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Teen injured, dog killed in southeast Phoenix drive-by shooting
Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:25 AM MST|Updated: 42 minutes ago
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A teenage boy has been hurt and a dog has died following an overnight drive-by shooting in southeast Phoenix.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building on South 45th Place, near 48th Street and Broadway Road, around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Police say shots were fired into an apartment from the outside, hitting the teen and a dog.
The teen was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm, but the dog did not survive. Police are investigating and so far, there’s been no information on possible suspects or arrests.
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When the New York Philharmonic's current music director, Jaap van Zweden, announced he would be leaving his post next year, president and CEO Deborah Borda had only one new maestro in mind: Gustavo Dudamel.
"There are so many things that are remarkable about Gustavo Dudamel," Borda tells NPR's Leila Fadel. "But I think number one is his ability to communicate with both musicians and audiences and to express pure joy in music. And this is something that we simply can't quite put into words. It's spontaneous combustion."
The 42-year-old Venezuelan's charismatic approach has made him one of the world's most sought-after conductors. He will officially lead the oldest symphony orchestra in the U.S. starting with the 2026-27 season, for an initial five-year term, beginning as music director designate in the 2025-26 season. Dudamel follows in the footsteps of giants such as Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein, all former New York Philharmonic music directors.
"He was the only one on our list ... This will be the Dudamel era," says Borda, who in 2009 ushered Dudamel into his current job as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director when she led that organization. That earlier nod — when he was just 28 — helped Dudamel hone his craft, both on and off the podium.
He's a rarity among classical music personalities who doubles as a pop culture celebrity. "He's a person who crosses all lines," Borda notes. "This is one of the things we saw out in Los Angeles from the moment he came — his ability to adapt within popular culture." The conductor has appeared in a Super Bowl halftime show and made cameo appearances on Sesame Street and on the Amazon classical music dramedy Mozart in the Jungle.
Part of the gamble is whether Dudamel will help attract new, younger and more diverse audiences to the orchestra's home, David Geffen Hall, which reopened last year after a $550 million overhaul. He will be the first Hispanic leader of the Philharmonic in a city where Latinos count for more than a quarter of the population.
"We know he will think about how to integrate a symphony orchestra into the fabric of a city. How do we discover the intersection between the artistic imperative and the social imperative?" Borda says. "But more importantly, he is a profound musician. And in the end, that's what we look for and that's what audiences look for."
Borda recalled first meeting Dudamel in 2004, when he won the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in Bamberg, Germany, leading the namesake composer's Fifth Symphony. He was just 23 years old. "It was the greatest single Mahler Five I had ever heard," she says. "When I first saw him conduct, it was simply the greatest talent I'd ever seen. It's a 100-year talent. At age 14, he could conduct all the Beethoven and Mahler symphonies from memory because he was music director of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra at age 12."
Dudamel will get to put his Mahler credentials on display in New York soon, as he guest conducts the composer's Ninth Symphony with the Philharmonic in May.
Leila Fadel conducted the interview for the audio version of this story.
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Through Their A Greater Good Platform, The Brand Aims to Launch Their First Ever Denim Circularity Initiative
PHILADELPHIA, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthropologie is pleased to announce their collaboration with Cotton Incorporated's Blue Jeans Go Green™ program: an initiative at the forefront of denim recycling. Beginning today, Anthropologie customers are invited to bring in their pre-loved denim to any of the brand's 200+ US retail locations to be recycled into insulation materials used in various applications through Cotton Incorporated's consumer sustainability program.
Earlier this year, Anthropologie announced its A Greater Good platform, which details their journey to becoming more environmentally sustainable and socially conscious. Through conservation initiatives, partnering with a diverse array of non-profit partners, and working to ensure the products they sell are ethically sourced, the brand hopes to incite meaningful change.
In support of their A Greater Good platform, Anthropologie aims to launch their denim circularity initiative, support their waste-reduction initiatives, and reduce their environmental impact. Aiming to divert denim waste from landfills and turn old denim into something new, the brand will bring together their loyal community and engaged social network to amplify this nationwide sustainability effort.
"At Anthropologie we are committed to creating a more sustainable future and being mindful of our environmental impact on the planet across our business operations," states Elizabeth Preis, Anthropologie's Chief Marketing Officer. "We are continually ideating new and inventive ways to enforce sustainability efforts across all facets of our brand's ecosystem by repurposing reclaimed objects into imaginative displays in our stores, utilizing upcycled materials in our one-of-a-kind windows, and transforming everyday materials into unique and surprising packaging. We are thrilled to be working with Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green™ program to extend the lifecycle of jeans by collecting unwanted denim from our devoted community which will be recycled to create something new."
"As part of their ongoing commitment to sustainability, we are thrilled to have Anthropologie participate in the Blue Jeans Go Green™ program as they introduce denim recycling to their customers," says Andrea Samber, director of consumer marketing, brand partnerships for Cotton Incorporated. "While denim, made from cotton, is natural, sustainable, and durable, we know consumers change preference in style, size, or it can just get worn to the point that it's time to move out of the closet. By reimagining what their old denim can do, their customers can reduce textile waste and close the loop on cotton sustainability, ensuring Anthropologie's continued mindfulness about their environmental impact."
Today through August 7, 2022, customers who recycle their denim at Anthropologie stores across the US will receive $20 off a new, full-price jean purchase of $100 or more. Customers are invited to recycle any type of denim apparel item inclusive of jeans, jackets, shirts, skirts and more, as long as it's made of 90% cotton or greater. The brand will be accepting denim drop-offs through August 31.
A unique lifestyle brand, Anthropologie is in constant conversation with our thoughtful, creative-minded community, and we take pride in our connection with individuals who prioritize self-expression and are in active pursuit of inspiration. We are committed to exceeding our customer's expectations in unexpected, personalized ways. Over the years, our product offering has expanded to encompass apparel, shoes, accessories, activewear, bridal (through our sister brand BHLDN), beauty, wellness, furniture, home décor, garden (through our sister brand Terrain), and so much more, the majority of which is available only at Anthropologie. Founded in 1992, Anthropologie now ships to over 100 countries (through www.anthropologie.com) and operates more than 200 stores around the world.
The Blue Jeans Go Green™ denim recycling program was created in 2006 by Cotton Incorporated as a call-to-action to recycle denim and give it "new life" by transforming it into something new.
The program strives to inspire sustainable living by educating people on cotton's natural lifecycle and engages consumers and local communities by diverting unwanted denim from landfills, helping to close the loop on cotton sustainability while emphasizing the environmental stewardship of the U.S. cotton industry at large.
Blue Jeans Go Green™ is a trademark of Cotton Incorporated.
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRTX), a clinical-stage targeted oncology company today announced a late-breaking presentation of concurrent combination results of adagrasib and pembrolizumab in first line advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring a KRASG12C mutation. Findings will be presented on December 7 at the 2022 European Society of Medical Oncology Immuno-Oncology (ESMO IO) Annual Congress as an oral presentation from 2:15 p.m.-2:25 p.m. CET / 8:15 a.m.-8:25 a.m. ET (Presentation #LBA4) during the "Proffered Paper session 1" session of the congress.
Mirati Therapeutics will host a Virtual Investor Event following the session on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. CET / 11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT.
Investors and the general public are invited to access the live webcast of the presentation at the "Investors and Media" section on Mirati.com or by dialing the U.S. toll free +1 773-305-6853 or international +1 888-254-3590, confirmation code: 1294615. A replay of the presentation will be available approximately 2 hours after the event has ended at the same website.
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company whose mission is to discover, design and deliver breakthrough therapies to transform the lives of patients with cancer and their loved ones. The company is relentlessly focused on bringing forward therapies that address areas of high unmet medical need, including lung cancer, and advancing a pipeline of novel therapeutics targeting the genetic and immunological drivers of cancer. Unified for patients, Mirati's vision is to unlock the science behind the promise of a life beyond cancer.
For more information about Mirati, visit us at Mirati.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the business of Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. ("Mirati"). Any statement describing Mirati's goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs, development plans and the commercial potential of Mirati's drug development pipeline, including without limitation adagrasib (selective KRASG12C inhibitor), sitravatinib (TAM receptor inhibitor), MRTX1719 (MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor), MRTX0902 (SOS1 inhibitor), and MRTX1133 (selective KRASG12D inhibitor), is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, particularly those challenges inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercialization of new drug products that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such drugs.
Mirati's forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Mirati's forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Mirati. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Mirati's programs are described in additional detail in Mirati's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") available at the SEC's Internet site (www.sec.gov). These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Mirati assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went on a lopsided run after Brooklyn coach Steve Nash was ejected in the third quarter and beat the Nets 110-99 on Wednesday night.
Antetokounmpo scored 34 points in the second half as the Bucks outscored the Nets 67-44 over the final two periods. After shooting just 3 of 10 in the first half, Antetokounmpo went 13 of 15 in the second half. He was following up a Saturday performance in which he scored 44 points and shot 17 of 21 in a 125-105 rout of the Houston Rockets, marking just the fifth time in NBA history a player had scored at least 44 points while playing less than 28 minutes.
Bobby Portis had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Milwaukee, and Jrue Holiday added 15 points.
Kevin Durant scored 33, Kyrie Irving 27 and Royce O’Neale 12 for the Nets.
Nash was ejected for the first time as Nets coach since taking over at the start of the 2020-21 season. Nash was ejected twice during his 18-season playing career.
The Nets led 70-66 with about 4 ½ minutes remaining in the third quarter when Nash appeared to argue for an offensive foul call on Antetokounmpo, who was bringing the ball up the court. Nash received a technical foul and then yelled his displeasure as assistant coach Jacque Vaughn and forward Royce O’Neale held him back. Nash’s heated reaction resulted in a second technical that got him ejected.
The Bucks outscored the Nets 44-29 the rest of the way.
George Hill made two free throws after Nash’s ejection to start a 5-0 run that put the Bucks ahead. Irving scored 11 straight Brooklyn points and sank a jumper that tied the game at 83 with 10:09 remaining, but the Nets went scoreless for the next 5½ minutes.
Milwaukee’s Jordan Nwora sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer from in front of the Nets’ bench with 9:43 left. Neither team scored again for nearly three minutes, but a couple of baskets from Antetokounmpo and a 3-pointer by Holiday gave the Bucks a 10-point lead with just over five minutes left.
Durant finally ended Brooklyn’s drought by making a driving layup with 4:37 remaining, the first time any Net other than Irving had scored since free throw by Day’Ron Sharpe with 3:02 left in the third period.
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Nets: Brooklyn played a second straight game without Markieff Morris, out for personal reasons. Seth Curry (left ankle) and T.J. Warren (left foot) still haven't made their season debuts. Nash said before the game that Curry will practice with the team's NBA G League affiliate Thursday and won't be playing against the Dallas Mavericks the same night. The Nets are hoping Curry will be available after Thursday's action. ... Nash said before the game he wanted to see Ben Simmons recapture "that joy of playing the game" as the three-time All-Star returns after missing the entire 2021-22 season and undergoing back surgery. Simmons had four points, five rebounds and nine assists Wednesday. He hasn't scored more than seven points in any of Brooklyn's first four games.
Bucks: The Bucks continue to play without Khris Middleton (wrist), Pat Connaughton (calf) and Joe Ingles (knee). ... A moment of silence was observed before the game to honor Keith Carrington, who had a lead supervisor for Fiserv Forum event security since 2018. Carrington died during the offseason.
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Nets: Host the Mavericks on Thursday in the first of four straight home games.
Bucks: Host the New York Knicks on Friday in the third game of a season-high six-game homestand.
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DETROIT (AP) — Shares of Tesla tumbled more than 12% Tuesday on the first full day of trading since the company announced 2022 delivery numbers that fell short of targets.
The electric vehicle and solar panel maker’s stock closed at $108.10, and it’s down just under 70% since the start of last year. The stock hit its lowest point since August of 2020, and Tesla’s market value, according to FactSet, slid to $341 billion, down from over $1 trillion as recently as April.
Tesla said Monday that it sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow deliveries by 50% nearly every year.
The 2022 figure topped the prior record of 936,000 vehicles delivered in 2021, but it was shy of the 1.4 million needed to reach the company’s 50% growth target. Sales grew 40% year over year, while production climbed 47% to 1.37 million.
The shortfall came despite a major year-end sales push that included rare $7,500 discounts in the U.S. on the Models Y and 3, the company’s top-selling models. Analysts said that Tesla also offered discounts in China, leading some to question whether demand for the company’s vehicles is softening.
Tesla Inc., based in Austin, Texas, also had to deal with rising cases of novel coronavirus in China, which hampered production at its Shanghai factory.
Cowen and Co. analyst Jeffrey Osborne expected investors to focus on missing the delivery target, but he only saw modest negative reaction “following acute weakness the past few weeks on production cuts in China and discounting.”
Investors will need to see stability in profit margins despite lower prices, and demand and order trends showing resumed growth this year for the stock to get further support, Osborne wrote in a note to investors early Tuesday.
In an apparent effort to shore up the stock price, Tesla announced Monday that it would hold an investor day event on March 1 at its factory near Austin. Investors will be able to see Tesla’s production line, discuss expansion plans and see the platform that will go beneath Tesla’s next generation of vehicles.
The Tesla stock decline also has cost Musk billions, bumping him out of the top spot for the world’s wealthiest person, according to Forbes.
Also playing into the stock drop is Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter and his sale of Tesla stock to help fund the purchase. Musk sold another $2.58 billion worth of Tesla stock last month and has sold nearly $23 billion worth of his car company’s shares since April, when he started building a position in Twitter.
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POTOMAC, Md., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., a fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their listing clients, today announced the successful renovation of Interfaith Works (IW) Priscilla's House in Gaithersburg, MD. The facility provides permanent housing, 24-hour oversight, and intensive case management services to seven senior women have experienced homelessness and are medically fragile.
Curbio, a company headquartered in Potomac, MD, completed a comprehensive overhaul of IW Priscilla's House entirely free of charge. The project included renovating the home's bathrooms and kitchen, replacing appliances, updating flooring, painting, landscaping, deep cleaning, and more. The renovation also included minor structural changes and brand-new furniture throughout the home.
"Our goal with this project was to update the residence so that it would be a more inviting space and more functional for IW clients who live there and the staff who support them," said James Bruno, VP, Special Projects at Curbio. "We really wanted to help transform Priscilla's House into a welcoming environment that they can proudly call home."
Curbio was founded in 2017 to help people get more out of their most valuable asset: their home. As a rapidly growing home improvement company, Curbio has established giving back to housing-related causes as a corporate priority. IW is the first beneficiary of this cause through the refurbishment of Priscilla's House.
