.
Experts say you can start to watch the “lunar occultation” — the moon meeting and obscuring Mars — start just a few hours after sunset, so they encourage anyone eager to see it to find Mars earlier in the night so as to keep an eye on its location.
“We will see the Moon drift very, very closely to Mars and then obscure it entirely,” according to the Almanac.
Mars will look like a bright “star” with a reddish glow around it and will be somewhere to the left or lower left of the moon, according to the Almanac.
The Cold Moon, the Almanac says, is so called because of its appearance at the time of year “when cold weather truly begins to grip us.”
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KYIV, Ukraine — A regional governor says an intense battle is going on for the key city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said that that Russian forces have entered the outskirts and were pushing toward nearby Lysychansk. He said Monday that two civilians were killed and another five were wounded in the latest Russian shelling.
The Ukrainian military also said that Russian forces were reinforcing their positions on northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Sievierodonetsk and bringing additional equipment and ammunition into the area to press their offensive.
Sievierodonetsk has been a key target of the Russian offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas industrial heartland. The city has served as the administrative center for the Luhansk region, which makes up Donbas together with the neighboring Donetsk region.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— EU wrestles with Russia oil embargo as leaders gather
— War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
— Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front
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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders will gather Monday in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go to help the war-torn country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will address the 27 heads of state and government by videoconference in the evening, has repeatedly demanded that the EU target Russia’s lucrative energy sector and deprive Moscow of billions of dollars each day in supply payments.
But Hungary is leading a group of countries – along with Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria – that rely on Russian oil and can’t afford to take such steps.
The EU has already slapped five rounds of sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. A sixth package was announced on May 4, but the hold up over oil is embarrassing the bloc. Ahead of the summit, officials suggested that a solution might be found by targeting oil transported by ships and holding fire on the pipeline oil so valuable to Hungary.
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BERLIN — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition party have reached a deal to move ahead with a big increase in defense spending that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced three months ago.
Scholz told German lawmakers three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started that the country would commit 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to a special fund for its military and raise its defense spending above 2% of GDP — a measure on which it had long lagged.
Scholz wanted to anchor the special fund in the constitution. That requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament, meaning that the chancellor needed support from the center-right opposition Union bloc.
Talks on the issue became mired in details, but the two sides reached an agreement Sunday night that clears the way to bring the fund to parliament. Among other things, funding for cyberdefense and support for partner countries will come from Germany’s regular budget, not the special fund.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia’s war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea.
Some countries like Somalia get more than 90% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. That’s forcing many people to substitute wheat for other grains. But the United Nations is warning that the price hikes are coming as many parts of Africa are facing drought and hunger.
The U.N. already had warned that an estimated 13 million people were already facing severe hunger in the wider Horn of Africa region as a result of a persistent drought. The World Food Program chief say’s Russia’s war on Ukraine is “piling catastrophe on top of catastrophe” for the world’s poor.
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The California Milk Processor Board's got milk? Realest Guide to California celebrates the real greatness of the state
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thinking of making time for more travel one of your New Year's resolutions? The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of got milk?, is debuting a unique resource for out-of-state travelers and locals alike: The Realest Guide to California.
In the fall of 2022, Got Milk launched an interactive microsite designed to listen to all of the organic user-generated content on social media from resident Californian creators. The goal was to analyze creators who are contributing to a timely online cultural conversation about keeping things real in the places they call home. The Got Milk team sifted through over 4.65M social media posts with specific hashtags aligned with the spirit of encouraging genuine and authentic connections. The result? 15 cities across the state rose to the top with the most user-generated "real" reels of 2022.
Today, the Realest Guide to California, curated by Got Milk, is making its digital publication debut. Got Milk has pulled together the best of the content from this social listening experiment to showcase all the best places to explore, discover hidden gems and "real up" trips with true expressions of California culture. The guide is designed to provide intrepid local, national and international travelers with inspiration and tips to plan their most real – and really satisfying – trips for 2023.
This curation of content by locals in different California cities disrupts the traditional travel guide format, by giving visitors and locals alike the opportunity to explore an interactive digital map of authentic experiences in each city: everything from secluded beaches to unique cafes as seen through the lens of uniquely-qualified locals. Thanks to the Realest Guide to California, prospective travelers can now supplement all the typical tourist landmarks found in traditional guides and connect with the heart of their destinations.
For the past 30 years, Got Milk has encouraged consumers to fuel their bodies and minds with real milk. In 2022, their newest campaign, Get Real, honed in on celebrating authenticity in a digital sharing culture that's increasingly overly manicured and riddled with filters. The Get Real campaign, featuring real moments infused with humor, shines a timely spotlight on how meaningful experiences can become when people are true to who they are. And nothing is as real as real milk, which has been providing energy and nutrients for thousands of years. This latest expression of the Got Milk message encourages people to step away from the pressure to project life through a filter and lean into the satisfying experience of simply showing up as themselves wherever they go. Now, with the Realest Guide to California, the many places to live and visit in this state are revealed to have even more dynamic, authentic adventures to discover.
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RUBY VILLAGE, Guyana (AP) — A small group of Indigenous women in northern Guyana are the latest weapon in the fight against climate change in this South American country where 90% of the population lives below sea level.
Armed with drones, the women are scanning mangrove forests for illegal cutting and expect to soon start collecting soil samples and mangrove litter to measure the carbon held in remote coastal ecosystems that have long been out of reach for scientists. Such data could nudge the government to create policies and programs to protect critical areas.
“We are merging traditional knowledge and scientific research to get all this information that we need but never had before and couldn’t afford to get,” said Annette Arjoon-Martins, head of Guyana’s Marine Conservation Society.
The women’s work is considered key for Guyana, a small nation about the size of Britain that has a 285-mile-long (459 kilometers) coastline whose coastal plains lie an average of 6 feet (2 meters) below sea level. The coastline depends on a centuries-old sea defense system created by the Dutch during the colonial era. It includes a 280-mile (450-kilometer) seawall and relies on dozens of workers who set alarms night and day to manually open and close sluice gates known as “kokers” that prevent the Atlantic Ocean from flooding Guyana.
By the mid-1990s, the Inter-American Development Bank already was advising Guyana to relocate communities inland since most of its 791,000 people live along the coast, and much of its economic activity and agriculture are based there. But people have been reluctant to leave.
A World Bank report has cautioned that “the impact of rising sea levels and intensified storm surges in Guyana would be among the greatest in the world, exposing 100% of the country’s coastal agriculture and 66.4% of coastal urban areas to flooding and coastal erosion.”
The community of Almond Beach in northern Guyana was forced to relocate several years ago after the ocean swallowed line after line of palm trees and began to lap at the school and other infrastructure, Arjoon-Martins said. Some 280 people once lived there; barely three dozen remain after a swath of land slipped underwater, she said.
Environmentalists say the work of the young Amerindian women will help them understand the challenges Guyana faces and what it can do to fight climate change as it prepares to become one of the world’s largest offshore oil producers.
By the end of the year, the women hope to start collecting data on how much carbon the coastal ecosystems around their villages are storing.
“We’ve never done a blue carbon baseline in Guyana before,” Arjoon-Martins said. “We want to quantify how much carbon this entire landscape stores, not just the trees.”
Knowing the baseline would help boost protection of that area and possibly lead to similar programs like the low-carbon development strategy launched in 2009 to protect Guyana’s forests, which cover nearly 90% of the country. That year, Norway signed a deal to provide $250 million in funding to ensure that Guyana’s 18 million hectares of forest remain intact. In December, Hess Corporation agreed to buy $750 million worth of carbon credits to protect those forests.
The indigenous women are gathering data and images at a crucial moment: Guyana is in the midst of an oil boom expected to make it the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer, raising concerns about potential oil spills and the oil’s contribution to the same climate change that threatens its existence.
An ExxonMobil consortium that includes Hess Corporation and China’s CNOOC is producing some 380,000 barrels of oil a day, a number that is expected to jump to 1.2 million by 2027.
Guyana Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who helped launch the 2009 low-carbon development strategy when he was president and has long led the fight to protect the country’s forests and mangroves, dismissed environmental concerns tied to oil production and greenhouse gas emissions. He called the oil production a “little operation” and criticism from environmentalists as “nonsense.”
But environmentalists say they are greatly concerned about potential threats including oil spills.
Earlier this month, a court in Guyana ordered ExxonMobil to set aside sufficient funds in the case of such an event and threatened to suspend the country’s Environmental Protection Agency if the oil company does not take out unlimited liability insurance within 30 days. In its ruling, the court accused the EPA of being “derelict, pliant and submissive” in its alleged omissions. The agency appealed and lost.
ExxonMobil has filed its own appeal, saying the court had “failed to recognize” that it and its partners have the ability to meet their financial obligations and that it already has insurance in place.