"As a growing company, Curbio has a responsibility to give back to the communities we operate in. When the opportunity to update IW Priscilla's House presented itself, I knew that it was a perfect fit. When we have the opportunity to use our skills as a home improvement business to help our community, we welcome it," said Rick Rudman, CEO of Curbio. "I couldn't be more excited for the residents, staff, and volunteers of IW Priscilla's House to be able to enjoy their new space."
IW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides emergency shelter, supportive housing, essential needs, and employment programs to over 35,000 residents of Montgomery County, MD every year. IW Priscilla's House is one of two permanent housing facilities for women that IW operates as a part of their supportive housing programming throughout the county.
"The team at Curbio has been incredibly generous with the time and resources they have dedicated to transforming IW Priscilla's House. We are so excited to unveil this beautiful new space that our residents, staff, and volunteers will get to enjoy," said Courtney Hall, IW Chief Executive Officer. "Curbio's work has not only made the space more practical, but also more inviting and pleasant to be in, which will make a world of difference for our clients. We are incredibly thankful to Curbio for making this possible."
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
Interfaith Works (IW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides emergency shelter, supportive housing, essential needs, and employment programs to over 35,000 residents of Montgomery County, MD, every year. Its mission is to support its neighbors in need by providing vital services and a pathway to greater stability. IW's clients and residents are served by 149 trained and professional staff members, as well as 7,000 volunteers annually.
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Philippa Girling to bring valuable risk management and financial services experience
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CrossCountry Consulting, a leading business advisory firm, today announced that veteran risk management executive Philippa Girling will join the firm's Board of Advisors. Through this role, Girling will provide CrossCountry's management team with strategic guidance and technical expertise in risk management, with additional focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) objectives.
Girling brings more than 25 years' experience in the financial industry, having held senior risk management leadership positions at Investors Bank, Capital One, Morgan Stanley, and Nomura. Most recently, she served as Chief Risk Officer at Varo Bank N.A. during its establishment as the first fintech to obtain a national bank charter, before transitioning to Chief Impact Officer where she was responsible for the strategic design, execution, and measurement of the social and environmental impact of the company, including developing the ESG strategy; setting goals and measures for how to execute the strategy; and providing leadership and direction for the diversity and inclusion commitments and activities.
"It is an honor to have Philippa join our Board of Advisors," said Erik Linn, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CrossCountry Consulting. "Her renowned risk management expertise and passion for DEI and ESG initiatives is extremely valuable as organizations look for ways to enhance those programs as part of a broader growth strategy. We look forward to working with her to address these challenges head-on for the benefit of our clients."
"CrossCountry has built a distinctive reputation and position in the national consulting marketplace, and I am delighted to be joining them on their journey," said Philippa Girling. "The firm has a stellar reputation in helping companies solve some of the most pressing challenges that businesses are facing. I look forward to being part of such an active and vibrant organization."
Girling recently became Chair and CEO of Camp Panier, a Netherlands based company focused on establishing and promoting equitable spaces and experiences for women. She has authored multiple textbooks on operational risk and is a regular lecturer on operational and enterprise risk management and has led classes at Wharton, UC Claremont, Columbia University, NYU Stern, and Baruch College.
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The Newcastle United winger has established himself as one of the most exciting players in the Premier League in the past three seasons.
But Saint-Maximin is more renowned for his dribbling skills and trickery than consistent end product in the final third.
In 2021-2022, the 25-year-old has attempted (238) and completed (139) the most dribbles in the league.
However, Saint-Maximin has just five goals and four assists. He has not netted since a 1-1 draw with Watford in January, while his only assist in this calendar year came from a misplaced pass to Sean Longstaff that ran for Joelinton to score at Norwich City.
By contrast, Mane ranks 26th this season for dribble attempts (81, with 44 successful) but has scored 14 times, adding two assists.
Yet Saint-Maximin told So Foot: "Those who have played with me know very well that, in terms of pure quality, I have no reason to envy Sadio Mane."
The former France youth international appears to believe his Newcastle team-mates are the problem.
Callum Wilson remains the Magpies' top scorer with six goals despite being out injured since December, just this week returning to full training. Only Wolves (Raul Jimenez, also six) have had their leading marksman tally so few.
Chris Wood has netted twice since a £25million move in January, with Newcastle widely expected to invest heavily up front in the transfer window, having been linked with Darwin Nunez and Patrik Schick.
Saint-Maximin has created 45 chances from open play this term, the eighth-most in the league and most outside the top six.
"The day when I have a player capable of finishing the actions, I will make seasons with 10 to 15 assists," he said. "I will change dimension in people's heads."
It is perhaps unsurprising Saint-Maximin has such lofty ambitions, given he cites Greek philosophers as his inspirations – along with NBA legend Michael Jordan.
"Doing things that make an impression, changing the rules, that's the goal," he said. "Like what Michael Jordan managed to do.
"Jordan, he changed some people's lives, he gave people work, and that's the beauty of it." | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/news/saint-maximin-compares-himself-to-mane/1876897 | 2022-05-06 09:55:32 | 1 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/news/saint-maximin-compares-himself-to-mane/1876897 |
BOKSBURG, South Africa (AP) — The death toll from a toxic gas leak that authorities blamed on an illegal gold processing operation in South Africa rose to 17, including three children, as police removed canisters from a community of closely packed shacks and sifted through evidence Thursday.
The leak of what authorities said was a toxic nitrate gas happened Wednesday night in the informal Angelo settlement in Boksburg, a city on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg.
The three children who died were ages 1, 6 and 15, police said. At least 10 people were hospitalized, including a 2-month-old baby, two 4 year olds and a 9 year old, according to Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of Gauteng province, who gave an update Thursday.
A statement from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said it was a “devastating and tragic loss of innocent lives.”
Bodies remained on the ground, some of them covered in sheets or blankets, for hours after the gas leak was reported around 8 p.m. Wednesday as emergency service responders waited for forensic investigators and pathologists to do their work.
“It’s not a nice scene at all. … It’s painful, emotionally draining and tragic,” Lesufi was quoted as saying in news reports as he visited the settlement on Wednesday night.
An Associated Press journalist saw a forensic investigator covering the body of a small child with a blanket. Another body, covered in a white cloth with a shoe sticking out, lay under a strip of yellow police tape cordoning off the area. The bodies eventually were removed.
Search teams combed the area deep into the night looking for other possible casualties. Authorities didn’t say if the people engaged in the illegal gold processing thought to have caused the gas leak were among the dead, but police opened a criminal case.
Investigators made their way through narrow alleys between shacks and other makeshift homes that were dark due to a lack of streetlights, a common situation in the deeply impoverished informal settlements found in and around South Africa’s cities.
Emergency services spokesman William Ntladi said the deaths were caused by the inhalation of nitrate gas that leaked from a gas cylinder being kept in a shack where illegal miners were separating gold from rock and dirt. He said the leak had emptied the canister.
Lesufi, the Gauteng premier, tweeted videos that showed the dusty inside of the shack and at least four gas cylinders on metal stands. The footage included what Lesufi said was the cylinder that leaked lying on the floor next to the shack’s entrance.
The search teams concentrated on an area stretching out 100 meters (yards) from the cylinder to check for more dead or injured people, Ntaldi said.
Police later began tearing down the shack, and Lesufi said all gas cylinders were removed from the site.
Illegal mining is rife in the gold-rich areas around Johannesburg, where miners go into closed off and disused mines to search for any deposits left over. They then attempt to process some of that gold in secret, often in makeshift and highly dangerous facilities.
Mining fatalities underground are also common and the South African government department responsible for mining announced recently that at least 31 illegal miners were believed to have died in a gas explosion in a disused mine in the city of Welkom in central South Africa in May. The cause was methane gas, the mining department said.
Wednesday’s tragedy was likely to stoke more anger at illegal miners, who are often migrants from neighboring countries, operate in organized gangs and are blamed for bringing crime into neighborhoods.
Violence against illegal miners erupted last year and raged for days in an area west of Johannesburg after a group of 80 men, some of whom were believed to be illegal miners, were charged with gang raping eight women who were working on a TV shoot at a disused mine.
Boksburg is the city where 41 people died after a truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas got stuck under a bridge and exploded on Christmas Eve.
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Imray reported from Cape Town, South Africa.
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More AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africa | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-the-death-toll-from-a-south-africa-gas-leak-blamed-on-illegal-gold-processing-has-risen-to-17/ | 2023-07-07 11:13:08 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-the-death-toll-from-a-south-africa-gas-leak-blamed-on-illegal-gold-processing-has-risen-to-17/ |
ATLANTA — The opposition to the new Atlanta Public Safety Training Center continues to grow and Morehouse professors are now among the latest to join the fight.
“A physical facility to the tune of $90 million is off cue with what is happening in terms of social justice,” Morehouse professor Stephane Dunn said.
Dunn is among 32 educators at the Historically Black College, who signed an open letter opposing the center.
Andrew Douglas, another Morehouse professor, echoed similar thoughts, “Poor, Black working-class people’s voices have not been heard in this process and we felt an obligation to call attention to that.”
In the letter, the professors wrote, about Morehouse’s most famous alumni Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the beloved community he described in his 'I Have A Dream' speech, saying this project has no place in that vision.
“Part of the problem with 'Cop City' too is it’s a very clearly preparing the police force in a militarized type of way. And I think it calls for shooting ranges, they’re practicing large-scale crowd, suppression strategies. You know, this is about bringing military tactics to our cities in our communities,” Douglas said.
He added that he’s concerned the site could actually lead to more violence in the community.
“We need to reduce the number of interactions between civilians and police – whenever police are involved there is a risk that it will end in violence or death," Douglas said.
The professors said the community needs to rethink public safety. In a press conference last week, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the new training facility aims to directly address some of the concerns.
“Our training includes vital areas like de-escalation training techniques, mental health, community-oriented policing, crisis intervention training as well as Civil Rights history, education,” Dickens said.
However, the professors said the efforts need to go beyond what they’ve heard so far about this project.
“I don’t think it’s been thought out at all. People sitting in classrooms, going 'this is the history... of people getting beat down by police'... not decolonizing. That’s not what that looks like,” Dunn said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/morehouse-professors-atlanta-public-safety-training-center/85-d1ce6b60-2a90-4fd7-9f35-558d5819cb2f | 2023-02-08 03:29:57 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/morehouse-professors-atlanta-public-safety-training-center/85-d1ce6b60-2a90-4fd7-9f35-558d5819cb2f |
Judge rejects transgender plaintiffs’ bid to change their birth certificates in Tennessee
By Travis Loller – Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of Tennessee-born transgender plaintiffs hoping to compel the state to let them change the sex designations on their birth certificates.
The plaintiffs had sought to overturn a 1977 law that generally prohibits such changes. They said it unconstitutionally discriminates against transgender people and the sex designation on their certificates is inaccurate because it does not reflect their gender identities.
The lawsuit also argued that the policy is harmful, saying that when transgender people show their birth certificates for identification, the mismatch between the documents and their gender identities exposes them to possible harassment and even violence.
U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson wrote in his decision to dismiss that while there are varying definitions of “sex,” the term “has a very narrow and specific meaning” for the purpose of birth certificates: “external genitalia at the time of birth.”
Based on that limited definition, the designation does not later become inaccurate “when it is eventually understood to diverge from the transgender person’s gender identity,” Richardson said.
The plaintiffs had argued that “sex” should be defined by gender identity.
Lambda Legal, which brought the lawsuit on their behalf, criticized the ruling in a statement and said it was evaluating possible next steps. It said the decision comes as Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is targeting transgender rights.
Such efforts include banning gender-affirming care for minors; protecting teachers who don’t use transgender students’ pronouns from lawsuits; definining “male” and “female” in a way that prevents driver’s licenses and birth certificate changes; and banning private schools from letting transgender girls compete on female sports teams.
Richardson sought to sidestep politics in his decision, writing that the case “is not grist for a broad-based discussion” about transgender rights but rather “a discrete legal dispute over the constitutionality of a specific alleged policy” of the state.
Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore said she was devastated by the ruling denying her and her fellow complainants an opportunity to even plead their case.
“Tennessee’s discriminatory birth certificate policy has not only gravely impacted my life, but also presents a roadblock for all transgender Tennesseans,” she said in a statement.
When the suit was filed in 2019, Tennessee was one of three states that did not let transgender people change the sex designation on their birth certificates. Since then, federal courts in the other two, Kansas and Ohio, have found those policies unconstitutional.
Meanwhile states including Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma have adopted policies like Tennessee’s, according to Lambda Legal.
For more news happening across the state, click here. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/06/24/judge-rejects-transgender-plaintiffs-bid-to-change-their-birth-certificates-in-tennessee/ | 2023-06-24 22:05:18 | 0 | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/06/24/judge-rejects-transgender-plaintiffs-bid-to-change-their-birth-certificates-in-tennessee/ |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president said Saturday that he thinks a two-day visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to mark the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will produce developments of global significance.
Biden is set to arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday. During the trip, he plans to hold talks with the leaders of NATO's nine eastern flank nations and to give a speech on “how the United States has rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine,” according to the White House.
“I have no doubt that the visit of President (Joe) Biden in Poland and his address in Warsaw will be of world dimension,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
Poland’s leaders are stressing it will be Biden’s second visit in less that a year to Poland, a country offering Kyiv substantial military and humanitarian support.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also was in Munich on Saturday, said Biden “will make a very significant speech in Poland next week.”
“I think it’s safe to say that as well, that he’s likely to talk about the road that we’ve traveled together over the last year, where we are today and, as I said, our enduring commitment to Ukraine’s success, which is all of our success,” Blinken said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he thinks Biden’s address will be “far more significant and consequential” than the state of the nation address Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to give Tuesday to the Federal Assembly, Russia's national legislature.
Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Stiff Ukrainian resistance and supplies of Western weapons have forced Moscow to scale back its military goals. But the diplomatic consequences of the yearlong war have reverberated worldwide.
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Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/poland-s-president-hails-significance-of-upcoming-17792750.php | 2023-02-18 20:00:11 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/poland-s-president-hails-significance-of-upcoming-17792750.php |
HOUSTON — The 2023 NCAA Tournament field was revealed on Sunday, with the Alabama Crimson Tide securing the number one overall seed after winning the SEC Tournament.
The Houston Cougars were the second number one seed, earning the distinction of playing in the Midwest region over Kansas despite losing their conference championship game to Memphis - and playing without star guard Marcus Sasser who suffered a groin injury on Saturday against Cincinnati.