The concerns add to existing ones including the unlawful cutting of mangroves, fires, illegal construction and fuel pollution in rivers that the Amerindian women are scanning in the Barima-Mora Passage in northern Guyana.
Every three months, they fly their drones to inspect an area of some 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) that includes 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres) of mangroves — Guyana’s largest mangrove forest ecosystem. Mangroves act as a natural buffer against rising sea levels and help protect from coastal erosion. The soil they grow in also absorbs large quantities of carbon that would otherwise contribute to a warming Earth.
“It is me giving back to the environment,” said Shakira Yipsam, 19, who leads the drone team and lives in the Amerindian village of Aruka Mouth, located near a river that drains into the Atlantic.
The women’s mentor is 22-year-old Sarah Singh, who majored in marine biology and now works with the conservation society. She trained the women for up to eight months as part of a program that pays them roughly $700 a month. The program targets young women in Amerindian villages because “they’re usually the ones who leave school and start a family at an early age and don’t really have employment opportunities,” Singh said.
Their work builds on previous conservation efforts that included the replanting of seven miles’ (11 kilometers’) worth of mangroves across Guyana as part of a partnership with the European Union about a decade ago. That replanting led to another nearly 1,000 hectares (2,400 acres) of mangroves that regenerated naturally, Arjoon-Martins said.
Protecting and planting natural buffers like mangroves are key since rising sea levels and coastal flooding are a big concern in Guyana, whose name means “land of many waters.” Sea level rise here has been in line with the global average of 4 millimeters a year over the past 30 years, according to Steve Nerem, a sea level rise expert at the University of Colorado.
The narrow coastal strip where most people live and grow crops represents only 5% of Guyana’s territory and is intersected by three large rivers, according to a study published by professors at the University of Western Ontario.
The area has been affected by rainfall patterns that have changed and hit Guyana’s rice industry particularly hard, said Ulric Trotz, former deputy director at Belize’s Caribbean Community Climate Change Center.
“It’s leading to flooding, landslides and destruction of crops,” he said.
Major flooding events that Trotz attributes to climate change have been reported across Guyana in recent years, including in Mahaicony, southeast of the capital of Georgetown, where saltwater inundated swaths of farmland nearly two years ago, rendering it useless.
The magnitude of the floods, coupled with high tides, overwhelm the sluice gates and colonial-era seawall, but Arjune Lilmohan, 32, said he is not giving up the fight. Like dozens of other workers, he said he sets his alarm in the middle of the night to open and close the koker in his community because it’s his responsibility to protect Guyana from the Atlantic Ocean.
“If you sleep on the job, you get flood,” he said.
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Long before Bugatti made the 16-cylinder engine its calling card, Cadillac launched V-16-powered cars in a bid to outdo other luxury automakers. A prime example is this 1930 Cadillac V-16 452A, which recently appeared on an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage.” The car comes from California’s Nethercutt Collection, and is presented here by Cameron Richards, the collection’s vice president.
To keep the V-16 secret, Cadillac initially let slip that it was developing a V-12 to match Packard. So it must have been quite a surprise when the General Motors luxury division unleashed this massive engine on the public. Still, Marmon actually beat Cadillac to the punch, launching its own 16-cylinder engine a few weeks before Cadillac, Leno says in the episode.
The overhead-valve engine displaces 7.4 liters but only develops about 180 hp. While that didn’t match the high-end Duesenbergs, it was still a very respectable figure for the time because there really was no replacement for displacement. The car’s massive torque allowed it to pull away in any of its three gears, according to Leno, though the big engine needs a “firehose” to supply all the fuel it needs.
This specific car has the earlier body style, thought to be from 1928 to 1929, married to the 1930 Cadillac chassis and engine. The customer wanted a V-16 Cadillac with a dual-cowl phaeton body as quickly as possible, and the new body wasn’t ready yet.
Not many people could have afforded this car when new. It cost $6,500 at a time when mass-market cars sold for a few hundred bucks. With the U.S. in the midst of the Great Depression, the launch wasn’t exactly well-timed.
The V-16 was more about effortless acceleration than raw speed, Leno says. These Cadillacs weren’t as fast as contemporary Duesenbergs, but their generous torque almost makes the driving experience comparable to modern electric cars, he says. The smooth-running V-16 also offered a more refined experience than most cars of the period.
The car weighs well over 7,000 lb, but it’s easy to drive with an easy-to-use clutch and great brakes, according to Richards.
Cadillac continued making V-16 cars for about a decade, but eventually went back to slightly more sensible V-8 engines. Looking to recapture the brand’s glory days, GM unveiled the Cadillac Sixteen concept in 2003, but that never made it to production.
Toward the end of the video, Jay gets the chance to drive the car. He remarks that it’s incredibly smooth and quiet, and that the manual steering is much better than other old cars.
Watch the full video and revisit a time when a V-16 powered Cadillac to the front of the luxury-car class.
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LEMOORE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was shot and killed in Lemoore Tuesday morning, according to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say on June 20 around 5:30 a.m. they responded to the 16700 block of Atwell Court in Santa Rosa Rancheria for a report of a gunshot victim.
Upon arrival, authorities say they found 27-year-old Erik Sanchez Nichols who was pronounced deceased.
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Which softball cleats are best?
One of the greatest joys in life is watching your athletic child succeed in sports. If your little one is a softball player, you want to see them play like the budding star they are. Providing them with high-quality softball cleats is the first step in helping them take their game to the next level.
Softball cleats give players the comfort and traction they need to perform at a high level. The best softball cleats, such as the Nike Kids’ Hyperdiamond 4 Keystone Softball Cleats, provide excellent protection and give players the flexibility to move swiftly.
What to know before you buy youth softball cleats
Size
The last thing any parent wants is their child getting injured. Softball can be a dangerous game, but you can help minimize the risk of injury by having your child wear the right size cleats. Wearing too big cleats can feel awkward at best and cause injury at worst. However, they shouldn’t be too tight, either, as that can also be uncomfortable. A good rule of thumb is to leave a bit of room in the toe box so your child’s feet don’t feel constricted.
Metal vs. molded cleats
Metal cleats offer the most traction on a softball field but are usually more expensive than molded cleats, which use hard plastic or rubber nubs. Molded cleats don’t have replaceable studs, but they’re more durable than metal cleats.
It’s important to note that some softball leagues prohibit metal cleats due to safety concerns, so check your child’s league rules before buying softball cleats.
Cleat height
Cleat height is a matter of preference, as there is no difference in functionality between a low-cut, mid-cut and high-cut shoe. Low-cut shoes are lightweight and ideal for speedy players who don’t want to limit their mobility or flexibility. However, mid-cut and high-cut cleats provide more ankle support and stability than low-cut shoes.
What to look for in quality youth softball cleats
Midsole cushioning
Softball cleats should have plenty of cushioning in the midsole. Cushioning provides a layer of protection between the studs and the sole. Without it, players would experience pain or soreness from the jagged spikes. Cushioning also makes it comfortable for players to wear cleats for extended periods, gives them more responsiveness while striding and offers more explosiveness to main top speed during agile movements.
Spike length
Whether metal, plastic or rubber, the spikes on your child’s cleats should give them plenty of traction. Shorter studs are ideal for outfielders since they spend most of their time on soft grass. Longer spikes are more suited for infielders, as they dig into dirt better.
Durability
Softball cleats should have a sturdy build for withstanding the rigors of several games and protecting players from dirt and debris. A thick, padded tongue helps keep out debris and prevents shoelaces from coming undone easily. Also, most softball shoes have a toe cap for added protection and durability, so that once it wears out, there’s still a layer of fabric underneath.
How much you can expect to spend on youth softball cleats
Youth cleats are cheaper than adult cleats, usually costing $35-$40. For more durable shoes, you can expect to pay up to $50.
Youth softball cleats FAQ
Do pitchers need different cleats than other players?
A. In a slow-pitch league, pitchers can wear the same cleats as other players. They can also wear the same cleats in fast-pitch leagues, but cleats with a reinforced toe box are ideal there, due to many pitchers’ tendency to drag their back foot’s toe on their follow-through.
How do I clean my child’s softball cleats?
A. To remove dirt and debris buildup, clap both cleats together outdoors and use a cloth or an old toothbrush to remove grass and mud stains.
What are the best youth softball cleats to buy?
Top youth softball cleats
Nike Kids’ Hyperdiamond 4 Keystone Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These cleats are made with high-quality materials and deliver excellent traction and elite performance.
What you’ll love: They have a durable leather upper with molded details, and a padded collar and tongue for a comfortable fit. The foam midsole has soft cushioning for greater stability, and the rubber outsole with Nike Grind spikes provides superior grip. They come in six colors.
What you should consider: They’re not as flexible or responsive as other softball cleats.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top youth softball cleats for the money
Under Armour Kids’ Glyde RM Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These provide superior comfort and flexibility, making them ideal for beginners and intermediate youth players.
What you’ll love: They have a textile forefoot and a mesh fabric upper for increased ventilation. The thermoplastic polyurethane toe cap adds extra protection and the Charged Cushioning in the midsole lets players take off with explosiveness. Also, the heel pocket offers a secure, locked-down fit.
What you should consider: They only come in black or pink, and some customers complained about durability issues.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Adidas Kids’ Purehustle 2 MD Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These boast a clean-cut design and are made for youth softball players looking for a balance of flexibility and comfort.
What you’ll love: The mesh tongue and textile upper are breathable, letting players’ feet stay cool and dry longer. The sockliner provides a secure fit, and the Lightstrike midsole offers sufficient responsive cushioning. The molded rubber studs are strategically placed to give players superior traction on dry and wet surfaces.
What you should consider: They don’t have as much cushioning in the midsole as other cleats, and they’re only available in one color.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — A 3-year-old boy died Saturday in north Liberty County, according to authorities.
On Sunday, officials said the child's death is being investigated and is considered "suspicious."
What happened
Around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, the boyfriend of the child's mother called Liberty County authorities and reported that the child was in distress and "gagging," officials said.
When EMS showed up at the house on County Road 3792, they found the child in a recliner and started CPR.
The boy was taken to Kingwood Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Authorities said it's still early in the investigation and they're interviewing family members and waiting for the child's autopsy results. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/liberty-county-suspicious-child-death/285-0f68a05b-2ef1-49df-b081-55aceee54381 | 2022-09-12 02:54:33 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/liberty-county-suspicious-child-death/285-0f68a05b-2ef1-49df-b081-55aceee54381 |
Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
Pope Francis began a historic visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma.
Francis kissed the hand of a residential school survivor as he was greeted at the Edmonton, Alberta, airport by Indigenous representatives, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon, an Inuk who is Canada's first Indigenous governor general.
The gesture set the tone of what Francis has said is a "penitential pilgrimage" to atone for the role of Catholic missionaries in the forced assimilation of generations of Native children — a visit that has stirred mixed emotions across Canada as survivors and their families cope with the trauma of their losses and receive a long-sought papal apology.
Francis had no official events scheduled Sunday, giving him time to rest before his meeting Monday with survivors near the site of a former residential school in Maskwacis, where he is expected to pray at a cemetery and apologize.
Francis exited the back of his plane with the help of an ambulift, given his strained knee ligaments have forced him to use a wheelchair. The simple welcome ceremony took place in airport hangar, where Indigenous drums and chanting broke the silence. As Trudeau and Simon sat beside Francis, a succession of Indigenous leaders and elders greeted the pope and exchanged gifts. At one point, Francis kissed the hand of residential school survivor Elder Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nations as she was introduced to him.
"Right now, many of our people are skeptical and they are hurt," said Grand Chief George Arcand Jr. of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, who greeted the pope. Yet he expressed hope that with the papal apology, "We could begin our journey of healing .. and change the way things have been for our people for many, many years."
Indigenous groups are seeking more than just words, though, as they press for access to church archives to learn the fate of children who never returned home from the residential schools. They also want justice for the abusers, financial reparations and the return of Indigenous artifacts held by the Vatican Museums.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, one of the country's most prominent Indigenous leaders, said several members of her family attended residential schools, including a sister who died at one in Ontario. She described it as "an institution of assimilation and genocide."
During her flight to Alberta, "I was just so overcome with emotion and there were different times on the plane where I really had to stop myself from breaking into a deep sob," she said. "I realized that I am an intergenerational trauma survivor and there are so many people like me."
Francis' week-long trip — which will take him to Edmonton; Quebec City and finally Iqaluit, Nunavut, in the far north — follows meetings he held in the spring at the Vatican with delegations from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit. Those meetings culminated with a historic April 1 apology for the "deplorable" abuses committed by some Catholic missionaries in residential schools.
The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse were rampant in the state-funded Christian schools that operated from the 19th century to the 1970s. Some 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced to attend in an effort to isolate them from the influence of their homes, Native languages and cultures and assimilate them into Canada's Christian society.
Then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a formal apology over the residential schools in 2008. As part of a lawsuit settlement involving the government, churches and approximately 90,000 surviving students, Canada paid reparations that amounted to billions of dollars being transferred to Indigenous communities. Canada's Catholic Church says its dioceses and religious orders have provided more than $50 million in cash and in-kind contributions, and hope to add $30 million more over the next five years.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 had called for a papal apology to be delivered on Canadian soil, but it was only after the 2021 discovery of the possible remains of around 200 children at the former Kamloops residential school in British Columbia that the Vatican mobilized to comply with the request.
"I honestly believe that if it wasn't for the discovery ... and all the spotlight that was placed on the Oblates or the Catholic Church as well, I don't think any of this would have happened," said Raymond Frogner, head archivist at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
Frogner just returned from Rome where he spent five days at the headquarters of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which operated 48 of the 139 Christian-run residential schools, the most of any Catholic order. After the graves were discovered, the Oblates finally offered "complete transparency and accountability" and allowed him into its headquarters to research the names of alleged sex abusers from a single school in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, he said.
The Inuit community, for its part, is seeking Vatican assistance to extradite a single Oblate priest, the Rev. Joannes Rivoire, who ministered to Inuit communities until he left in the 1990s and returned to France. Canadian authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in 1998 on accusations of several counts of sexual abuse, but it has never been served.
Inuit leader Natan Obed personally asked Francis for the Vatican's help in extraditing Rivoire, telling The Associated Press in March that it was one specific thing the Vatican could do to bring healing to his many victims.
Asked about the request, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said last week that he had no information on the case.
At a news conference Saturday in Edmonton, organizers said they will do all they can to enable school survivors to attend the papal events, particularly for the Maskwacis apology and the Tuesday gathering at Lac Ste. Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics.
Both are in rural areas, and organizers are arranging shuttle transport from various park-and-ride lots. They noted that many survivors are now elderly and frail and may need accessible vehicle transport, diabetic-friendly snacks and other services.
The Rev. Cristino Bouvette, national liturgical coordinator for the papal visit, who is partly of Indigenous heritage, said he hopes the visit is healing for those who "have borne a wound, a cross that they have suffered with, in some cases for generations."
Bouvette, a priest in the Diocese of Calgary, said the papal liturgical events will have strong Indigenous representation — including prominent roles for Indigenous clergy and the use of Native languages, music and motifs on liturgical vestments.
Bouvette said he's doing this work in honor of his "kokum," the Cree word for grandmother, who spent 12 years at a residential school in Edmonton. She "could have probably never imagined those many years later that her grandson would be involved in this work." | https://www.wmur.com/article/pope-lands-in-canada-set-for-apologies-to-indigenous-groups/40700349 | 2022-07-25 01:34:53 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/pope-lands-in-canada-set-for-apologies-to-indigenous-groups/40700349 |
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Q: My wife and I live in Illinois, but plan to spend the winter in New Mexico. My wife will turn 62 while we are there. Can she apply for benefits in New Mexico or do we have to wait until we get back home to apply for retirement at our local Social Security office?
A: These days, you don’t even have to be near a Social Security office to apply for benefits. Regardless of where you and your wife are living, you can apply for retirement benefits online at www.ssa.gov/applytoretire. It’s so easy to do and it can take as little as 15 minutes to complete and submit the application. If she prefers, your wife can file a retirement benefit application with any Social Security office — including the one closest to you in Illinois, New Mexico, or wherever you happen to be.
Q: How long do I need to work to become eligible for retirement benefits?
A: Everyone born in 1929 or later needs 40 Social Security credits to be eligible for retirement benefits. You can earn up to four credits per year, so you will need at least 10 years of work to become eligible for retirement benefits. During your working years, earnings covered by Social Security are posted to your Social Security record. You earn credits based on those earnings. If you become disabled or die before age 62, the number of credits needed to qualify for Social Security benefits depends on your age at the time you die or become disabled. A minimum of six credits is required to qualify for Social Security benefits regardless of your age. You can create a my Social Security account to check and periodically monitor how many credits you have. Just go to www.ssa.gov/myaccount.
This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at 800-772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov. | https://pantagraph.com/social-security-veterans-and-active-duty-military-members---social-security-has-your-back/article_2e023db4-4fc7-11ed-9668-a720a4df385f.html | 2022-11-07 11:28:01 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/social-security-veterans-and-active-duty-military-members---social-security-has-your-back/article_2e023db4-4fc7-11ed-9668-a720a4df385f.html |
LANSING, MI – Two players won $1 million, but there was no winner of the $32 million Powerball jackpot for the drawing held on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
That means the drawing on Saturday, Nov. 26 will be worth $48 million with a cash option of $24.4 million.
The Powerball Numbers (white) for Nov. 23: 1-2-31-39-66
The Red Powerball Power Number: 25
The Power Play Number: 2
Double Play Numbers: 17-20-54-60-69
Double Play Powerball Number: 22
Powerball winners for Nov. 23:
· While there was no grand prize winner, two players matched all five white numbers drawn to win $1 million. Those tickets were sold in California and Florida.