However, Houston still enters the NCAA Tournament with the best odds to win it all, per FanDuel, and Locked on Coogs host Parker Ainsworth joins Peter Bukowski of Locked on Sports Today to discuss what makes this team so tough.
"They lead with their defense, and defense travels," Ainsworth said. "Even in their tough offensive games, they are holding teams to well below their scoring standards...Of the 23 teams they played this year, nine were held to their season-low in scoring."
Ainsworth believes this team has a great chance of getting to Houston, where the Final 4 is located, and playing for a national championship in your home city is a huge advantage for Kelvin Sampson's team.
The injury to Sasser looms large, however, with no current update on if he will suit up for the Coogs first round game. A second round matchup against nine seed Auburn - if they are able to get past Iowa - could present a hiccup as well, with the Tigers playing in Birmingham in front of a home crowd.
The 2021 run to the Final 4 felt a little bit like the Cougars were just happy to be there, but expectations are much higher this season. Sampson's hard-nosed defensive squad has proven they are up for the task. | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/today-podcast/as-ncaa-tournament-begins-are-the-houston-cougars-the-team-to-beat-march-madness-2023-one-seed-bracket-college-basketball-news-cbs/535-3646e2b8-7941-4218-b52a-53d62766e741 | 2023-03-14 16:16:09 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/today-podcast/as-ncaa-tournament-begins-are-the-houston-cougars-the-team-to-beat-march-madness-2023-one-seed-bracket-college-basketball-news-cbs/535-3646e2b8-7941-4218-b52a-53d62766e741 |
The best Bitcoin casinos work just like traditional online casinos - except they come with the added benefits of no transaction fees, instant withdrawals, more exciting games, and better bonuses. Pretty awesome, huh?
Our expert crypto players have rounded up an updated selection of the best Bitcoin casino sites you can join today.
Along with the usual perks, these Bitcoin gambling sites excel when it comes to the quality of their games, the size of their bonuses, and their ease of use.
We’ve selected BitStarz as the top pick overall, but we’ve prepared 13 more online casino sites to take a look at — all of which accept Bitcoin.
Ready to find your new favorite Bitcoin casino? Let's take a look.
Best Bitcoin Casinos
- BitStarz: Best Bitcoin casino overall
- 7Bit Casino: Best for a variety of casino games
- Ignition: Best for crypto poker
- Slots.LV: Most valuable welcome bonus
- Bovada: Best for Bitcoin betting
- mBit: Best for provably fair games
- CloudBet: Best user interface
- SuperSlots: Biggest match bonus for crypto
- BetOnline: Best for crypto blackjack
- Wild Casino: Best selection of specialty games
- Cafe Casino: Best for new players
- Red Dog: Big selection of video poker
- BC Game: Great selection of BTC exclusive games
- Fortune Jack: Best roulette games variety
1. BitStarz — Best Bitcoin Casino Overall
Pros:
- 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus
- Won multiple awards
- Over 3,500 games
- 6 cryptos accepted
- High bet limits
- No deposit bonus available
Cons:
- Lesser-known coins not accepted
Launched in 2014, BitStarz has won multiple awards, plays host to more than 3,500 games, and gets your engines revving with a 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus on top of 20 free spins no deposit deal. What more could you ask for? It’s our OG of Bitcoin casinos.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 5/5
One of the best things about playing with Bitcoin at crypto casinos is that, generally, there are zero transaction fees. That’s the case here. What’s more, withdrawals are processed within 7 minutes — and there isn’t a single gambling site out there that can top this.
The maximum withdrawal is 10 BTC, while the least amount you can withdraw in one go is 0.00001 BTC.
Apart from Bitcoin, BitStarz accepts 5 other coins: Litecoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tether, and Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin Games: 4.7/5
It’s impossible to find fault with a casino site that lets you play a whopping 3,500+ games. The only issue you might have is finding a favorite. However, all the games are neatly organized into helpful categories such as table games, jackpots, live casino, and slots.
Altogether, there are over 1,000 slot games here, including high RTP titles like Arabian Spins, as well as a solid variety of online poker games, blackjack games, and roulette titles.
BitStarz is constantly adding new titles, too, and each time they do, they write about them on their blog.
However, there’s one thing to note — and that’s the fact that some of Bitstarz’s games are geo-restrictive. While this casino does have a live dealer section, it won’t be available if you play from the USA.
Bonuses and Promotions: 5/5
BitStarz is one of the standout online casinos when it comes to bonuses. During the registration process, you can choose between two different welcome offers.
The first (and our personal favorite) is a 100% up to 1 BTC bonus that also treats you to 180 free spins.
The second one is a 125% VIP welcome bonus up to 1 BTC + 100 free spins. And yes, anyone is free to become a VIP during the sign-up process.
Before you activate these promotions, you can claim 20 free spins without depositing a cent. Just verify your account, and you’ll get 20 chances to get lucky.
New players can also compete in a welcome tournament and enjoy cashback all week long for a limited time. During the weekend, you can take advantage of 25% cashback on all your losses, while hump day is Free Spins Wednesday.
Reputation: 5/5
BitStarz was launched in 2014 when “crypto casinos” weren't even a thing. Today, it’s widely recognized as one of the world’s leading Bitcoin gambling sites.
It’s owned by Dama N.V., a highly reputable iGaming company that owns multiple other crypto casino sites. It’s also fully licensed by Curacao eGaming.
Misc: 4.5/5
No Bitcoin casino is entirely perfect, and it’s perhaps a bit of a shame that BitStarz only accepts the 6 most popular coins. If it added the likes of Stellar, Tether, and maybe even Cardano — it might attract even more players.
Meanwhile, you can reach customer service 24/7. And if you become a VIP, you can take advantage of higher bet limits.
Click here to enjoy a 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus by joining BitStarz.
2. 7Bit Casino — Best Casino Games Selection of all Bitcoin Casino Sites
Pros:
- 100% first deposit bonus up to 1.5 BTC (+100 FS)
- 1,200+ games
- Stylish web design
- Accepts 8 cryptos
Cons:
- Lack of phone support
- Geo-restrictive games
If game variety is important to you, you might want to check out 7Bit Casino. There are 1,200+ crypto games to choose from, and these include over a thousand slots, 20+ blackjack variants, and 20+ roulette games.
And with a stylish, arcade games-inspired user interface, 7Bit is an attractive place to bet for real money.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 5/5
7Bit Casino is a crypto-only casino site that lets you make deposits and process withdrawals with just a few clicks of a button. The whole process is hassle-free, withdrawals take just a few minutes, and there are no transaction fees involved.
Besides Bitcoin, 7Bit Casino accepts 7 other coins: BCH, TRX, USDT, ETH, DOGE, XRP, and LTC.
Casino Games: 5/5
As noted, 7Bit Casino lets you choose from more than 1,200 games.
What we think players will especially appreciate is the sheer number of categories. For instance, there are “high risk” and “low risk” games, which go a long way to helping those who have an appetite for risk (or none at all) choose their games.
There are also categories like “summer games” and “winter games,” and you can easily draw up a Favorites list of your preferred titles.
To the left of the homepage, meanwhile, 7Bit Casino keeps you up-to-date with who’s winning on what games, which is an excellent feature if you’re the superstitious type.
Bonuses and Promotions: 5/5
If you join 7Bit Casino today, you can claim up to a 5 BTC deposit bonus that’s spread across your first 4 deposits. This bonus also comes with 100 free spins, which you can use on most slots powered by BGaming.
Then, you’re free to enjoy 15% cashback on your losses during your first week at 7Bit Casino. You can also participate in the Joker Race for the chance to win a piece of the prize pool.
And while the 15% cashback bonus is only available for a limited period, a weekend cashback offer is available indefinitely as we write this. Depending on how much you stake, you could be entitled to anywhere between 5% and 20% cashback.
Reputation: 5/5
7Bit Casino is another popular Bitcoin gambling site created by Dama N.V. It’s licensed, legit, and it’s gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2014.
It’s got multiple years of experience because it shares the same ownership with numerous high-rated crypto casinos; we have no reason to say anything other than this is a trustworthy Bitcoin casino.
Misc: 4/5
We touched earlier on 7Bit Casino’s retro theme. Indeed, the web design is stylish, modern, and super clean. It’s popping with colors, and there are all kinds of cool, arcade-like graphics.
Live chat, meanwhile, is available 24/7.
If you like the idea of potentially netting up to 5 BTC across your first four deposits, use our link to get started at 7Bit Casino today.
3. Ignition — Best Crypto Casino Site for Bitcoin Poker
Pros:
- Very high-traffic poker site
- No sharks
- Decent range of progressive jackpots
- Generous VIP program
Cons:
- Not a huge selection of games overall
Ignition is consistently ranked among the best poker sites globally when it comes to traffic. There are tournaments all day long, with some offering as much as $17,000+ guaranteed to the winner, while the week-long guaranteed prize pool is always above and beyond $1,500,000.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Ignition was launched in 2016 and had been accepting Bitcoin as a payment method ever since. You can also deposit and withdraw via Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum, as well as a handful of fiat currencies.
All the games are compatible with Bitcoin, while the most you can withdraw in one go is $9,500 (BTC).
Withdrawal processing times for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies take 24 hours at the most, but they’re typically processed within the hour of your request.
Casino Games: 4/5
Anyone who’s been somewhat involved in the iGaming world over the last few years will tell you that Ignition is one of the go-to crypto gambling sites for online poker.
Here, you get your very own personalized dashboard from where you can take a look at all the day’s poker tournaments. You can select games according to the number of players, the buy-in, and the pot.
All the major poker games are here, including Omaha and Texas Hold’em, while Zone Poker (which Ignition markets heavily) is ideal for rapid-fire action. Rake, meanwhile, is set at $0.01 for every $0.20 in the pot for $1 stakes, which is pretty acceptable.
Other casino games include 100+ slots and a handful of blackjack, baccarat, roulette, and live dealer games. However, with around 150 casino games in total, Ignition isn’t the best choice for variety, though it features a really solid lineup of progressive jackpots.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4/5
New Bitcoin players who sign-up with Ignition can take advantage of a $3,000 match deposit welcome bonus. You also get 25 free spins on the house as part of this bonus, and they must be used on the slot game Fast & Sexy (time-limited).
As a regular player, you get to accrue rewards points (known as Ignition Miles) each time you bet.
There’s actually no rakeback at Ignition, but the welcome bonus you get for poker accounts for up to 50% while active, which is much larger than the usual 20% rakeback.
There is also a lucrative VIP program that starts you off with 6% cashback before increasing it as you move up the tiers. You’ll also access more exclusive perks and prizes as you accrue more points.
Reputation: 5/5
Ignition may have only been around since 2016, but it’s already synonymous with online poker. It’s safe and secure to use, it’s owned and operated by Beaufort Media B.V., and it’s the poker site that all players trust.
It’s also fully licensed in Curacao.
Misc: 4/5
It’s worth mentioning that Ignition doesn’t track player stats. As such, it’s a good site for recreational players who don’t want to get eaten by sharks.
The software, meanwhile, is state-of-the-art stuff, and the games look fab on desktop and mobile devices.
Wanna get started playing Bitcoin poker? Click here to claim a $3,000 welcome bonus at Ignition.
4. Slots.LV — Biggest Bonus Match Percentage of all Bitcoin Casinos
Pros:
- 300% first deposit match bonus
- 200+ slots
- $7,500 Bitcoin welcome package
- Easy-to-navigate website
- Top-rated mobile app
Cons:
- Low deposit limits
If you’re looking to “invest” your Bitcoin in some fun slot games, you might want to check out Slots.LV.
We took it for a test drive and found that it’s got a superb selection of just over 200 high-quality slot games that include multiple high RTP titles and progressive jackpots. The games are action-packed and give you the chance to win big off the back of small stakes.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Slots.LV is one of the few slots-focused casino sites that accept Bitcoin. But while there are no fees involved whenever you make a deposit or process a withdrawal, it’s worth mentioning that Slots.LV has a rule whereby you must wager all your deposit amount before requesting a withdrawal.
This means that you need to be really careful when making a deposit. In other words, only deposit what you’re prepared to gamble.
Besides Bitcoin, Slots.LV also accepts Bitcoin Cash and a handful of regular payment methods like credit cards.
Casino Games: 4/5
Slots.LV’s biggest draw is undoubtedly the slot games. There are 200+ to choose from, and if you’re ever stuck for a game to play, you can check out categories like “newest games” and “suggested games.”
Each day, Slots.LV also has a “featured slot.”
There are plenty of jackpot games here, too, alongside slot tournaments all week long.
Other than slots, you can play table games like blackjack and roulette, while live dealer games and video poker games are also available.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4.5/5
When you create an account at Slots.LV, you can get started with a Bitcoin welcome package worth as much as $7,500. This is one of the biggest Bitcoin bonuses we’ve ever seen, and it also comes with fair wagering requirements.
The first deposit is a 300% match percentage up to $1,500, with the rest of the bonus split in 150% up to $750 promos across your subsequent 8 deposits.
Regular players are then entitled to play for free spins if they try their luck on the Slot of the Week, and there’s a referral bonus on the table each time you successfully refer a friend.
A 200% weekly double-up bonus further rewards regular players.
Reputation: 4.5/5
Out of all the slots-focused Bitcoin casinos, Slots.LV is actually one of the most established. It’s been around for 9 years now, and it’s run by Lynton Limited Casinos.
It’s fully licensed to operate, while all the games are provided by a number of reputable iGaming developers such as RealTime Gaming, Rival, and BetSoft.
Misc: 4/5
Customer support is available round the clock at Slots.LV and the website is super-compatible with Android and iOS devices.
If you like the sound of a $7,500 Bitcoin welcome package, use this link to get started at Slots.lv and enjoy top-quality Bitcoin slots.
5. Bovada — Best Bitcoin Online Casino for Betting on Sports
Pros:
- Thousands of daily sports markets
- $3,750 crypto welcome bonus
- Hugely trusted brand
- 200% referral bonus
- Reduced juice
Cons:
- No live streaming
- Doesn’t accept as many cryptocurrencies
Bovada has been the OG of the Bitcoin sports betting world for some time now — and for a good reason. It offers reduced juice, broad coverage of American sports (and worldwide), and an excellent in-play betting feature.
You can also bet on table games and online slots here and grab a $3,750 crypto welcome bonus while at it.
Bitcoin Compatibility: 4/5
Bovada accepts 4 cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin, which is pretty standard but definitely not on par with the likes of Bitstarz and 7Bit.
When it comes to Bitcoin, the minimum withdrawal is $10, while the maximum withdrawal is $9,500 (on one take). All crypto transactions are free, and withdrawals shouldn’t take longer than an hour to process.
Beyond cryptocurrencies, you can also use credit cards to deposit, but do note that Bovada levies high fees for these methods.
Crypto Casino Games: 4/5
As we’ve seen, Bovada stands out for sports betting. There are more than 30,000 markets available each day across a wide range of sports, alongside daily specials for all the major American sports.
The site is perfect for props and futures bets, but while in-play betting is generally excellent, live streaming isn’t yet available here.
When it comes to the casino section, Bovada lets you bet on just under 200 real money games. These include 120+ slots, 12 poker games, 8 blackjack variants, and over 30 live dealer games.
You can also bet on a number of specialty titles, including 7 bingo games.
Bonuses and Promotions: 4/5
New players who sign-up at Bovada can claim an up to $3,750 Bitcoin welcome bonus across their first three deposits at a 125% match rate. This is an excellent offer, although Bovada gives you the option of opting for a 100% up to $1,000 fiat currency bonus instead or a 50% sportsbook welcome bonus.
You can then top your subsequent deposits up with a series of reload bonuses, as well as grab a 200% referral bonus up to $100. This is one of the best referral bonuses we’ve seen, as it comes with just 5x wagering requirements.
Bovada also has a rewards program that will especially benefit you if you’re a sports bettor. For example, each time you place a $1 parlay bet, you’ll earn 25 points.
Reputation: 5/5
Bovada has been around for over 10 years and is easily one of the world’s most trusted online sportsbooks. It was one of the first sportsbooks to start accepting Bitcoin, it’s SSL-encrypted, and it has a Curacao eGaming license.
Misc: 4/5
One of the slight downsides to the Bovada sportsbook is that it posts its lines fairly late. This means you’ll have less chance to take advantage of value bets.
Other than that, the excellent user interface makes it easy for you to pick your bets and place them.
If you like the idea of combining sports betting with top-quality Bitcoin casino games, sign-up with Bovada and claim the 125% BTC welcome package up to $3,750.
6. mBit Casino — Best Provably Fair Selection of all Crypto Casino Sites
- Up to 5 BTC welcome package + 300 free spins
- Over 1,000 slots
- Daily games contests
7. CloudBet — Most Intuitive User Interface
- 100% up to 5 BTC match deposit bonus
- Great for sports betting
- Innovative website
8. SuperSlots — Most Valuable Crypto Match Bonus
- 400% crypto welcome bonus
- 250+ slots
- Daily specials
9. BetOnline — Best Blackjack Range of all Crypto Gambling Sites
- 100% up to $1,000 crypto welcome bonus
- Sports betting available
- 15+ blackjack games and weekly blackjack tournaments
10. Wild Casino — Top BTC Online Casino for Specialty Games
- 300% crypto welcome offer
- Over 350 games
- Wide range of specialties
11. Cafe Casino — Best for New Crypto Players
- $6,000 crypto match deposit bonus
- Low wagering requirements
- New-player and game guides
12. Red Dog Casino — Best BTC Casino for Video Poker
- 320% slots bonus
- Daily reload bonuses
- RealTime Gaming website
13. BC Game — Biggest Range of Bitcoin-Exclusive Casino Games
- 180% first deposit bonus
- Unique colorful site design
- Dice games available
14. Fortune Jack — Great Range of BTC Roulette Games
- 110% up to 1.5 BTC first deposit bonus (6 BTC welcome package)
- Sports betting available
- Huge weekly bonuses
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Ranking Methodology: How We Chose the Top Bitcoin Casino Sites
Bitcoin compatibility:
All online crypto casinos in our list accept Bitcoin and let you play various Bitcoin games. They all have zero transaction fees and aim to process your withdrawals anywhere from 7 minutes (Bitstarz) to 24 hours tops.
Online casino games:
Whether you want to spin the reels, beat the dealer at blackjack, or compete in poker tournaments, our best Bitcoin casinos have something for everyone. What's more, all our online Bitcoin casinos get their games from world-class iGaming developers.
Bonuses and promotions:
From deposit bonuses to reload bonuses and free spins, we made sure to add the best Bitcoin casinos that reward you with awesome offers.
Reputation:
Lastly, Bitcoin casinos that failed to display their license publicly or had a questionable history and ownership were immediately disregarded by our team. The Bitcoin gambling sites we recommend are all legit and reliable.
Guide to the Best Bitcoin Casinos
What are the Advantages of Joining Online Bitcoin Casino Sites?
The biggest advantage of signing up to Bitcoin online casinos is zero transaction fees. What's more, withdrawals are almost instant. And because Bitcoin transactions take place on the blockchain, they're even safer than traditional online casinos.
What Bonuses are Available at a Crypto Casino?
When you first join any cryptocurrency casino, you're entitled to claim a Bitcoin casino bonus. This is a welcome offer that's typically a matched deposit bonus. Sometimes (as is the case with BitStarz), this will also come with free spins.
Other bonuses you can claim at the best Bitcoin gambling sites include reload bonuses that top your subsequent deposits up, cashback bonuses (such as the 25% weekend cashback bonus at BitStarz), and more free spins. Most crypto casinos also let you join their VIP program for extra perks and prizes.
What Games Can I Play at an Online Crypto Casino?
You can play any and all types of online casino games at online gambling sites that accept Bitcoin. You can play live casino games, blackjack, poker, slots — and more.
The exact games and their variants available at any online gambling site depend on the casino itself. For example, Slots.LV is highly-rated for slots, while Ignition is a good choice for poker.
How Do I Choose the Best Crypto Casinos?
When choosing your next crypto casino, it helps to start by reading an in-depth review guide like ours to introduce yourself to the best casinos available and create a shortlist of sites that stand out to you.
Then, you can take a closer look at each online casino to see if it’s right for you. You can also read existing customer reviews to get a feel for the best casinos. Our top-recommended crypto gambling site is Bitstarz, followed by 7Bit — but we suggest you do some research yourself, too.
Comparison of the Top 5 Cryptocurrency Casinos
In this section, we’ll be taking another quick look at our top 5 picks:
Bitstarz: Coming in at number one is the multi-award-winning BitStarz, a casino site where you can play over 3,500 games, deposit and withdraw via 6 cryptocurrencies and enjoy a swanky, modern user interface. Get started today with 20 free spins (no deposit required), followed by 100% up to 1 BTC welcome bonus +180 extra spins.
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How to Start Playing at the Best Bitcoin Casino Sites
Follow our simple guide below as we explain all the steps required to get started at Bitstarz.
Step 1: Click “Sign-up”
Use this link to start the registration process at Bitstarz and click the “SIGN-UP” button located on the right-hand side of the homepage. A form then pops up requiring you to enter your email address and choose a password.
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Once done with the registration process, you’ll need to open your email inbox and find the message sent to you by Bitstarz. This step is required if you want to claim Bitstarz’s no deposit bonus. Open Bitstarz’s mail and click the link within to get 20 free spins credited to your account.
Step 3: Deposit & Play
Once you’re ready to deposit, simply access the Deposit section, choose a payment option, and follow the instructions. Don’t forget to opt-in to the welcome bonus before you actually send a payment to Bitstarz. Once your funds arrive, you can start playing for real money.
Ready to Start Playing at the Best Bitcoin Casinos?
These are the best online casinos available right now that accept Bitcoin based on our thorough testing process and player-first ranking approach.
They have the best Bitcoin casino bonuses, a range of excellent provably fair games, and they're safe and secure to use.
BitStarz is the best online Bitcoin casino overall, thanks to a generous 100% welcome bonus (up to 5 BTC), a huge selection of more than 3,500 games, as well as a safe and secure iGaming experience — with a no deposit deal to top it all off.
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Cribl product suite now integrates with SentinelOne's Singularity XDR Platform
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cribl, the leader in enabling open observability, today announced a new partnership with SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform company. The partnership enables SentinelOne customers to leverage Cribl's observability product suite to streamline cybersecurity triage, optimize data collection, and provide security teams control of their data.
By integrating Cribl's observability product suite with Singularity XDR, SentinelOne customers can now unlock the value of all observability data. Key benefits include the ability to: 1) Operationalize endpoint and extended detection and response (EDR & XDR) of data sources in joint customer environments, 2) Streamline for triage and investigative functions in the Security Operations Center (SOC), and 3) Progress cybersecurity programs with enhanced threat intelligence, threat hunting, and adversary simulation.
"Today's cybersecurity risk levels are increasingly associated with the ability to understand data across enterprise assets," said Chuck Fontana, SVP Business Development at SentinelOne. "Our partnership with Cribl helps optimize data collection at scale, enabling security teams to minimize risk and save time."
"We're excited to partner with the SentinelOne team," said Zac Kilpatrick, VP of Channel and Alliances at Cribl. "To keep up with persistent threats and the ever-changing security landscape, SOC activity must move from reactivity to proactivity. SentinelOne's autonomous and proactive approach to cybersecurity is differentiated in the market and aligns with Cribl's objective of optimizing analytics platform cost and performance."
Cribl's product suite now integrates with SentinelOne's Cloud Funnel, a data subscription enabling XDR data to be stored locally in an enterprise's data lake. This solution works with any data type, such as file, process, DNS, flow, behavioral, registry, commands, scripts, and more. Cloud Funnel's flexibility provides SentinelOne customers the ability to choose which data type they need, optimize it to find the right signal, and route it for maximum efficiency - all at machine speed.
Cribl Stream now supports SentinelOne's DataSet as a destination to seamlessly route data from legacy log analytics solutions. DevOps and IT teams choose DataSet to analyze data in real-time, effortlessly scale to petabytes, and cost-effectively retain data for longer periods of time for compliance and audit purposes. The new integration enables Cribl customers to pipeline their data to DataSet without changing their data instrumentation, collection, and ingestion.
SentinelOne and Cribl will also continue bringing new offerings to market, including integrating Cribl Stream into SentinelOne's Singularity XDR platform.
To learn more about the partnership, check out the Cribl blog, visit Cribl at Black Hat in Booth #1172, and join us for CriblCon at Black Hat 2022 on Thursday, August 11th in Las Vegas.
Cribl makes open observability a reality for today's tech professionals. The Cribl product suite defies data gravity with radical levels of choice and control. Wherever the data comes from, wherever it needs to go, Cribl delivers the freedom and flexibility to make choices, not compromises. It's enterprise software that doesn't suck, enables tech professionals to do what they need to do, and gives them the ability to say "Yes." With Cribl, companies have the power to control their data, get more out of existing investments, and shape the observability future. Founded in 2017, Cribl is a remote-first company with an office in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit www.cribl.io or our LinkedIn, Twitter, or Slack community.
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PHOENIX, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AMPS, a pioneer in healthcare cost containment and pharmacy benefit management, announced today their partnership with the industry-leading insurtech company, Health in Tech "HIT". This strategic partnership delivers innovative and customized saving solution strategies to small level-funded employer groups looking to make their healthcare dollars go further.
"At Health in Tech, our solutions are designed to give you full autonomy, so you have the power to create whatever products you want. We help you build your system, design specifically for your needs and your market, so you can run with it. Its unique advantage is that the system only takes minutes to produce bindable quotes for small to medium-sized groups," said Tim Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Health in Tech. "Combined with AMPS' consultative and scalable approach, we believe this partnership will have a significant financial impact to both the groups we manage and the members we serve."
The partnership between AMPS and HIT provides a fully integrated health plan solution that offers an employer all of the bundled solutions of a fully insured plan, yet all the rewards of being self-funded. "There are many benefits to being self-funded in this current environment, but we also understand that making the transition from a fully insured plan when you are a small group can be daunting," said Jeff Zavada, Chief Revenue Officer of AMPS. "Through this partnership, we can confidently place these small to midsized groups into a level-funded plan while providing employer groups with the significant savings they so desperately need."
"We are thrilled to roll out this new strategic partnership which allows us to challenge old assumptions around cost containment solutions," said Zavada. "By expanding our efficiencies into these smaller markets, we are able to capture a segment of employers who might not know of the cost savings opportunities available outside of traditional PPO networks."
AMPS and Health In Tech work with Brokers, TPAs, and employer groups to provide a fully integrated solution offering transparency, control, and predictability.
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Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions (AMPS) provides market leading healthcare cost containment services and pharmacy benefit management for self-funded employers, public entities, health plans, TPAs, health sharing organizations and reinsurers. Leveraging 18 years of experience in auditing and pricing medical claims, AMPS delivers "fair for all" pricing both pre-care and post-care. Learn more at www.amps.com.
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(THE CONVERSATION) Two of the six men facing federal charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 were found guilty by a federal jury on Aug. 23, 2022.
The verdict in the trial of co-defendants Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. comes after a previous trial ended in acquittals for two other co-defendants, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, and mistrials for Fox and Croft. Their two other alleged accomplices, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the prosecutions against the others.
All six were members of the Wolverine Watchmen, a militia group in Michigan who felt compelled to act against Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions. Several other members of the Watchmen still face state charges for their alleged roles in the kidnapping plot.
Observers like me knew relatively little about the Wolverine Watchmen when the men were first arrested in October 2020. I have studied the U.S. domestic militia movement for 12 years. I have learned about general militia structures, and I have conducted in-depth interviews and done extensive fieldwork with militia groups. I have long-standing contacts who have informed my understanding of groups. And still, I do not believe it’s possible to know the full extent of the defendants’ intentions or abilities.
But I do know that violent threats and plots need to be treated seriously – especially those that focus on specific people and their supposed tyranny.
It will also be important to observe how militias and related groups respond to these convictions: Claims that the judicial process was corrupt have already surfaced, which could fuel additional mistrust in American political systems as the nation heads into midterm congressional elections.
What is this group, and where did it come from?
In 2020, reports from my militia contacts and other sources indicated the Wolverine Watchmen had split off from the larger Michigan Liberty Militia, which had featured prominently in an April 2020 Michigan state lockdown protest that garnered national attention.
The Wolverine Watchmen appear to be a type of militia called “millenarian,” which tends to be dangerous, secretive, conspiracy-oriented and anti-government. This is in contrast with the other type of militia unit – “constitutionalist” – whose members still train with firearms but take a much more defensive, rather than offensive, stance toward the government.
The exact cause of the split is not clear, but I have witnessed in my work that fractures are exceedingly common in militia groups because of personality conflicts or disputes over a group’s goals and plans, as well as whether their actions are private or in public.
In a similar vein, it also appears that Adam Fox, the plot’s alleged mastermind, had been kicked out of yet another militia group called the Michigan Home Guard before joining the Watchmen. Public reports of this incident match what militia informants have reported to me about Fox’s volatility both in person and on social media.