· However, neither player also played the Power Play option, which would have increased their winnings to $2 million.
· In Michigan, five tickets sold won $200 in the drawing. That was the largest prize won in the state.
· There were 353,076 tickets sold that won at least $4 in the drawing. In Michigan, 11,194 tickets sold won at least $4 in the drawing.
Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26). Tickets cost $2 each.
In other Michigan Lottery news:
· The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, Nov. 25 with an estimated jackpot of $284 million and a cash option of $144.8 million.
· The next Lotto 47 drawing is Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7:29 p.m. with a jackpot of $2.9 million. Deadline is 7:08 p.m. that day.
· Thursday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot is worth an estimated $173,000. The drawing is at 7:29 p.m. Deadline is 7:08 p.m.
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March 2021. With their winnings, the group plans to give back to the community.
And while they were lucky winners, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a winner worth $1 million sold in Warren last year went unclaimed. The money instead went to the state’s School Aid Fund. | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2022/11/powerball-results-for-112322-jackpot-worth-32-million.html | 2022-11-24 15:14:14 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2022/11/powerball-results-for-112322-jackpot-worth-32-million.html |
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Monday called on the State Department to issue a travel advisory warning Americans about the dangers of buying pharmaceuticals from some Mexican pharmacies.
“We write to urge the State Department, which plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of Americans traveling abroad, to immediately issue a travel advisory warning of the dangers of buying adulterated pharmaceuticals from Mexican pharmacies,” the lawmakers wrote.
In a joint letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the lawmakers cited multiple reports that documented how some pharmacies in popular tourist locations in Mexico were selling counterfeit prescription drugs that were laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine. They wrote that that this puts unsuspecting American customers, who may be traveling to the country to access cheaper medication, at risk of overdose and death.
“We must continue to work to reduce the incentives for Americans to travel abroad because cheaper medication is available there, ensure we have adequate tools at home to combat substance use disorder, and ultimately reduce the demand for opioids and other drugs that are fueling our epidemic,” the lawmakers wrote.
Markey and Trone asked Blinken whether the State Department has considered putting such a travel advisory in place and whether the department will work with other agencies to reduce incentives for Americans traveling to Mexico to buy cheaper drugs.
They requested answers by March 30.
The Los Angeles Times last month reported pharmacies in several northwestern cities were selling the laced prescription drugs and marketing them as as “legitimate pharmaceuticals.” Reporters for the newspaper “found that pills sold as oxycodone tested positive for fentanyl, while pills sold as Adderall tested positive for methamphetamine.”
The investigation ultimately found that 71 percent of the 17 pills they collected tested positive for stronger drugs.
A study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles had similar results, finding that 11 different pharmacies into northwest Mexico were selling drugs with traces of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. The researchers also found that 68 percent of the 40 pharmacies had “at least one controlled substance for sale without a prescription, either in bottles or individual pills.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/lawmakers-call-for-mexico-travel-advisory-over-reported-counterfeit-drug-sales/ | 2023-03-13 20:07:46 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/lawmakers-call-for-mexico-travel-advisory-over-reported-counterfeit-drug-sales/ |
Elton John continues his last tour in Los Angeles Thursday night.
Colorado Public Radio’s Vic Vela reports why the singer is stepping away from the big stage and reflects on his powerful impact.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Mathematics scores declined for both fourth- and eighth-graders in nearly all districts and states
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of states saw scores decline for fourth- and eighth-graders in mathematics and reading between 2019 and 2022, according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation's Report Card, released today by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The national average score declines in mathematics for fourth- and eighth-graders were the largest ever recorded in that subject.
"The results show the profound toll on student learning during the pandemic, as the size and scope of the declines are the largest ever in mathematics," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "The results also underscore the importance of instruction and the role of schools in both students' academic growth and their overall wellbeing. It's clear we all need to come together—policymakers and community leaders at every level—as partners in helping our educators, children, and families succeed."
There were no improvements in mathematics in any state or large urban district, and eighth-grade mathematics scores declined in 51 participating states and jurisdictions since the assessment was last given in 2019, the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Eighth-grade mathematics scores did not change in Utah or the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
"Eighth grade is a pivotal moment in students' mathematics education, as they develop key mathematics skills for further learning and potential careers in mathematics and science," said Daniel J. McGrath, acting as NCES associate commissioner for assessment. "If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life opportunities of a whole cohort of young people, potentially reducing their abilities to pursue rewarding and productive careers in mathematics, science, and technology."
"Despite the countless obstacles that students faced over the course of the pandemic—including instability at home, decreased access to resources, teacher shortages, cyberbullying, and an uptick in violence once schools reopened—we also see pockets of remarkable resilience across the country, particularly in the country's urban districts," said Commissioner Carr. "But academic recovery cannot simply be about returning to what was 'normal' before the pandemic, as the pandemic laid bare an 'opportunity gap' that has long existed. It also showed how every student was vulnerable to the pandemic's disruptions. We do not have a moment to waste."
The data from The Nation's Report Card released today offer the first look at the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on what the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders know and can do using a common measure of student achievement and the first student-level achievement data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Schools, Puerto Rico, and 26 large urban districts that volunteered to participate in the assessment.
Nationally, the average mathematics score for fourth-graders fell five points since 2019 (from 241 to 236), while the score for eighth-graders dropped eight points (from 282 to 274). In reading, average scores for both grades fell three points (from 220 to 217 at fourth grade and from 263 to 260 at eighth grade).
The percentage of students performing below the NAEP Basic level increased across both subjects and grade levels. In mathematics, 25 percent of fourth-graders were below the NAEP Basic level in 2022 (an increase from 19 percent in 2019) and 38 percent of eighth-graders were below NAEP Basic (an increase from 31 percent in 2019). In reading, the percentage of fourth-graders below the NAEP Basic level increased from 34 percent in 2019 to 37 percent in 2022, and the percentage of eighth-graders below NAEP Basic increased from 27 percent in 2019 to 30 percent in 2022. The NAEP Basic achievement level represents partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for performance at the NAEP Proficient level, which represents competency over challenging subject matter. The NAEP Basic level is the least stringent of the three achievement level goals for American students that are set by the National Assessment Governing Board.
Declines were most widespread on the eighth-grade mathematics assessment, where scores declined across most racial and ethnic groups and for students across the performance distribution (lower-, middle-, and higher-performing students). Fourth-grade mathematics scores declined for all racial and ethnic groups except native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander students.
In eighth-grade reading, scores declined only for White students among the racial/ethnic groups, by four points. Scores declined in fourth-grade reading for American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, and White students.
A majority of states saw lower scores, on average, across grades and subjects since 2019. There were no improvements in fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics, as average fourth-grade mathematics scores declined in 43 states and jurisdictions and did not change in 10, and eighth-grade mathematics scores declined in 51 states and jurisdictions and remained steady in two. There were no improvements in fourth-grade reading, as average fourth-grade reading scores declined in 30 states and jurisdictions and did not change in 22. At eighth grade, reading scores declined in 33 states and jurisdictions, did not change in 18, and rose in one (the Department of Defense Education Activity).
NCES also reports student achievement for selected large urban school districts through the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) program. Fourth- and eighth-graders in 26 urban districts participated in the mathematics and reading assessments in 2022.
A useful benchmark for comparing the progress of the urban districts participating in NAEP is the average score for the "Large City" group—the NAEP classification for cities with populations of 250,000 or more. Since the last assessment in 2019, the average fourth-grade reading scores for large city schools declined three points; and in mathematics, the average score for large city schools declined 8 points for both fourth and eighth grades, reflecting the national pattern. However, unlike for the nation and most states, the large city average score did not decline for grade 8 reading.
Other district findings included:
- Average scores for fourth-grade mathematics did not change in three districts: Hillsborough County (Florida), Dallas, and Austin. Fourth-grade mathematics scores declined for the other 23 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for eighth-grade mathematics did not change in four of the districts: Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, New York City, and Philadelphia. Eighth-grade mathematics scores declined for the other 22 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for fourth-grade reading held steady in a majority of the participating districts (17): Austin, Hillsborough County (Florida), Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami-Dade, the District of Columbia Public Schools, San Diego, New York City, Houston, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Chicago, Boston, Jefferson County (Kentucky), Fort Worth, and Denver. Fourth-grade reading scores declined for the other 9 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for eighth-grade reading increased in one district: Los Angeles. Eighth-grade reading scores held steady in a majority of the participating districts (21): New York City, Miami-Dade, Clark County (Nevada), Duval County (Florida), Dallas, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, the District of Columbia Public Schools, Denver, Hillsborough County (Florida), Houston, San Diego, Boston, Austin, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and Detroit. Eighth-grade reading scores declined for the other four participating urban districts.
NCES collected information on how the pandemic affected student learning experiences and opportunities as part of the 2022 NAEP administration.
Across both subjects and grades, higher percentages of higher-performing students (students performing at or above the 75th percentile) had access to key educational resources than lower-performing students (students performing below the 25th percentile) during remote learning in the 2020–21 school year, including the following:
- Access to a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet all the time;
- A quiet place to work at least some of the time;
- Their teacher available to help with schoolwork at least once or twice a week; and
- For eighth-graders, real-time video lessons with their teacher every day or almost every day.
NCES also collected information on teacher confidence in performing remote instruction tasks, including addressing knowledge and skill gaps that may have occurred due to pandemic-related school closures. Fifty percent of teachers or fewer reported feeling "quite" or "extremely" confident in their ability to address learning gaps:
- At fourth grade, 11 percent of students had teachers who reported being "extremely confident" in addressing knowledge and skills gaps, while 35 percent of teachers in mathematics and 36 percent of teachers in reading reported being "quite confident."
- At eighth grade, 14 percent of students had teachers who reported being "extremely confident" in addressing knowledge and skills gaps, while 35 percent of teachers in mathematics and 36 percent of teachers in reading reported being "quite confident."
Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation's Report Card, has been the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and are able to do in various subjects. In 2022, NCES administered the NAEP mathematics and reading assessments to fourth- and eighth-graders in public and private schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools, Puerto Rico (mathematics only), and in 26 urban districts. The assessments were administered between January and March of 2022. Results for states and districts are for public schools only. Approximately 224,400 fourth-graders from approximately 5,780 schools and 222,200 eighth-graders from approximately 5,190 schools participated in the 2022 mathematics and reading assessments. Representative samples of schools and students are drawn from each state, district, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Visit https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ to view the report.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a congressionally authorized project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Center for Education Statistics, within the Institute of Education Sciences, administers NAEP. The commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics is responsible by law for carrying out the NAEP project. Policy for the NAEP program is set by the National Assessment Governing Board, an independent, bipartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. NAEP has been reporting information about what students across the country know and can do in major school subjects since 1969.
CONTACT:
Grady Wilburn, NCES, grady.wilburn@ed.gov, (202) 245-8159 OR
James Elias, Hager Sharp, JElias@hagersharp.com, (202) 355-4417
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Sean Payton is officially named Broncos head coach
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos named Sean Payton the 20th head coach in franchise history Friday, 40 days after firing rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett.
“Sean Payton is an outstanding leader and Super Bowl champion with a brilliant offensive mind. He shares our commitment to winning championships for Broncos Country and we’re excited to welcome him as our new head coach,” owner and CEO Greg Penner said in a statement.
“Sean knows how to build a championship culture with high expectations. He coaches with intensity and attention to detail while setting and maintaining high standards. Sean pours his heart and soul into winning with preparation, creativity and a genuine love of the game.”
The Broncos reached an agreement earlier this week to compensate the New Orleans Saints, who had Payton under contract for two more years.
A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Saints would receive the Broncos’ first-round selection, No. 29 overall, in this year’s draft and a 2022 second-rounder and the Broncos would receive New Orleans’ third-round selection next year.
Payton, 59, will be formally introduced Monday at team headquarters. He has already been busy interviewing candidates for his coaching staff.
Payton, who worked in broadcasting this season after stepping down from the Saints when Drew Brees retired, went 152-89 in 15 seasons with New Orleans and 9-8 in the playoffs. He led the Saints to a 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl following the 2009 season.
“It is rare in any sport to hire a head coach with Sean’s credentials and we appreciate the first-class manner in which the Saints approached this process,” Penner said. “We also appreciated the opportunity to meet and learn from the other highly qualified, outstanding coaches we interviewed.
“Our goal was to identify a strong leader for the Denver Broncos who is focused on winning, and we found him in Coach Payton.”
Payton’s first order of business after building his staff will be to help quarterback Russell Wilson navigate a comeback following the worst statistical season of his 11-year NFL career.
The Broncos went 5-12 last season, extending their playoff drought to seven years. Hackett was fired on Dec. 26 with a 4-11 record, making him just the fifth head coach not to make it through his first season in NFL history. Interim head coach Jerry Rosburg went 1-1 to close out the Broncos’ sixth consecutive losing season.
The Broncos were arguably the league’s biggest disappointment in 2022 given the blockbuster trade with Seattle for Wilson that cost Denver four premium draft picks and three players and the hiring of Hackett, who turned out to be the biggest flop of last year’s hiring cycle, overseeing an offense that averaged fewer than 16 points per game.
Wilson signed a $245 million extension before the season, one that doesn’t even kick in until next year. He has vowed to do everything in his power to bounce back in 2023.
The Seahawks own the Broncos’ No. 5 overall selection in the upcoming draft. The first-rounder they sent to New Orleans for Payton is No. 29 overall. They obtained that pick from the Miami Dolphins in the Bradley Chubb trade last year. The pick originally belonged to the San Francisco 49ers.
Payton was the headliner during this year’s cycle of head coach openings. Just five teams were searching for new coaches: the Broncos, Texans, Panthers, Colts and Cardinals.
The Broncos conducted an extensive search, beginning with a virtual visit with Jim Harbaugh, who decided to stay at the University of Michigan. Also considered were Dan Quinn, DeMeco Ryans, Raheem Morris, Ejiro Evero, Jim Caldwell and David Shaw. The Texans hired Ryans, who was a finalist in Denver, on Tuesday.
Penner led the search with assistance from limited partner Condoleezza Rice and general manager George Paton.
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DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year.
The startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it also will adopt Tesla’s charging connector, another step toward making it the industry standard.
Existing Rivian vehicles will need an adapter to link to a Tesla charger. But Rivian says vehicles manufactured in 2025 and beyond will come standard with a Tesla charging port.
It is another domino to fall as the auto industry considers switching to Tesla’s connector, which it calls the North American Charging Standard. At present, nearly all automakers other than Tesla use what is called a CCS connector developed with the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Tesla’s Superchargers are coveted by other automakers because it has more direct current fast-charging plugs in the U.S. than any other network, and its stations are in prime locations along freeway travel corridors.
Other automakers also are looking into the switch. On Monday, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said his company’s U.S. teams are studying the change and will make a decision in a few weeks.
“We right now are evaluating that possibility,” Tavares said in a brief interview with The Associated Press. “It can have good things and bad things.”
He said the good things are being evaluated, and the bad things include dependence on Tesla.
Currently Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, has no fully electric vehicles on sale in the U.S., but it does sell three plug-in gas-electric hybrids that can go short distances on battery power. The company plans to sell an electric commercial van this year, followed by an electric Ram pickup and other vehicles.
Rivian is a relatively small player in the U.S. automotive market, selling just under 30,000 vehicles from 2021 through the first quarter of this year. But the Irvine, California, company is viewed as a key Tesla competitor.
Like GM and Ford, Rivian owners will get access to more than 12,000 Tesla Supercharger plugs. In the U.S., Tesla has 1,797 Supercharger stations and more than 19,000 plugs, according to the Department of Energy.
Since the stations are direct current fast-chargers, they can charge EVs relatively quickly as people travel.
ChargePoint has the biggest charging network in the U.S. with more than 32,000 stations and 55,000 plugs, but most of them are Level 2 chargers that can take up to eight hours to get a battery up to a full charge.
The Energy Department says there are about 54,000 public charging stations nationwide with more than 136,000 plugs. While most are slower Level 2 chargers, the network of DC fast chargers is growing.
Still, industry analysts say there is growing momentum to switch to Tesla’s connector to become the standard in the U.S., although vehicles likely will need to be able to use both connectors for a while.
GM and Ford say they’re not paying Tesla anything for access to the network, but owners will pay Tesla to charge just like any other charging system.
Rivian said in a statement that in addition to joining Tesla’s network, it will continue to expand its own charging system, where it will incorporate Tesla’s connector.
Shares of Tesla closed Tuesday up 5.3%. They’re up about 40% since Ford first announced it would join the charging network on May 25.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden gathered a crowd of thousands at the White House Tuesday to celebrate last month’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, even as a new government report showed how hard it could be to bring surging prices down near prepandemic levels.
Tuesday’s economic report — inflation at 8.3% year-to-year, though just 0.1%. from July to August — was a harsh reminder of how difficult it might be to hit the Federal Reserve’s inflation target of 2% a year. Even as gasoline prices have declined since June, the costs of housing and food remain especially high in a way that suggests further Fed rate hikes and more economic pain to bring down prices.
U.S. stock indices fell sharply on the inflation report, with the benchmark S&P 500 down more than 4.3% on Tuesday.
The legislation, which passed with only Democratic votes in Congress, also included the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over a decade — and will cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients. It also would help an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is paid for by new taxes on large companies and stepped-up IRS enforcement on wealthy individuals and entities.