Other members may have been recruited to the Watchmen at multimilitia events the unit was known to attend or even host. Insiders tell me that some members may have followed Fox when the Home Guard largely dissolved following one leader’s participation in a “60 Minutes” interview that was perceived as harmful to the militia movement.
What are their aims or goals?
Several of those initially charged are affiliated with the Boogaloo movement, a loose ideology whose adherents seek to foster varying degrees of social upheaval, often through attacks on law enforcement or other government representatives.
Watchmen commander and co-founder Joseph Morrison, for example, included “Boogaloo” as part of his online handle.
Boogaloo ideology is not synonymous with millenarianism but is much more similar than it is to the more reserved constitutionalist outlook. Boogaloo shares with millenarianism a desire for violence and disruption, and both perspectives can be further incited by a variety of conspiracy fantasies, such as those that enhance believers’ perceptions of political opponents as not just wrong-thinking, but evil.
Co-conspirator Ty Garbin testified that the ultimate goal of the kidnapping plot was “to cause as much disruption as possible to prevent Joe Biden from getting into office.”
Garbin’s stated focus specifically on Biden – and, by default, ensuring a continued Trump presidency – would imply that the Watchmen did not want to completely overthrow the government but instead retain a leader who met their approval.
Prosecutors, however, used even stronger language than Garbin in the second federal trial, asserting that Croft and Fox wanted to start a “second American Revolution.” This is a variation of a goal at the extreme end of the Boogaloo spectrum: to initiate a second civil war.
Despite the common disdain for Whitmer and government COVID-19 policies that brought these men together, they had ideological differences, too.
Brandon Caserta, for example, posted an anti-Trump video, while Daniel Harris had previously protested against police brutality and in support of Black Lives Matter.
I have observed some online commentators dismiss those actions as tactical maneuvers to make militias seem less exclusionary than they really are. However, in my experience, militia members hold a complex array of personal beliefs, including support for racial equality that is sincere even if not entirely informed about the full scope of modern racism.
Were they a serious threat?
Questions remain among some militia members and their supporters about the seriousness of the Watchmen’s plot. At the time of their arrests, militia members who knew some of the defendants told me they doubted their ability to actually execute the complicated plan.
While I continue to hear disparaging remarks about Croft and Fox in particular, most of the skeptical focus has since shifted to the integrity of the investigation.
The defense team in the original trial argued the plot was actually the creation of undercover agents or informants involved in the investigation. The first jury may have found this argument persuasive for Harris’ and Caserta’s acquittals, but it seems to have fallen short as an explanation for Fox and Croft in both trials.
Militia supporters have nonetheless noted that some texts and other communications from informants were not shared with jurors in either federal case, a fact they believe supports defense attorneys’ arguments that FBI agents engaged in entrapment.
And some supporters of the defendants have raised concerns about the background and behavior of FBI agents who were involved in the case, apparently seeking to impeach their credibility. One agent was arrested for violently assaulting his wife, while yet another was removed from the list of witnesses after facing allegations of perjury in a different case.
Jurors in the ongoing state trial of the eight other members of the Watchmen will be barred from hearing this information about the FBI agents’ actions, which further contributes to the perceptions some militia-world actors have about the unfairness of the process.
This article is based on a previous article published Oct. 9, 2020.
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(NEXSTAR) – The Mega Millions jackpot has officially entered billion-dollar territory after yet another drawing with no grand-prize winners.
No ticketholders managed to match all six winning numbers — 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and Mega Ball 13 — meaning Friday’s $940 million jackpot has now grown to $1.1 billion ahead of Tuesday’s drawing.
Tuesday’s jackpot is now the third-largest of all time, behind only the $1.537-billion jackpot from Oct. 2018 and the $1.337-billion prize awarded in July 2022.
“Mega Millions has just reached the $1 billion mark again,” said Pat McDonald, the director of the Ohio Lottery and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, in a press release issued Saturday morning. “It’s especially nice to see the jackpot grow throughout the holidays and into the new year.”
The Mega Millions hasn’t awarded a jackpot since Oct. 2022, when two ticketholders in California and Florida matched all six numbers to share a $502-million prize. There have, however, been 52 winners of the second-tier prize, valued at $1 million or more. Friday’s drawing alone produced five million-dollar winners, including two in New York, one in Florida, one in Maryland and one in New Jersey, according to Mega Millions.
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Gov. Jim Pillen delivered a conservative message Monday to participants and listeners in his first monthly statewide call-in radio show while centering on the need for workforce development and retention of young Nebraskans.
Pillen, who is approaching his first month in office, said he is committed to "transformative tax policy" and less government.
"We need to shrink government," he said. "Get government out of our hair."
At the same time, the governor said, he is determined to "improve services with less people" holding government jobs.
"As we shrink government," Pillen said, "don't fill empty seats" when people retire.
"We need to focus on essential, critical services," Pillen said, and that includes making "a significant investment to fill positions" now vacant in the Nebraska State Patrol.
Pillen said the state needs to proceed with construction of a new prison to replace the aging penitentiary in Lincoln, locate the new facility in a populous location and improve programming for inmates so they can be prepared to "join the workforce and live productive lives" once they have completed their sentences.
Although Pillen did not suggest where a new prison should be built, Omaha is considered to be the most likely site.
Answering questions phoned in during the hourlong show aired on KFOR in Lincoln, the governor said the opportunity for legislative enactment of Sen. Tom Brewer's "constitutional-carry" gun rights bill "looks pretty good" and responded to criticism about his appointment of former Gov. Pete Ricketts to the Senate.
Brewer's bill (LB77) would allow Nebraskans to carry concealed weapons without a permit or required gun safety training. Twenty-five senators have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill.
Critics of the appointment of Ricketts to succeed Ben Sasse, who resigned from the Senate to become president of the University of Florida, have pointed to the former governor's strong financial support for Pillen's gubernatorial candidacy.
Noting that he had 4,500 contributors to his campaign, Pillen said: "No one asked for anything in return."
"I chose the best person," the governor said.
"And everybody will have an opportunity to make a decision" whether Ricketts should continue to hold that Senate seat two years from now when Ricketts seeks election to serve the final two years of Sasse's six-year term, Pillen said.
"I hate that it's become a battle with law enforcement on this issue," Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon said, before police officials testified against his latest "constitutional carry" bill.
Seed companies that formerly supplied AltEn allege the company has continued paying employees, accountants and consultants with cash while never having “paid a dime toward actual remediation.”
A bill encouraging a moment of silence in schools spurred debate about religion in public education, despite claims from a state senator that it wasn't the bill's intent.
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NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 5, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Netflix, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Netflix, Inc. you have until July 5, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Netflix, Inc. securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the NFLX lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/netflix-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=29208&from=4.
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukulele by Yousician is delighted to announce that users are now able to learn and play in one of the all-new 10 languages: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian and Dutch.
In addition to the 11 languages currently available on the platform, Yousician plans to continue to expand its language offering in the future so that more people can play the music they love on ukulele, making it the most globally accessible music learning resource of all time.
Yousician's Ukulele interactive learning experience features proprietary technology that listens to users as they play and provides real time feedback. This means anyone can learn to play, no matter their skill level - and now will able to learn to play in all new languages.
Ukulele app users will also have access to our Spotlight course series featuring two-time GRAMMY-Award winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. Mraz's ability to make even the most complex ukulele parts easy makes him the perfect artist to lead this innovative series. Users can learn and play Jason's most popular songs, with tips, tricks and inspirational stories straight from the artist himself! Spotlight courses are like a masterclass, but we actually provide a structured learning path for users to learn and play directly after viewing his course.
Ukulele is an app that makes learning to play the ukulele fun and easy, no matter your skill level. Launched by the #1 music learning platform, Ukulele by Yousician is the globally-loved learning experience, now reimagined for ukulele. In the new standalone app, enjoy an immersive and fully-tailored learning experience designed for ukulele players.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren’t ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity’s future — and the planet’s. “Our world is in peril — and paralyzed,” he said.
Speaking at the opening of the General Assembly’s annual high-level meeting, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made sure to emphasize that hope remained. But his remarks reflected a tense and worried world. He cited the war in Ukraine and multiplying conflicts around the world, the climate emergency, the dire financial situation of developing countries and setbacks in U.N. goals for 2030 including an end to extreme poverty and quality education for all children.
He also warned of what he called “a forest of red flags” around new technologies despite promising advances to heal diseases and connect people. Guterres said social media platforms are based on a model “that monetizes outrage, anger and negativity” and buys and sells data “to influence our behavior.” Artificial intelligence he said, “is compromising the integrity of information systems, the media, and indeed democracy itself.”
The world lacks even the beginning of “a global architecture” to deal with the ripples caused by these new technologies because of “geopolitical tensions,” Guterres said.
His opening remarks came as leaders from around the planet reconvened at U.N. headquarters in New York after three years of pandemic interruptions, including an entirely virtual meeting in 2020 and a hybrid one last year. This week, the halls of the United Nations are filled once more with delegates reflecting the world’s cultures. Many faces were visible, though all delegates are required to wear masks except when speaking to ward off the coronavirus.
Guterres made sure to start out by sounding a note of hope. He showed a photo of the first U.N.-chartered ship carrying grain from Ukraine — part of the deal between Ukraine and Russia that the United Nations and Turkey helped broker — to the Horn of Africa, where millions of people are on the edge of famine It is, he said, an example of promise and hope “in a world teeming with turmoil.”
He stressed that cooperation and dialogue are the only path forward to maintain global peace — two fundamental U.N. principles since its founding after World War II. And he warned that “no power or group alone can call the shots.”
“Let’s work as one, as a coalition of the world, as united nations,” he urged leaders gathered in the vast General Assembly hall.
It’s rarely that easy. Geopolitical divisions are undermining the work of the U.N. Security Council, international law, people’s trust in democratic institutions and most forms of international cooperation, Guterres said.
“The divergence between developed and developing countries, between North and South, between the privileged and the rest, is becoming more dangerous by the day,” the secretary-general said. “It is at the root of the geopolitical tensions and lack of trust that poison every area of global cooperation, from vaccines to sanctions to trade.
Before the global meeting was gaveled open, leaders and ministers wearing masks to avoid a COVID-19 super-spreader event wandered the assembly hall, chatting individually and in groups. It was a sign that that despite the fragmented state of the planet, the United Nations remains the key gathering place for presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and ministers.
Nearly 150 heads of state and government are on the latest speakers’ list, a high number reflecting that the United Nations remains the only place not just to deliver their views but to meet privately to discuss the challenges on the global agenda — and hopefully make some progress.
The 77th General Assembly meeting of world leaders convenes under the shadow of Europe’s first major war since World War II — the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has unleashed a global food crisis and opened fissures among major powers in a way not seen since the Cold War.
At the top of the agenda for many: Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which not only threatens the sovereignty of its smaller neighbor but has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in the country’s now Russia-occupied southeast.
Leaders in many countries are trying to prevent a wider war and restore peace in Europe. Diplomats, though, aren’t expecting any breakthroughs this week.
The loss of important grain and fertilizer exports from Ukraine and Russia has triggered a food crisis, especially in developing countries, and inflation and a rising cost of living in many others. Those issues are also prominent on the agenda.
In an impassioned speech to the assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron said no country can stand on the sidelines in the face of Russia’s aggression. He accused those who remain silent of being “in a way complicit with a new cause of imperialism” that is trampling on the current world order and is making peace impossible.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, traditionally the first speaker, called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, protection of civilians and “the maintenance of all channels of dialogue between the parties.” He opposed what he called “one-sided or unilateral” Western sanctions, saying they have harmed economic recovery and have threatened human rights of vulnerable populations.
Senegal’s President Maky Sall, who chairs the 55-nation African Union, and stepped to the podium next, called for “de-escalation,” a halt to hostilities and “a negotiated solution to avoid the catastrophic risk of a potentially global conflict.” He called or a “high-level mediation mission” and said the union is ready to contribute.
King Abdullah II of Jordan said the pandemic, exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine, has disrupted global supply chains and increased hunger. Many well-off countries experiencing empty food shelves for the first time “are discovering a truth that people in developing countries have known for a long time– for countries to thrive, affordable food must get to every family’s table,” he said.
“On a global level, this demands collective measures to ensure fair access to affordable food, and speed the movement of staples to countries in need,” Abdullah said.
The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her funeral in London on Monday, which many world leaders attended, created last-minute headaches for the high-level meeting. Diplomats and U.N. staff have scrambled to deal with changes in travel plans, the timing of events and the logistically intricate speaking schedule for world leaders.
There is one exception to the in-person speeches. Over objections from Russia and a few allies, the assembly voted last Friday to allow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to prerecord his speech because of reasons beyond his control — the “ongoing foreign invasion” and military hostilities that require him to carry out his “national defense and security duties.” His address will be shown on Wednesday afternoon.
The U.S. president, representing the host country for the United Nations, is traditionally the second speaker. But Joe Biden attended the queen’s funeral, and his speech has been pushed to Wednesday morning.
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Edith M. Lederer is chief U.N. correspondent for The Associated Press and has been covering international affairs for more than half a century. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly. | https://www.wivb.com/news/ap-un-chief-warns-global-leaders-the-world-is-in-great-peril/ | 2022-09-20 20:55:39 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/ap-un-chief-warns-global-leaders-the-world-is-in-great-peril/ |
LIVE: 3 students, shooter at Tennessee school dead, authorities say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – Metro Nashville Police are investigating a shooting Monday morning at The Covenant Presbyterian School.
Three students and the shooter are dead, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Metro Nashville Police confirmed there was an active shooter at the private Christian school, and the shooter died after being “engaged by” police
Nashville Fire Department confirmed multiple patients via Twitter. The fire department said they responded to an “active aggressor.”
The Covenant is located at 33 Burton Hills Boulevard, and Hillsboro Pike is closed from Harding Place to Hobbs Road for police at the scene.
Students walked to safety holding hands to a nearby church to be reunited with their parents, the Associated Press reported.
The Covenant School has had an enrollment of about 200 students from preschool to sixth grade in recent years and was founded as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in 2001, according to the school’s website.
Few details on the shooting are available.
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Tuesday on Wall Street despite worries about the economy and rising interest rates that have kept markets wobbling.
The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in afternoon trading after bouncing back from an early loss of 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 147 points, or 0.4%, at 33,060, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time. It also swung between losses and gains throughout the day. The Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.
Gains for Apple, Microsoft and other technology stocks were some of the biggest forces driving the market higher. They benefited from a drop in Treasury yields, with the 10-year yield falling back below 3%. Lower yields in recent years have emboldened investors to pay higher prices for stocks, particularly companies that are growing quickly.