“With this law the American people won and special interests lost,” Biden said, taking a victory lap for legislation that rounded out the last piece of his domestic agenda for his first two years in office.
Biden in his remarks criticized Republicans for voting against the measure, contending they opposed a bill that would lower prices.
“I believe Republicans could have and should have joined us on this bill as well,” Biden said. “After all, this bill cut costs for families to help reduce inflation at the kitchen table.”
The law may help lower prescription drug prices, but outside analyses suggest it will do little to immediately bring down overall inflation. Last month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office judged it would have a “negligible” effect on prices through 2023. The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model went even further to say “the impact on inflation is statistically indistinguishable from zero” over the next decade.
In theory, the law could reduce inflationary pressures because it would lower annual budget deficits by $300 billion over 10 years.
But by partially forgiving student debt and changing the repayment structure in an August executive order, Biden likely has wiped out those deficit savings, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. An analysis by the fiscal watchdog estimates that the president’s executive order on student debt would cost roughly $500 billion over 10 years, “completely eliminating any disinflationary benefit.”
Still, voters are especially sensitive to gasoline, which declined 10.6% in August. The Biden administration has repeatedly cited relief at the pump as gas costs have fallen since June —when average U.S. prices crested above $5 a gallon. AAA estimates that gas prices nationwide averaged $3.71 a gallon on Tuesday. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-touts-inflation-reduction-law-despite-sobering-report/2022/09/13/ae6feee6-3399-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html | 2022-09-13 20:41:09 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-touts-inflation-reduction-law-despite-sobering-report/2022/09/13/ae6feee6-3399-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. were elected Thursday to start in the July 11 All-Star Game at Seattle’s Safeco Field.
Ohtani led the AL with 2,646,307 votes and make his third straight All-Star start at designated hitter. He also was the American League’s starting pitcher in 2021.
Acuña led all players with 3,082,600 ballots and was elected to start for the fourth time. Acuña topped the NL for the third straight year, while Ohtani received the second-most votes of any player.
The pair were chosen under rules that began last year and give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began May 31 and ended Thursday. Others advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Monday to noon EDT on June 29. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.
An individual can vote once per 24-hour period.
Remaining starters will be announced on June 29. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 2.
AL finalists:
Catcher: Jonah Heim, Adley Rutschman
First Base: Yandy Díaz, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Second Base: Whit Merrifield, Marcus Semien
Third Base: Matt Chapman, Josh Jung
Shortstop: Bo Bichette, Corey Seager
Outfield: Yordan Alvarez, Randy Arozarena, Adolis García, Aaron Judge, Kevin Kiermaier, Mike Trout
NL finalists:
Catcher: Sean Murphy, Will Smith
First Base: Freddie Freeman, Matt Olson
Second Base: Ozzie Albies, Luis Arraez
Third Base: Nolan Arenado, Austin Riley
Shortstop: Orlando Arcia, Francisco Lindor
Designated Hitter: Bryce Harper, J.D. Martinez
Outfield: Mookie Betts, Corbin Carroll, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Michael Harris II
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequoia Living, a nonprofit providing homes and services for healthy aging, recognizes the importance of creating healthier environments by reducing waste. With nearly 4,000 nutritious meals prepared daily, Sequoia Living uses sustainable practices focused on menu planning, tracking inventory, purchasing in-season ingredients, and reducing uneaten leftovers.
"At Sequoia Living we are committed to reducing the impact on the environment while providing nourishing and sustainable meals daily," said Sara McVey, President and CEO of Sequoia Living. "We work with our chefs, dieticians, and dining service managers to prioritize ingredients from local and diverse artisans to reduce our carbon footprint."
"Through this sustainable meals program, residents' choice is of the utmost importance," said Chef Tsitsi Helman. "We not only provide vegetarian options, but we also encourage 'Meatless Mondays' because we know reducing meat consumption is good for our heart and good for the planet."
To continue learning about Sequoia Living's efforts to reduce environmental impact and climate change, watch our Legacy Talks webinar series featuring discussions about emissions, air pollution, and strategies to reduce waste.
Being stewards of the environment is important to the people who live and work at Sequoia Living. Through our compost and recycling programs, everyone is involved in diverting waste from landfills. We invite you to come and learn what life is like at Sequoia Living. Click here to find a community near you.
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IRS raises contribution limits for retirement savings plans
(AP) – Americans will be allowed to contribute more of their money to 401(k) and similar retirement savings plans next year.
The IRS said Friday that the maximum contribution that an individual can make in 2023 to a 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans will be $22,500. That’s up from $20,500 this year.
People aged 50 and over, which have the option to make additional “catch-up” contributions to 401(k) and similar plans, will be able to contribute up to $7,500 next year, up from $6,500 this year. That’s means a 401(k) saver who is 50 or older can contribute a maximum of $30,000 to their retirement plan in 2023.
The IRS also raised the 2023 annual contribution limits on individual retirement arrangements, or IRAs, to $6,500, up from $6,000 this year. The IRA “catch-up” contribution limit remains at $1,000, as it’s not subject to an annual cost of living adjustment, the IRS said.
The changes, among others announced by the IRS Friday, make it easier for retirement savers who use these types of tax-advantaged plans to set aside more of their income toward building their nest egg. That’s especially helpful for older workers who got started saving for retirement later in life and can benefit from higher contribution limits.
Boosting the contribution rate on a 401(k) or IRA plan, even by 1%, can make a big difference over 10 or 20 years, assuming the saver remains employed and making contributions the entire time.
The IRS also increased the income ranges for determining whether someone is eligible to make deductible contributions to traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs or to claim the “saver’s credit,” also known as the retirement savings contributions credit, increased for 2023.
Taxpayers can deduct contributions to a traditional IRA if they meet certain conditions. If during the year either the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s spouse was covered by a retirement plan at work, the deduction may be reduced, or phased out, until it is eliminated, depending on filing status and income, the IRS said.
The IRS has outlined the details on these and other retirement-related changes for 2023 on its site.
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Jimmy Kimmel & Cousin Sal To Co-Produce Original Videos With Omaha Productions
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omaha Productions today announced that "Cousin Sal" Iacono and Mush Media are partnering with the Omaha Audio Network presented By Caesars Sportsbook.
All seven Mush Media shows, including Cousin Sal's popular Against All Odds and Extra Points podcasts, will now be part of Omaha's original podcast lineup. Omaha will also produce full length video versions of each podcast for ESPN's YouTube channel.
As part of the collaboration, Mush and Omaha will also team up with Jimmy Kimmel to write and produce original videos and other programming that will be distributed across Omaha Productions' social channels.
"I'm very excited to join the Omaha family. Over the years I've won so much money betting on Peyton and Eli I feel like I should be paying them. But since the contract is already signed, I think we're good," said Mush Media Co-Founder Cousin Sal.
"Cousin Sal has been making sports fans laugh for two decades. He's built a great reputation by delivering fans content in a fun and authentic way," said Omaha Productions Founder Peyton Manning. "Having the opportunity to team up with him and Jimmy to create original audio and video is an exciting next step as we continue to build Omaha."
"The expansion of the Omaha Audio Network has been impressive," said Sharon Otterman, Chief Marketing Officer at Caesars Digital. "Cousin Sal is a great addition to an already strong lineup. As presenting sponsor, we at Caesars Sportsbook look forward to continued collaboration with Omaha to bring more unique content and unforgettable events to life."
"We are looking forward to this newest collaboration with Omaha Audio," said ESPN Vice President of Digital Production Mike Foss. "Adding Cousin Sal's podcasts will further broaden our sports betting content across multiple platforms providing even more options for our passionate fanbase in that space."
Minus Three with Dave Dameshek; Covered in Glory with Toby Mergler and Brett Koremenos; Waiver Wired with Eddie Spaghetti and Jen Piacenti; Megan Fun of Sports with Megan Gailey and Megan Connolly; Lemon Pepper Parlay with Will Blackmon and Martin Weiss; and The Degenerate Trifecta of Harry, Brother Bri and Darren "The Parlay Kid" will also be part of the network.
Omaha Productions' expansion into audio was announced jointly with Caesars Entertainment and ESPN in June, resulting in the launch of a series of shows with signature hosts including Vince Carter, Cameron Heyward, Greg McElroy, and Katie Mox. Earlier this month, Kyle Brandt and Mina Kimes joined The Omaha Audio Network ahead of the NFL season.
All new Mush podcasts will be presented by Caesars Sportsbook and live in the ESPN Podcast library, which already features more than 35 original shows and is available on all podcast distribution platforms. Caesars Sportsbook is presenting sponsor of the Omaha Audio network supplying all odds and gaming data for podcasts and digital content on the network. In addition, Caesars and Omaha will continue to create live events unique to members of Caesars' best-in-class loyalty program, Caesars Rewards, and most recently announced the Caesars Sportsbook & Casino Truck Tour visiting tentpole sporting events across the United States.
Omaha Productions is an entertainment company launched by Peyton Manning following his retirement from the NFL. Omaha focuses on developing content that champions hard work, encourages the pursuit of passion, and celebrates community. Omaha Productions executive produces ESPN's Emmy-award winning Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli along with alternative telecasts for college football, golf, and the UFC. The company also serves as executive producer on NFL Honors and ESPN+'s PLACES franchise featuring series from Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Abby Wambach, Vince Carter, David Ortiz, Ronda Rousey, Sue Bird, P.K. Subban, and John McEnroe. The company also has series at A+E Networks, NBCUniversal, and Netflix.
ESPN Audio launched its first podcast in 2005 and is a leader in the sports genre with more than 35 original offerings, plus shows from ESPN Radio and television. Offerings focus on sports passions, storytelling (30 for 30 and ESPN Daily) and compelling personalities (including The Right Time with Bomani Jones, That's What She Said with Sarah Spain and Jalen & Jacoby). ESPN's podcasts are available wherever you download your podcasts and on ESPN.com.
Co-founded by America's favorite gambler – "Cousin Sal" Iacono – Mush Media develops multimedia content focusing on sports, betting, comedy and pop culture. The Extra Points Podcast Network currently features seven popular shows, including the long-running hit Against All Odds. Additionally, the Extra Points website, which features daily picks and free-to-play contests with the ability to compete against all of the network's various personalities provides a home for all your sports wagering needs. The company was created in the midst of the 2020 global pandemic, proving once and for all that no one likes to gamble more than Cousin Sal.
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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A Colorado man was arrested for investigation of committing hate crimes in California after two young adults of Asian descent were targeted with racist and homophobic comments as they recorded a TikTok food review video at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, police said.
The incident occurred Dec. 24 in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Ramon. The video’s spread online caught the attention of Police Chief Denton Carlson, who put word out on social media seeking the identities of the victims and the suspect.
“During their meal, a male suspect approached the victims unprovoked and engaged in a homophobic and racist rant, causing the victims to fear for their safety,” the San Ramon Police Department said in a news release.
In the video, which now has nearly 4 million views, the camera is facing the two young people as they eat french fries and an order known as “The Flying Dutchman.” A male voice can be heard asking them if they are filming themselves while eating, before making a homophobic comment.
Later, a male voice can be heard asking one of the diners if they are Japanese or Korean. The diner responds that they are Korean, leading the man to make comments about Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader. The other diner then urges the first to stop engaging with the man, who threatens to spit in the diners’ faces. He continues to make racist and offensive comments.
After the video was posted online, police detectives contacted the victims and began an investigation that led to the arrest of Jordan Douglas Krah, 40, of Denver, on Dec. 26, the department said. Krah was booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of committing a hate crime.
He posted bail, Lt. Tami Williams said in an email. Detectives will meet with prosecutors this week to request charges be filed.
Krah could not be reached for comment Wednesday. A call to a telephone listing under that name was answered by a recording saying the voice mail box was full.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to emails.
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Keystone Advisors, a Houston TX Based FMO, has brought veteran growth executive Vince Lanni in to lead the organization's growth expansion as chief growth officer.
HOUSTON, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Keystone Advisors is a top distribution force in the state of Texas and has been for 9 consecutive years. Now is the time to replicate our successful method across the nation. Success on a national level takes serious commitment and leadership. Vince Lanni is a proven leader and has unquestionable commitment to growing Keystone Advisors from grass root agents, agency partners, BPO, and contact center support. He has been a top producer in the Medicare space for the last 16 years. Has successfully helped scale multiple start-ups within the FMO, Medicare Advantage, and Value Based Care sectors. That knowledge and versatility along with a relentless attitude towards growth, is why I chose him to lead the organization", said Veronica Neal, Founder and CEO of Keystone Advisors.
Before joining Keystone Advisors, Vince Lanni served as EVP at start-up Zing Health, helping to expand the Medicare Advantage plans distribution in IL, IN, and MI and managed the implementation of Lasso Healthcare after the company's acquisition of the MSA plan.
Known in the industry for building out sales distribution channels with a focus on call centers, Vince Lanni intends to do the same for Keystone Advisors. "Having 1200 established ground agents, an internal call center in Houston with 100 licensed agents, and expansion plans to significantly increase our agent base across the country, this was an opportunity I just couldn't pass up. Veronica has built an incredible foundation for the company based on the core values of Integrity, Compassion, and a Customer Centric belief in providing our members with a first-class experience."
Vince Lanni, originally from Long Island, NY, where he graduated from Stonybrook University, now resides in Pennsylvania with his wife Diana, daughter Autumn, and their three dogs Poncho, Leo, and Zack.
About Keystone Advisors
Founded in 2014, Keystone Advisors is a national FMO in 48 states with locations in Houston and Dallas offering health and life insurance solutions to individuals, employer groups, and Medicare beneficiaries. Keystone Advisors also hold contracts for BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) for many top carriers in the ACA and Medicare space. For more information on Keystone Advisors, visit www.keystonema.com or www.keyhealthplans.com
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Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered from the pandemic was due mostly to factors that airlines controlled, including cancellations for maintenance issues or lack of a crew.
The Government Accountability Office also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions such as storms. Surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic, the GAO said.
Much of the increase in airline-caused cancellations has occurred at budget airlines, but the largest carriers have also made more unforced errors, according to government data.
Airlines have clashed with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over blame for high rates of canceled and delayed flights in the past two years. Airlines argue that the government is at fault for not having enough air traffic controllers, while Buttigieg has blamed the carriers.
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The GAO report was requested by Republican leaders of the House Transportation Committee. The GAO said it examined flight data from January 2018 through April 2022 to understand why travelers suffered more delays and cancellations as travel began to recover from the pandemic.
The GAO said weather was the leading cause of cancellations in the two years before the pandemic, but the percentage of airline-caused cancellations began increasing in early 2021. From October through December 2021, airlines caused 60% or more of cancellations — higher that at any time in 2018 or 2019.
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At the time, airlines were understaffed. The airlines took $54 billion in taxpayer money to keep employees on the job through the pandemic, but they reduced workers anyway by paying them incentives to quit.
As travel rebounded, the airlines struggled to replace thousands of departed workers. They now have more workers than in 2019 — and the cancellation rate this year is lower than during the same period in 2019, according to data from tracking service FlightAware.
In 2019, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines had the highest percentages of airline-caused cancellations, easily topping 50%. In late 2021, they were joined by low-fare carriers Allegiant Air, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Frontier, each of whom were responsible for 60% or more of their cancellations, according to GAO.
The percentage of cancellations caused by the airline also increased at Southwest, Delta, American and United. The figures did not include the 16,700 late-December cancellations at Southwest that followed the breakdown of the airline's crew-rescheduling system.
The GAO said the Transportation Department has increased its oversight of airline-scheduling practices. The Transportation and Justice departments are investigating whether Southwest scheduled more flights than it could handle before last December's meltdown.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after a pair of exposés revealed Harvey Weinstein’s long trail of sexual abuse of women, “She Said,” a film that dramatizes the dogged fight to uncover years of allegations against the movie mogul, premiered Thursday at the New York Film Festival.
The film stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who helped uncover the many allegations against Weinstein. When news of their impending report was first leaked by Variety, Weinstein at the time commented: “The story sounds so good, I want to buy the movie rights.”
Instead, the movie that would become “She Said” was adapted from Twohey and Kantor’s 2019 book about the investigation. It unspooled Thursday at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, with numerous women who came forward to tell their story in attendance, including Ashley Judd. Weinstein, meanwhile, is currently being tried in Los Angeles for 11 counts of rape and sexual assault. He has pled not guilty.
The 70-year-old Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2020 for committing a criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.
One of the loudest of the film’s numerous standing ovations was for Judd, whose on-the-record account led The Times’ first report and whose bravery emboldened many others to speak out. Other women who came forward were also in the audience. Judd plays herself in the film.
“I just want to remember when I was speaking to my mother about all this, she said, ‘Oh, you go get ’em, honey,” Judd said in an on-stage conversation following the film, recalling that her father was with her after her 1996 meeting with Weinstein at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel. “When I came down from the hotel room, he knew something devastating had just happened to me by the look on my face.”
“It was very validating that someone finally wanted to listen and do something about it,” Judd added. “The film was the next step in that.”
That “She Said” was premiering in New York at a festival Weinstein once frequented made the evening particularly poignant. Eugene Hernandez, executive director of the festival, noted that “it’s a room Harvey Weinstein has been in.”
The movie, too, has been a subject in Weinstein’s current trial. During pre-trial hearings, Weinstein’s attorneys requested that the trial be delayed because of the release of “She Said,” arguing that it could influence jurors. Universal Pictures will open “She Said” in theaters Nov. 18. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench rejected the motion.