Stocks of energy producers also jumped as oil prices rose to roughly $120 per barrel, up more than 55% for the year so far. Exxon Mobil climbed 4.2%, and ConocoPhillips added 3.9%.
Kohl’s soared 9% after the department store chain said it’s in advanced talks to sell itself for about $8 billion to Vitamin Shoppe owner Franchise Group. Jam maker J.M. Smucker rose 5.7% after reporting strong earnings.
Wall Street started the day with more pessimism, and stocks initially fell after Target warned of a hit to its profit margins as it slashes prices to clear out inventory. The retail giant sank 3.2% after it announced the moves needed to keep up with customers’ changing behaviors. Across the country, shoppers are spending more at restaurants and on travel than on sprucing up their homes as they did earlier in the pandemic.
Other retailers got caught in the downdraft, and Walmart fell 1.3%.
Worries were also stoked by the World Bank sharply cutting its forecast for economic growth this year. It pointed to Russia’s war against Ukraine and the prospect of widespread food shortages, raising the potential return of “ stagflation,” a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades.
The economy’s fragility has been atop Wall Street’s mind this year amid worries about interest-rate hikes coming from the Federal Reserve. The central bank is moving aggressively to stamp out the worst inflation in decades, but it risks choking off the economy if it moves too far or too quickly.
The Fed is widely expected to raise its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point at its meeting next week. That would be the second straight increase of double the usual amount, and investors expect a third in July.
The Fed is not alone in reining in the massive support thrown at the economy and financial markets during the pandemic. Australia’s central bank surprised investors Tuesday by raising interest rates by half a percentage point.
Even if central banks pull off the delicate act of slowing the economy enough to halt inflation but not so much as to cause a recession, markets face other challenges.
“Rising rates and slowing growth are not a supportive environment for investors, so it is unlikely that equity or fixed income returns will match the stimulus-fueled returns of the past two years,” Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy, Americas, said in a report. She doesn’t think the U.S. will fall into a recession.
Treasury yields have largely climbed through this year with expectations for a more aggressive Fed. They moderated a bit on Tuesday, though.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell back to 2.97% from 3.03% late Monday. The two-year yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, dipped more modestly to 2.72% from 2.73%.
Markets could remain erratic until more clarity emerges over inflation and the economy. The next big update on inflation arrives Friday, when the U.S. government releases its latest reading on the consumer price index.
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Kia, Hyundai thefts continue to skyrocket in Omaha as TikTok challenge goes viral
20 cars stolen or broken into were counted this weekend alone
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There’s a car theft epidemic in the metro.
Thieves, most of them teens, are going after two specific brands of automobiles because of a social media challenge.
It may be classified as a property crime but no doubt this is hitting victims hard.
The TikTok challenge first surfaced in Chicago and Milwaukee, a how-to when it comes to the ease of stealing a Kia or Hyundai by using a screwdriver and phone charging cable.
Based on Omaha police reports, 20 cars stolen or broken into were counted this weekend alone.
Days ago, Joy Gibbs got a call from Omaha police. Her Kia Rio was recovered.
She was out of town for a funeral and didn’t even know it had been stolen.
“I do everything to take care of my car. And now to be violated because of a game. You do it because of a challenge? To get likes? What is that going to do for me?” said Gibbs.
Crystal had not one of her Kia’s broken into but two this weekend in front of her Omaha home.
“I can’t drive this one,” said Crystal.
Omaha police have seen the numbers of Kia and Hyundai car thefts skyrocket.
“The percentage increase in Omaha has been drastic. We were seeing 20-30 Kia’s and Hyundai’s stolen a month before this went viral. Last month we had 120 Kia’s & Hyundai’s that were stolen,” said Lt. Kyle Steffen with OPD Auto Theft Unit.
That’s six times the normal car theft rate in Omaha.
The suspects have been as young as 11 and typically steal the car for joyriding. But that’s little consolation to the victims.
“How could someone be so shallow and uncaring? They’re not thinking about what they’re doing to people. It’s not coming out of their pocket. It’s from the person who didn’t know they were targeted in the first place,” said Gibbs.
Some victims nationwide have filed class action lawsuits against Kia and Hyundai for producing vehicles that are easy to steal.
If you own one of these cars experts suggest getting a steering wheel lock.
If you can’t steer it thieves won’t steal it.
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NINGBO, China, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Risen Energy, the leading solar module manufacturer in China announced that the company is beginning to mass-produce HJT Hyper-ion solar modules at a press conference held in Shanghai on December 24th. Song Yifeng, the Product Director of Risen Energy, gave a keynote speech on the challenges and progress of industrializing heterojunction (HJT) technology. He introduced the company's plan to mass-produce HJT Hyper-ion solar modules and emphasized the focus on reshaping the n-type HJT product ecosystem while reducing costs and carbon footprint as the core of the development plan.
Risen Energy also revealed plans to increase the production capacity of the HJT Hyper-ion solar cell and module to 5GW by the first half of 2023, and then triple it to 15GW in the following six months.
Since 2019, Risen Energy has invested heavily in research and development for materials, equipment, technology, and processes related to HJT technology. This investment has allowed the company to take the lead in unlocking the benefits of n-type HJT technology and innovating on the path of seeking new possibilities that will help the solar sector achieve technological transformation.
Risen Energy has also launched targeted development projects for special packaging materials, special water-blocking process design, and anti-attenuation solutions, which have paved the way for mass production of the HJT Hyper-ion module. In addition, Risen Energy's patented technology, Hyper-link, allows for the interconnection of ultra-thin cells with low silver consumption, reducing costs while ensuring power output and product reliability.
Thanks to these technological innovations, the power output of Risen Energy's HJT Hyper-ion module reaches 710 Wp, with an efficiency exceeding 22.5%, which has been certified by TUV SÜD. It also features an extremely stable temperature coefficient and a high bifaciality of up to 85% ±5%, capable of maintaining its power output above 90% after 30 years of use. The module is backed by Risen Energy's industry-leading 100μm ultra-thin cell technology and low-temperature process, resulting in a carbon footprint value (CFP) lower than 400kg eq CO2/kWc, far below the market average.
Compared with the conventional metal frame, the alloy frame of the HJT Hyper-ion module boasts exceptionally high strength with the tear-resistant capability of the steel material increased by 20%. With the environment in mind, Risen Energy has also reduced the carbon emissions involved in the manufacturing of the frame.
"Kicking off the heterojunction era" will be held at 10:00 am to 11:00 am CET on January 31, 2023. the register for free link is https://www.bigmarker.com/pv-magazine-events/pv-magazine-Webinar-Kicking-off-the-heterojunction-era?utm_bmcr_source=pvi.
About Risen Energy
Risen Energy is a leading, global, Tier1, "AAA" credit-rated manufacturer of high-performance solar photovoltaic products and a provider of total business solutions for power generation. The Company, founded in 1986 and publicly listed in 2010, compels value generation for its global customers. Techno-commercial innovation, underpinned by consummate quality and support, encircle Risen total Solar PV business solutions which are among the most powerful and cost-effective in the industry. With local market presence, and strong financial bankability status, we are committed, and able, to building strategic, mutually beneficial collaborations with our partners, as together we capitalize on the rising value of green energy.
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lufax Holding Ltd ("Lufax" or the "Company") (NYSE: LU), a leading technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China, today announced that it plans to release its second quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, August 4, 2022 U.S. Eastern Time.
The Company's management will hold an earnings conference call at 9:00 P.M. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 4, 2022 (9:00 A.M. Beijing Time on Friday, August 5, 2022) to discuss the financial results. For participants who wish to join the call, please complete online registration using the link provided below in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a participant dial-in number, the Direct Event passcode, and a unique access PIN, which can be used to join the conference call.
Registration Link: https://ige.netroadshow.com/registration/q4inc/11391/lufax-holding-ltd-second-quarter-2022-earnings-conference-call/
A replay of the conference call will be accessible through August 11, 2022 (dial-in numbers: +1 (866) 813-9403 or +1 (226) 828-7578; replay access code: 311080). A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.lufaxholding.com.
About Lufax
Lufax Holding Ltd is a leading technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China. Lufax Holding Ltd primarily utilizes its customer-centric product offerings and offline to-online channels to provide retail credit facilitation services to small business owners and salaried workers in China as well as tailor-made wealth management solutions to China's rapidly growing middle class. The Company has implemented a unique, capital-light, hub-and spoke business model combining purpose-built technology applications, extensive data, and financial services expertise to effectively facilitate the right products to the right customers.
Investor Relations Contact
Lufax Holding Ltd
Email: Investor_Relations@lu.com
ICR, LLC
Robin Yang
Tel: +1 (646) 308-0546
Email: lufax.ir@icrinc.com
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After missing out on a chance to become world No. 1 in Korea two weeks ago, it wouldn't be long before that feat came Atthaya Thitikul's way.
The 19-year-old Thai needed a fourth-place finish in her last start at the BMW Ladies Championship to claim the top spot in the Rolex Rankings. She held the 54-hole lead, but shot a final-round 74 and finished sixth.
But after a bye week on tour, the world-ranking math worked in Thitikul's favor and she entered this week's Toto Japan Classic as world No. 1. At 19, she became the second-ever LPGA player to reach that accomplishment before age 20 (Lydia Ko did it at 17 years old).
Full-field tee times from the Toto Japan Classic
That kind of prestige, however, comes with some baggae.
"Being No. 1 is pressure," Thitikul said Wednesday.
"I hadn’t thought that I would be No. 1 in the world that fast. And I didn’t think I would achieve this in my first year on the LPGA as well. Overall, I’m feeling great. Feeling grateful that this has happened this year."
Thitikul has won twice this season and has posted 12 additional top-10s en route to becoming the second player from Thailand to hold the Rolex Rankings' No. 1 spot. Ariya Jutanugarn first accomplished the feat in June 2017.
Thitikul is no stranger to making history. In 2017, at age 14, she became the youngest-ever player to win a professional golf tournament at the Ladies European Tour's Thailand Championship. Last year, she was the youngest to win the LET's Race to Costa del Sol.
Now, even after adding another accolade to her growing resume, she still sees room for growth.
"I don’t know how long I’m going to be No. 1 in the world, but at least it’s just a ranking," she said. "But, what you have to do is improve yourself a lot. I mean, no matter where I am – No. 1, 10, 20 or 100 – I’m just trying to improve myself and be myself every day that I play as a person and as a competitor as well." | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/atthaya-thitikul-feels-pressure-being-world-no-1-and-still-trying-improve | 2022-11-02 17:29:43 | 1 | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/atthaya-thitikul-feels-pressure-being-world-no-1-and-still-trying-improve |
Twins vs. Orioles: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Carlos Correa and Adley Rutschman will be among the stars on display when the Minnesota Twins face the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET, at Target Field.
The Twins are -160 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Orioles (+135). The total for the matchup has been set at 8.5 runs.
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Twins vs. Orioles Odds & Info
- Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- TV: BSN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Twins Recent Betting Performance
- The Twins have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and have won three of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Twins and their opponents are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Oddsmakers have not set a spread for any of the Twins' last 10 games.
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Twins Betting Records & Stats
- The Twins have won 60.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (34-22).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Minnesota has a record of 13-10 (56.5%).
- The Twins have a 61.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- In the 90 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Minnesota, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 38 times (38-46-6).
- The Twins have put together a 4-7-0 record ATS this season.
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Recognition highlights IMC's growing market momentum in Israel following the Company's recent streamlining initiatives
TORONTO and GLIL YAM, Israel, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IM Cannabis Corp. ("IMC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC), a leading medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company with operations in Israel, Canada and Germany, is pleased to announce that its legacy strain, Roma, has been voted as the Favourite Strain of the Month in August 2022 by 'Cannabis', one of Israel's leading cannabis blogs for Israeli medical cannabis patients.[1] The Company believes its recent rebranding and restructuring initiatives have significantly contributed to the growing market momentum in Israel.
IMC's Roma strain is a high-THC medical cannabis flower that offers a therapeutic continuum and is known for its strength and longevity of effect. The Company's Roma strain has been prescribed in Israel to help relieve chronic pain and migraines, and treat nausea, insomnia, eating disorders, and anxiety.
IMC unveiled a series of plans to strengthen its branding and operations in Israel, as stated in its press release dated April 6, 2022. As part of these efforts, Focus Medical Herbs Ltd., which has a commercial agreement with IM Cannabis to distribute its production under the IMC brand, expanded the Roma offering to include pre-rolls and an oils range. In addition, the Company streamlined its call centres for increased efficiency to offer its medical cannabis patients consistent, superior experience and information, in what is now the largest cannabis call centre in Israel.
In August 2022, 100 kilograms of Roma were sold in Israel. While the Company started with humble beginnings, today it is a leader of the premium and ultra-premium segments in the Israeli medical cannabis market. Over the past year, the Company has launched over 25 new SKUs, pioneering in craft flower, pre-rolls, full-spectrum oils and original Canadian brands and their original strains, such as WAGNERS, from its Canadian subsidiary Trichome Financial Corp. ("Trichome") and others from its world-leading cannabis suppliers and partners.
Oren Shuster, IM Cannabis CEO commented: "I am pleased to see that our sharpened focus, new initiatives, and hard work are beginning to bear fruit. The fact that medical patients in Israel are voting for Roma, our legacy premium strain, is a testament to the realization of our mission. Over the years, we have embarked upon many journeys to improve the quality and composition of our products, and by selecting Roma as a favourite strain, Israeli medical cannabis patients have shown us that we are on the right track."
About IM Cannabis Corp.
IM Cannabis (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC) is a leading international cannabis company providing premium products to medical patients and adult-use recreational consumers. IMC is one of the very few companies with operations in Israel, Germany, and Canada, the three largest federally legal markets. The ecosystem created through its international operations leverages the Company's unique data-driven perspective and product supply chain globally. With its commitment to responsible growth and financial prudence, and the ability to operate within the strictest regulatory environments, the Company has quickly become one of the leading cultivators and distributors of high-quality cannabis globally.
The IMC ecosystem operates in Israel through its commercial relationship with Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. ("Focus Medical"), which imports and distributes cannabis to medical patients, leveraging years of proprietary data and patient insights. The Company also operates medical cannabis retail pharmacies, online platforms, distribution centres and logistical hubs in Israel that enable the safe delivery and quality control of IM Cannabis products throughout the entire value chain. In Germany, the IMC ecosystem operates through Adjupharm GmbH, where it also distributes cannabis to pharmacies to medical cannabis patients. In Canada, IMC operates through Trichome and its subsidiaries Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp. and MYM Nutraceuticals Inc., where it cultivates and processes cannabis for the adult-use market at its Ontario and Nova Scotia facilities under the WAGNERS and Highland Grow brands. For more information, please visit www.imcannabis.com.