But the array of women on stage — including the stars, the Times reporters, director Maria Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz — made a powerful statement. “She Said” follows the ups and downs of Kantor and Twohey’s persistent investigation, battling against a decades-old wall-of-silence, a litany of NDAs and Weinstein’s own belligerent responses.
“The number of people who shared information with us was relatively small, and yet their impact was so large,” Kantor. said “We hope this film helps people remember that these personal stories really can make an enormous difference.”
The Times’ reporting on Weinstein, along with that of The New Yorker, was the catalyst not just for Weinstein’s dramatic downfall but the rapid expansion of the #MeToo movement begun by activist Tarana Burke that would spread throughout Hollywood and many other industries.
“She Said” follows in the tradition of investigative journalism films like “All the President’s Men” and “Spotlight,” with the notable difference that its protagonists are women balancing their 24/7 work lives with their young families. The film takes care to show the reporters as hard-working professionals not so unlike the young, ambitious women Weinstein preyed on.
Kazan took a moment to reflect on what’s changed in Hollywood in the five years since. There are now intimacy coordinators on set for sex scenes and a more open conversation about gender imbalance. But, she said, “there’s so much change left to be effected.”
“Anybody reading the newspaper headlines since let’s just say the beginning of May would know that we’re still living in an oppressive patriarchy,” said Kazan. “That’s not special to our industry.”
Judd added that, thanks to SAG-Aftra agreements, auditions no longer happen in hotel rooms. But she also made the point that something deeper has changed within women.
“I have reframed the experiences that I have had to understand that they were, in fact, harassment and assault, when I had previously minimized them,” Judd said. “I think that the individual transformation a lot of us have had as a result of what Tarana started and as a result of this reporting, has allowed women’s consciousness to transform and to set boundaries and reclaim autonomy and say, ‘This is the up with which I will not put. This is the hill on which I’m willing to die.’ ”
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For the first time in recent years, Dayton is no longer among the top worst cities in the U.S. for allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s annual allergy capitals report.
Local experts are questioning whether the Dayton region is improving in terms of allergies or if other cities are getting worse.
“We haven’t really seen any changes,” Brian Huxtable, air pollution control specialist with the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, said about pollen counts. “Our seasons are typically the same.”
The 2023 Allergy Capitals report uses data from the previous year to rank how challenging it is to live with pollen allergies in the 100 largest cities in the continental United States. The report looks at factors like tree, grass, and weed pollen scores; over-the-counter allergy medicine use, and availability of board-certified allergists/immunologists.
“Last year’s data was better than years previously,” said Dr. Elizabeth L. Barrett of Premier Health Primary Care Beavercreek.
Dayton has been in the top 15 of the worst places in the U.S. for allergies for the past five years. While environmental factors could have impacted allergies, such as if temperatures or rainfall fluctuated, Barrett speculated that the drop on the list was due to other cities getting worse. With temperatures becoming warmer and winters not being as harsh, those factors could be making allergies worse in other regions.
“Generally, our winters across the country are more mild. We’re getting warmer temperatures,” Barrett said.
Since the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America began generating allergy capitals reports in 2003, seasonal allergies have worsened. A big factor for this is climate change, the foundation said. Climate change has caused the growing seasons to get longer and warmer, leading to higher tree, grass, and weed pollen counts. Some parts of the U.S. now have pollen year-round. The warmer temperatures also get trapped in urban areas, which impact air pollution, the foundation said in its annual report.
No cities in Ohio rank within the top 20 allergy capitals on the foundation’s list. The top 10 include:
1. Wichita, Kan.
2. Dallas, Texas
3. Scranton, Pa.
4. Oklahoma City, Okla.
5. Tulsa, Okla.
6. Sarasota, Fla.
7. Cape Coral, Fla.
8. Orlando, Fla.
9. Des Moines, Iowa
10. Greenville, S.C.
In terms of the types of pollen, Dayton ranks 40th for weed pollen, 79th for grass pollen, and 97th for tree pollen.
Grasses cause most late spring and summer pollen allergy symptoms. It is most common from April through early June, the foundation said. Grass pollen can sometimes be found year-round in warmer parts of the country. It can overlap with tree pollen or weed pollen seasons.
In 2022, Dallas had the highest sum of “high” and “very high” days for tree pollen, according to the foundation. Dayton had the lowest sum of these days. In Dallas, tree pollen was detected as early as December of the previous year and peaked in March and April. In Dayton, tree pollen was detected around February in 2022 and peaked around May.
Allergies in the Dayton region have stayed relatively the same, local experts say. Ragweed season, which happens in the fall, tends to be the worst allergy season, Huxtable said.
“If you are experiencing allergies, it’s important to seek medical advice,” Huxtable said.
Symptoms of allergies include sneezing, runny noses or discharge, itchy eyes, and ears popping or itching. Factors that make outdoor allergies worse include increased rain and increased wind, Barrett said.
For anybody who has allergies, Barrett said they should pay attention to their triggers. Keep your windows closed, and use an air conditioner during warm months. HEPA air purifiers are also designed to help allergy symptoms, Barrett said.
Nonprescription medications can help ease allergy symptoms, such as oral antihistamines, or rinsing your nasal passages with a saline solution with a neti pot bought at your local pharmacy.
“The first line medication is actually your nasal sprays because those are a steroid,” Barrett said. Nasal sprays are more effective in relieving allergy symptoms, Barrett said, and they can also be used in combined treatments.
If you do work outside, such as yard work or gardening, experts recommend taking a shower and changing clothes once you go back inside. Changing your bedsheets frequently also helps with both indoor and outdoor allergies. Hanging clothes up to dry outside can also cause pollen to build up on those clothes, so experts recommend against doing that.
“Keep your windows and doors closed to prevent pollen from getting inside,” Huxtable said. “You can rinse your eyes with saline solution.”
Seasonal allergy signs and symptoms can flare up when there’s a lot of pollen in the air. Apps for your phone like Pollen Wise and Allergy Plus can help people track local pollen levels.
Here is how Dayton has ranked in previous years on the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s annual allergy capitals report:
- 2023―88
- 2022―13
- 2021―15
- 2020―13
- 2019―13
- 2018―7
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INDIANAPOLIS — A 9-year-old girl was injured in a shooting early Tuesday at a home on the city's northwest side, police say.
Officers found the teen wounded while responding about 6 a.m. to the 5300 block of Winterberry Drive, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The teen was transported to a local hospital and was "stable", according to police.
The teen's exact age wasn't immediately made clear.
Police haven't released additional details.
This is a developing story.
Editor's note: Police initially said the victim is a teenager but later clarified she is nine years old.
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Trade hawks are sounding wistful for the period of intense corporate trade liberalization from which both the Biden and Trump administrations have increasingly been moving away.
It was one around which a big business consensus had formed over the last several decades and the move toward a less free trade focused chapter has alarmed some of its original architects.
Speaking at an online event on Monday, former Ohio senator and U.S. Trade Representative during the Bush administration Rob Portman took issue with recent positions put forward by key Biden administration officials and said the free trade agenda was having “trouble.”
“We’re having so much trouble right now moving the trade agenda forward,” Portman said, while acknowledging the 2020 enactment of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the update to the seminal NAFTA deal that ushered in the modern period of international business agreements lumped together under the term “free trade.”
The USMCA, which was negotiated during the Trump administration, moved in the opposite direction from many of the trade agreements that came before it, advancing stronger worker protections and doing away with a dispute mechanism long favored by corporations.
Last month, top Ways and Means Democrat Richard Neal (Mass.) described the USCMA as “the most pro-worker trade agreement ever” while taking issue with some core assumptions about the role of markets in the globalized economy.
“Opening the U.S. market to imports from other countries can, and has disrupted domestic industries,” Neal said during a field hearing of the committee in New York.
Portman on Monday espoused the opposite set of views, criticizing another new U.S. trade agreement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region for its lack of provisions on market access – one of the foundational aspects of the free trade agenda.
“The problem is, it doesn’t have any teeth in the sense that it doesn’t have any market access provisions,” he said of the trade deal known as IPEF. “It’s been viewed rather skeptically by countries in the region because they aren’t getting market access.”
Portman’s remarks come in the wake of big, programmatic speeches by the current U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who took similar aim at deep-rooted tenets about global economics.
“Our trade policy places workers at its center to reflect the reality that the consumer who enjoys the low prices of imported goods is also a worker who must withstand the downward pressures that come from competing with workers in other parts of the world toiling under exploitative conditions,” Tai said in a speech earlier this month.
In April, Sullivan endorsed the notion of “industrial policy,” the set of economic policies that came before widespread trade liberalization as well as the globalized production and distribution pipelines that set climate change into overdrive.
“In the name of oversimplified market efficiency, entire supply chains of strategic goods, along with the industries and jobs that made them, moved overseas. And the postulate that deep trade liberalization would help America export goods, not jobs and capacity, was a promise made but not kept,” Sullivan said.
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