Company Contact:
Maya Lustig, Director Investor & Public Relations
IM Cannabis Corp.
+972-54-677-8100
maya.l@imcannabis.com
Oren Shuster, CEO
IM Cannabis Corp.
+972-77-3603504
info@imcannabis.com
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June 21, 2023, at The Yale Club, New York City
The Company will showcase its urologic pipeline, development of novel therapeutics, imaging agents and technologies that aim to harness the power of targeted radiation at every step of the patient journey
MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces it will host an education session for investors on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at The Yale Club in New York City, from 8.30am – 12.30pm EDT.
Institutional investors, analysts and company guests are cordially invited to attend the session, which will feature an overview of the Company's growth strategy and product pipeline for the detection and treatment of urological cancers.
Speakers will include members of the Telix leadership team, including Managing Director and Group CEO Dr Christian Behrenbruch and U.S.-based executives, Chief Medical Officer Dr Colin Hayward and Telix Americas CEO, Kevin Richardson. The program will focus on Telix's vision for the field of urology building from its first commercial product Illuccix® for prostate cancer imaging, its follow-on imaging agent for the urology market, TLX250-CDx and the Company's investigational prostate (prostate specific-membrane antigen, or PSMA-targeting) and renal (carbonic anhydrase IX, or CAIX-targeting) therapy programs.
The event will also feature key opinion leaders in urology and nuclear medicine to discuss the clinical utility and opportunity for Telix's investigational products.
Advance registration is required for this event. Please RSVP through this link to attend.
Note: This event is for qualified institutional investors and analysts.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX).
Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix, including details of the latest share price, announcements made to the ASX, investor and analyst presentations, news releases, event details and other publications that may be of interest. You can also follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix's lead product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[1] and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),[2] and by Health Canada.[3]Telix is also progressing a marketing authorisation application for this investigational candidate in the United Kingdom and the European Union.[4]
Telix Investor Relations
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Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid a growing population of youth experiencing mental health crises, as well as another spate of mass shootings around the country, Pennsylvania lawmakers are prioritizing mental health services in this year’s budget by approving a first-time line item of $100 million for in-school support.
Invoking the recent tragedies in Texas and Illinois, Rep. Stan Saylor, R-York, said that through the funding, the state will try to tie together mental health and safety and security "so there are not people who fall through the cracks.”
Every school district in the state will receive $100,000 as a base grant and charter school entities will receive $70,000.
In addition, the state’s Safety and Security fund, which was established in 2018 to improve physical school safety after the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, will also receive $100 million. The funds have historically been used for upgrading security — including adding cameras, safe entrances and personnel to school buildings.
For educators, addressing mental health is necessary to ensuring children are in a good place to learn, said John Callahan, chief advocacy officer for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. The funding from the state will help schools address mental health proactively and preventatively, as a way to engage students before it rises to the level of a crisis.
Callahan said that school districts have been addressing mental health needs in various ways, including increasing the number of school counselors and school psychologists, which can be pricey with salary and benefits. Others rely on contracting out those services, including one district that is using a telephone service to provide student support.
Many schools districts, he said, also work closely with their counties’ behavioral health services. But with strain placed on staffing at the county level, service wait times can stretch to three weeks.
The mobile crisis unit in Bucks County, for example, was “gutted over the course of the pandemic,” and operating at significantly lower capacity, according to Donna Duffy-Bell, administrator of the Bucks County Behavioral Health/Development Programs.
“I’m sure the schools, as well as the general community, felt the impact of that limited capacity,” she said.
Pennsylvania's need for more mental health support has grown in recent years.
In 2021, youth crisis hotlines, mobile crisis response teams and walk-in crisis centers statewide all saw an increase in the number of people seeking care over the previous year, according to data from the Department of Human Services.
Furthermore, 40% of Pennsylvania students in grades six, eight, 10 and 12 surveyed in 2021 said they felt sad or depressed most days over the past year — a slight increase over 38% of students who were surveyed in 2017 and 2019.
More children also seriously considered suicide or planned suicide in 2021 as compared to the two previous survey years, and reported self-harm also increased. The data, collected by the state agencies biennially from 1,908 eligible schools, reflects what officials say is a growing trend of increased mental health issues among Pennsylvania youth.
“We know this is going to be an ongoing collective effort,” said Monica Stefanik, children’s services director for Bucks County. “We’re continuing to see an increase and want to pull together as a community to support youth on many levels. That will help to improve mental health over time if we’re all working together.”
In addition to mental health funding for schools, lawmakers also set aside $42.6 million for county mental health offices providing at-home and community based behavioral health services.
Another $100 million in federal relief funding will support adult behavioral health care.
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Heat can be expensive — you may already be seeing the effects of this sweltering summer in your utility bill. But the costs reach past just keeping the AC running. Heat puts major stress on public health and the nation's overall productivity, too.
Heatwaves are expected to sharpen the bite of utility bills, particularly for households that are already struggling.
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimated that before summer this year, U.S. households combined were already nearly $20 billion behind on their utility payments. The group also estimated that energy costs for average households this summer would increase from $517 a year to $578 a year.
Meanwhile, the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan public policy research group, estimates extreme heat drives about $1 billion in health care costs each summer, when heat-related illness causes more emergency room visits and hospital admissions.
And severe heat can put a dent in the GDP.
Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, a nonprofit working to increase community resilience to climate change effects, estimates that extreme heat in the U.S. reduces overall labor productivity by $100 billion a year. By 2030, without major efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, losses could climb closer to $200 billion annually.
SEE MORE: How can you save on your water bill amid the heat wave?
There are federal programs that are expected to help offset some of the costs, both immediately and in the years ahead:
The White House has a plan to distribute nearly $5 billion to fund resilience projects that will bolster coastal and tribal communities, and shore up electrical grid reliability over the next five years.
Overall, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act together are expected to "invest more than $50 billion in climate resilience and adaptation."
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Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
The circumstances were not immediately clear. Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson said the agency had no comment when asked whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search, but a Secret Service official told NBC News they were notified of the FBI's intent to search the property earlier Monday.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.
The search, two people familiar with the investigation told The New York Times, appeared to be focused on material Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence, after leaving the White House. A source familiar to the situation told NBC News that it is the Trump team’s understanding the investigation is related to the transfer of documents from the White House to Mar-a-Lago and that several boxes of documents were seized by agents.
The Justice Department had previously been investigating the discovery of boxes of records containing classified information that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump's presidency had concluded. That matter was referred to the Justice Department by the National Archives and Records Administration, which said it had found classified material in 15 boxes at the residence.
Federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, though it is possible that Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.
The FBI raid came days after Attorney General Merrick Garland told NBC News that the "most wide-ranging investigation" in Justice Department history was examining not only the rioters who invaded the Capitol and physically attacked officers, but was also examining whether anyone was “criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another."
The action also comes as Trump has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president.
The search marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump. Though a search warrant does not suggest that criminal charges are near or even expected, federal officials looking to obtain one must demonstrate that they have probable cause that a crime occurred.
Of how the law enforcement action might affect Trump’s political aspirations, a person close to Trump told NBC News: “If he wasn’t running before, he is now.”
The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, appeared to be suggesting that Trump might benefit from being an active candidate for the presidency if he faces legal jeopardy.
A Secret Service official told NBC News the FBI notified the agency early Monday about the bureau's intention to execute a search warrant at the former president's home.
The notification was issued a few hours before the execution of the warrant. No time was provided or length of the stay on the property. The Secret Service maintains its role of protection for the former president and is not part of any investigation.
The White House said it was not notified ahead of the search that it would be taking place.
The Trumps are not in Florida over the summer and typically leave Mar-a-Lago after Mother's Day when the club closes for the season and returns in the fall. Trump has been seen in recent days at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey and was seen leaving Trump Tower in New York City Monday evening.
A separate investigation related to efforts by Trump allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has also been intensifying in Washington.
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LONDON — Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative party — in power since 2010 — is racing to select a replacement.
Candidates have until this coming Monday to put their name forward, but party officials have announced that in order to be considered they will have to show they have the backing of 100 Conservative members of Parliament — around a third of the party's legislators in the lower chamber of Britain's parliament, the House of Commons.
At most, this means there can only be three contenders for the first round of voting to decide the new party leader — and de-facto prime minister. That is designed to avoid a repeat of the earlier selection process this summer that ended with Liz Truss as the victor. It saw a large field of early candidates winnowed down to two, who then campaigned across Britain over the course of two months in a drawn-out contest that created a political vacuum and drew criticism at a time of a growing crisis for many Britons, who were struggling with soaring living costs.
This week, after the second resignation of a Conservative prime minister in just four months, leaders of Britain's major opposition parties are demanding a general election instead, and calling the new selection process a Conservative "coronation." While no candidates announced their interest immediately, here is a list of some possible replacements for Truss in No. 10 Downing Street.
Boris Johnson
Though he announced his resignation in a swirl of scandals just this past July and faces a parliamentary investigation into his behavior involving public statements about social gatherings in Downing Street during his time as prime minister, Johnson retains supporters inside the parliamentary party and among ordinary grassroots members.
He stepped down under a tidal wave of pressure when dozens of members of his own government resigned their roles as ministers and junior ministers. They were angry with months of scandal involving breaches of lockdown among his staff - though he himself was also penalized by police — and for questions about his honesty and judgment after placing a man accused of sexual assault into a senior government role.
He won a significant majority for his party during the 2019 general election, and his supporters contend that he is therefore the only real figure inside the Conservative party who can claim to have a mandate from the British people. Some critics have said they will leave the party if he returns.
And although Johnson was unwilling to leave Downing Street earlier this year, there has been little public indication that he wishes to take up once more what many will consider a poisoned chalice, given the country's obvious economic and political challenges.
Penny Mordaunt
Mordaunt was a well-supported third-place runner-up in the contest this summer to replace Boris Johnson, but eventually endorsed Truss.
She appeared in the prime minister's place earlier this week in parliament to answer pointed questions from the political opposition parties, and to the amusement of many insisted that Truss was not "hiding under a desk."
Under Truss she served in a cabinet position as Leader of the House of Commons, essentially responsible for overseeing government business in the country's lower chamber, and with another largely honorary role, Lord President of the Privy Council, she also oversaw a ceremony that approved King Charles' legal accession to the British throne following his mother's death.
Mordaunt had served as a naval reservist and several years ago became the first woman to serve as the country's defense minister. Her possible candidacy has already received several public endorsements from other legislators.
Rishi Sunak
Sunak was Boris Johnson's high-profile and largely popular finance minister during the pandemic, but lost out to Truss in the race to replace him. He secured far more votes from Conservative legislators but did not command the same level of support from the grassroots party members who ultimately decided the contest in her favor.
Considered more of a centrist and pragmatic politician than Truss, he repeatedly warned that her policy proposals around tax cuts and spending would leave a hole in the country's finances, and his statements to that effect were largely vindicated when financial markets reacted so negatively to Truss' tax cuts announcements last month.
Having only been elected as a member of parliament in 2015, after a career in banking and hedge funds, his political rise to become finance minister by 2020 was meteoric. In that role he took unprecedented action to support Britain's economy during the pandemic, with months-long programs to replace workers' wages and incentivize consumer spending.
Lke Johnson, he received a financial penalty from police for breaching the country's COVID-19 social distancing rules, and he faced criticism after details of his very wealthy wife's international tax affairs were published in the British media.
Suella Braverman
Braverman served as the attorney general under Johnson and was then elevated to the role of interior minister — known in the U.K. as home secretary — under Liz Truss' premiership.
That left her responsible for police, the criminal justice system and immigration, and had already earned a hard-line reputation as a hawk on immigration. She publicly promised to reduce migration to the U.K. in recent weeks and advocated vociferously for a controversial policy that would send asylum-seekers arriving in Britain to the African nation of Rwanda for their claims to be processed there.
She resigned earlier this week, ostensibly for having sent a sensitive, but not secret document, from a personal email account, but in her public resignation letter, she seemed to sharply criticize Truss for not engaging in "serious politics" and for failing to acknowledge and then take responsibility for her government's mistakes, including the tax and spending proposals that had roiled financial markets in recent weeks.
She served as a lawyer before entering parliament and was among the staunchest supporters of Brexit. She too stood to replace Johnson in the leadership contest earlier this year, but was voted out in an early round by her fellow members of parliament.
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The pandemic and its subsequent lockdown has forced many people into a self-reflective space. For Florence Welch, the frontwoman of the Grammy-nominated band Florence + the Machine, this moment of solitude came with an intense period of personal deliberation over her seemingly fractured desires. Questions about how to balance motherhood with the bodily experience of being a performer left her with a painful type of frustration. To work through it, she took to the studio and put all of these complexities into her latest record for Florence + the Machine, Dance Fever.
In this interview from Weekend All Things Considered, Welch sat down with NPR's Michel Martin to talk about her creative process for her latest record, the struggles she feels tearing her between motherhood and performing and the influences behind two of the songs on Dance Fever.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Listen to the audio version above.
Michel Martin, Weekend All Things Considered: This is your first album since 2018. You were working on the new album, but now releasing it and working on it in a very different time than you anticipated when you started. Do you think that it's different from what you would have said ... if you had worked on it the way you'd intended?
Florence Welch: I had said at the end of [2018's] High as Hope, I'm going to stop, I'm going to settle down. I need to stay still because touring is hard and putting yourself out there, even in records, is hard and it doesn't get any easier. You'd think you'd get used to it, but the more you give and the harder it kind of gets. I was like, I need to take a really big break.
And I did not. It was like the album kind of came to me in a flood and it was like a fever. It was like, you can try and settle and not write, or you can get carried away in this fever of songs. And I really did. And the album became about that feeling, the beginning of it, of being sort of dragged away by your own creativity — from stability, from home, from more domestic pursuits. I felt like I went to New York to make it in this kind of fever of creativity that I was already questioning. I was already like, oh, is this a good idea? But I'm going to do it anyway because it feels so good in the moment.
I need to play [your song] "The King." Humans have all kinds of different feelings, but there are many people out here, particularly people who identify as women, who will hear those words and will say "Yes? Yes!" At the top of the song you sing, "We argue in the kitchen about whether to have children / About the world ending and the scale of my ambition / The very thing you're best at is the thing that hurts the most."
And "How much is art really worth / Because the very thing you're best at / Is the thing that hurts the most." It just seems like that's the summation of my life. And also the conflict of being in a nontraditional role. It's the stuff that I just never thought about going in as a young woman into making music. It wasn't like these fears about what am I sacrificing or what other avenues am I missing out on by doggedly pursuing the thing that I've loved the most.
I never dreamed of marriage or children. I just thought it was something that would happen. Like, I'll focus on the work, and that's something that will probably just happen. I turned 35, and then it became the time to book tours and write again. That was the moment when I realized that for me, the next five years in terms of having a family and making those decisions, that time was becoming more and more precious and pressured.
Did you intend what I hear, which is rage?
I'm so angry. I think my performances are so bodily. They're so entrenched in my body and I think there are a lot of ways that you can make it work. For me, it definitely felt like I would have to choose, depending on how I wanted to use my body for the next couple of years. And the rage was so acute. It was frustration as well. Just the frustration, which I think is the scream at the end of it. I think a reading of this song would be to oversimplify it, to be like she's against these things. I am not a mother, I'm not a bride. And the rage is not that I'm against them, it's the rage that actually, I feel completely split. I feel like I'm being torn in two.
I think a lot of my work as a person, not just on stage, is to find a way to bring my creativity and the more grounded side of me that does want stability and glimpses of normality wherever I can find them. I think it's been a gradual work for me, especially since getting sober, of trying to bring the opposing sides of myself together. And I think this might be the last hurdle. For me, it's also going to be accepting change and letting go of control. I have been the architect of my creativity and my life in such a specific and obsessive way. And it feels like handing yourself over to motherhood is a total letting go of control. I'm slowly trying to come to terms with what that means for a perfectionist obsessive who's controlled every part of their creative life to the nth degree.
Let me ask you about one more song on this album, which is "Choreomania." The song takes its title from the dancing mania that swept Europe in the Middle Ages during outbreaks of the plague, where people literally danced until they collapsed from exhaustion — clearly making the connection with the current moment. But how did you hear about this? Did they teach this in high school in England?
No, no. I was told about it by a friend, actually. My friend is a poet, and they had written a poem about it that I'm in. But they transferred the dancing plague into current day Berlin. And it would be me dancing in a gay nightclub in Berlin with Patti Smith and Kate Bush. I was like, "This is amazing!"
They told me about this dancing plague and I went down such a rabbit hole with it. There was one specific outbreak in Strasbourg where 400 women danced themselves to death. What I found so fascinating about it is they have so many theories as to why it happened. One of them, which I found really interesting, was that it could have been psychological because of stress, because of all the other plagues that were happening, because of how hard life was in the Middle Ages. It was like a psychological phenomenon, and I just really related to [it].
I understand that you shot the videos for this album in Kyiv before the war. You dedicated the video for "Free" to "The spirit, creativity and perseverance of our brave Ukrainian friends." It's such an emotional, difficult and terrible time for so many people. What gave you the idea and have you heard from any of the people you work with there?
[Director] Autumn de Wilde, Kyiv was like her second home to shoot. We shot there in 2021 in November. She was like, "There's such great crews out there and they have amazing special effects teams" and we knew we wanted to make this epic. Autumn was just like, "I have got an amazing team in Kyiv. Do you want to go to the Ukraine?" I was like, "Oh, I would love to." We went out there and just spent time. It's hard to imagine that there [were] kind of rumblings. We just had the most amazing time, and there was no sense of just how much horror was around the corner. And — I'm so sorry — it's so hard to talk about it without crying.
You can cry. A lot of us have cried.
When the war broke out, we just got in touch to make sure everything and everybody was okay. I think everyone's okay so far. And our two dancers that danced in ["Heaven Is Here"] ... one of them is now in England and I'm hoping that I'm going to get to see her, and one of them is now in Amsterdam. Those videos ... they are my favorite videos ever made. We couldn't have made any of them without those crews and those people. It's really hard to talk about because it's a feeling I don't even know how to put into words. It's still a bit of a shock.
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(NewsNation) — Police identified Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old criminal justice graduate student accused of killing four University of Idaho students, through a combination of DNA evidence at the scene, cell phone records and Kohberger’s white Hyundai Elantra, according to a newly unsealed probable cause affidavit.
The court records — which became available Thursday morning shortly before Kohberger made his first appearance in court — reveal the justification authorities used to obtain a warrant for Kohberger’s arrest.
Scroll to the bottom of the article to read the full affidavit.
Investigators linked the 28-year-old Washington State University Ph.D. student to the crime scene after finding a “tan leather knife sheath” laying next to victim Madison Mogen’s bed, according to the affidavit.
“The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA left on the button snap of the knife sheath,” the document reads.
Authorities were able to tie that DNA to Bryan Kohberger after investigators recovered trash from the Kohberger family residence in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania.
On Dec. 28, law enforcement in Pennsylvania sent trash from the Kohberger’s home to the Idaho State lab. The lab determined that the DNA from the Kohberger home most likely belonged to the father of the person’s DNA found at the scene.
“At least 99.9998% of the male population would be expected to be excluded from the possibility of being the suspect’s biological father,” the affidavit says.
Investigators also used information from a surviving roommate who they say saw the suspect in the home.
In the early hours of Nov. 13, before the victims were discovered, investigators say one of the surviving roommates opened her door after she heard crying and “saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her.”
The man then walked past her toward a sliding glass door. The witness described the figure as “5’10” or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows,” the affidavit says.
After seeing the figure, the witness went back into her room and locked the door. She told investigators she didn’t recognize the person in black.
Law enforcement later determined that Kohberger matched the description the surviving witness provided.
A security camera less than 50 feet from one of the victim’s bedrooms picked up the sound of a dog barking several times around 4:17 a.m. on the morning of the killings, the affidavit says.
After reviewing multiple videos obtained from the area where the killings took place, authorities saw the suspect’s vehicle — later determined to be a white Hyundai Elantra — multiple times between 3:29 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. on the morning of the attack.
Multiple neighborhood surveillance videos showed the suspect vehicle making three initial three passes by the home where the victims were found. The vehicle was later seen departing the area “at a high rate of speed,” investigators wrote.
Authorities later reviewed video footage from the Washington State University (WSU) campus — where Kohberger was studying criminal justice — and saw a car matching the one seen on video near the Idaho crime scene. The WSU campus is about 10 miles away, across state lines, from the Idaho home where the victims were found.
The car was observed traveling from WSU toward Moscow, Idaho around 2:44 a.m. and was later seen again near the WSU campus around 5:25 a.m., investigators say.
Authorities also used Kohberger’s cell phone records to link him to the crime.
Kohberger’s phone was near the victims’ residence at least twelve times between June 2022 and Nov. 13, 2022, court documents say. All of those occasions, except for one, took place in the late evening and early morning hours, investigators determined.
The suspect’s phone was near his home in Pullman, Washington at 2:47 a.m. on Nov. 13 but did not appear on a network again until approximately 4:48 a.m. when it was detected near Blaine — which is south of Moscow, Idaho — the affidavit says.
Around 5:30 a.m. the phone was again detected in Pullman, which is “consistent with the phone traveling back to the Kohberger Residence,” authorities say.
Kohberger was arraigned in Latah County court Thursday and will be held without bail for the duration of his trial.
Read the full affidavit below:
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Four-time Grammy-winner Drake is teaming up with collaborator 21 Savage for a North American arena tour this year.
The It’s All a Blur Tour will kick off June 16 in New Orleans and stop in Dallas, Miami, New York, Montreal, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Additional shows including Toronto will be announced later.
The Canadian rapper-singer and Spotify’s most-streamed artist in the U.S. last year put out two albums in 2022, “Honestly, Nevermind” and his collaboration with 21 Savage, “Her Loss.” His last headlining tour was in 2018.
During a show at the famed Apollo Theater earlier this year, he hinted at a tour and possibly even more music on the horizon.
Several of the stops will be two-night stands, including in Atlanta, Chicago and Boston.
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Percentages: FG .333, FT .571.
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3-Point Goals: 8-27, .296 (Morsell 4-9, Smith 3-11, Joiner 1-7).
Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 8 (Dowuona 5, Burns, Gantt, Ross).
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Turnovers: 12 (Burns 6, Dowuona 2, Joiner, Morsell, Ross, Smith).
Steals: 4 (Smith 2, Gantt, Ross).
Technical Fouls: None.
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Percentages: FG .447, FT .792.
3-Point Goals: 2-8, .250 (McKneely 2-5, Franklin 0-1, K.Clark 0-1, Vander Plas 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 3 (McKneely 2, Shedrick).
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Turnovers: 5 (K.Clark 3, Beekman, Dunn).
Steals: 7 (Beekman 3, K.Clark 2, Gardner, McKneely).
Technical Fouls: None.
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Michigan’s football program is in a good spot with 2024 Sugar Land (Texas) Fort Bend Christian Academy four-star offensive tackle Bennett Warren ahead of his upcoming visit.
The 6-foot, 7 ½-inch, 330-pounder announced his top four schools on Thursday: Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Oklahoma. He visited Ann Arbor for the first time for the spring game in April and is slated to be back this weekend for an official visit. The trip will follow last weekend’s visit to A&M and will precede visits to Tennessee and Oklahoma later this month.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Warren is ranked as the No. 175 overall prospect and No. 13 offensive tackle in the country. There are two submitted 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions for him – one for Michigan and one for A&M.
The Wolverines will try to pluck Warren out of Texas and join an already-stacked offensive line group in their 2024 class. With Michigan coming off back-to-back Joe Moore Awards as the top offensive line in the country, it has secured five commitments at the position so far this cycle and could take one or two more.
Warren would be the fourth tackle in Michigan’s class, joining Kansas City (Missouri) Rockhurst four-star Andrew Sprague, Austin (Texas) Vandegrift four-star Blake Frazier and Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward three-star Ben Roebuck.
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Warren isn’t the only notable prospect to name Michigan in his top schools list ahead of an official visit to Ann Arbor this weekend. Cleveland Glennville four-star cornerback Bryce West, the No. 1 recruit in Ohio, named his top seven Wednesday.
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Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots.
The news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COVID-19 cases once again are rising. The 18 million tots under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
The Food and Drug Administration has begun evaluating data from rival Moderna, which hopes to begin offering two kid-sized shots by summer.
Pfizer has had a bumpier time figuring out its approach. It aims to give tots an even lower dose — just one-tenth of the amount adults receive — but discovered during its trial that two shots didn’t seem quite strong enough for preschoolers. So researchers gave a third shot to more than 1,600 youngsters — from age 6 months to 4 years — during the winter surge of the omicron variant.
In a press release, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said the extra shot did the trick, revving up tots’ levels of virus-fighting antibodies enough to meet FDA criteria for emergency use of the vaccine with no safety problems.
Preliminary data suggested the three-dose series is 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, the companies said, but they cautioned the calculation is based on just 10 cases diagnosed among study participants by the end of April. The study rules state that at least 21 cases are needed to formally determine effectiveness, and Pfizer promised an update as soon as more data is available.
The companies already had submitted data on the first two doses to the FDA, and BioNTech’s CEO, Dr. Ugur Sahin, said the final third-shot data would be submitted this week.
“The study suggests that a low, 3-microgram dose of our vaccine, carefully selected based on tolerability data, provides young children with a high level of protection against the recent COVID-19 strains,” he said in a statement.
What’s next? FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks has pledged the agency will “move quickly without sacrificing our standards” in evaluating tot-sized doses from both Pfizer and Moderna.
The agency has set tentative dates next month for its scientific advisers to publicly debate data from each company.
Moderna is seeking to be the first to vaccinate the littlest kids. It submitted data to the FDA saying tots develop high levels of virus-fighting antibodies after two shots that contain a quarter of the dose given to adults. The Moderna study found effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 was 40% to 50% during the omicon surge, much like for adults who’ve only had two vaccine doses.
Complicating Moderna’s progress, the FDA so far has allowed its vaccine to be used only in adults.
The FDA is expected to review Moderna’s data on both the youngest age group, plus its study of teens and elementary-age children. Other countries already have expanded Moderna’s shot to kids as young as 6.
While COVID-19 generally isn’t as dangerous to youngsters as to adults, some children do become severely ill or even die. And the omicron variant hit children especially hard, with those under 5 hospitalized at higher rates than at the peak of the previous delta surge.
It’s not clear how much demand there will be to vaccinate the youngest kids. Pfizer shots for 5- to 11-year-olds opened in November, but only about 30% of that age group have gotten the recommended initial two doses. Last week, U.S. health authorities said elementary-age children should get a booster shot just like everyone 12 and older is supposed to get, for the best protection against the latest coronavirus variants. | https://www.wivb.com/news/pfizer-says-3-covid-shots-protect-children-under-5/ | 2022-05-23 20:58:00 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/pfizer-says-3-covid-shots-protect-children-under-5/ |
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation's fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before drinking or using it.
The boil order had been in effect since Sunday, when a power outage at a purification plant caused pressure to drop.
The order led to the closure of businesses and schools, including the Houston Independent School District, which canceled classes Monday and Tuesday. The city rescinded the order shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The city said water quality samples sent to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed the tap water meets regulatory standards and is safe to drink.
At a news conference Monday, Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city issued the notice, which affects all of Houston and some adjacent areas, in an “abundance of caution” after two transformers — a main one and its backup — “uniquely and coincidentally” failed at a water plant. The problem affected the plant’s ability to treat and pump water into the transmission system, resulting in low pressure.
Because the issue was within the plant’s system, backup power generators would not have made a difference, Turner said. Since the transformers were down, they couldn’t transmit power to the plant.
The power system at the water plant undergoes regular maintenance, Turner said, but he did not give a timeline for how often. The mayor said he has ordered a diagnostic review of the system to understand how the problem was possible and how it can be prevented.
Sixteen sensors marked dips under the minimum pressure levels required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 14 of them for only 2 minutes and two of them for nearly 30 minutes, Turner said.
Typically, there is enough pressure for water to flow out of leaky pipes. When pressure is lost, however, contamination like bacteria sitting near pipes can be sucked into the system, creating a health risk.
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Chicago Lincoln Park dismissed Chicago Kenwood by a 4-1 count in Illinois boys soccer action on September 19.
In recent action on September 15, Chicago Kenwood faced off against Chicago Spry Community Links and Chicago Lincoln Park took on Chicago Latin on September 15 at Chicago Lincoln Park High School. For more, click here.
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Orioles second. Tyler Nevin singles to center field. Ryan McKenna singles to shallow infield. Tyler Nevin to second. Robinson Chirinos doubles to left center field. Ryan McKenna scores. Tyler Nevin scores. Jorge Mateo grounds out to shallow infield, Yandy Diaz to Harold Ramirez. Robinson Chirinos to third. Richie Martin strikes out swinging. Austin Hays walks. Trey Mancini grounds out to shallow infield, Jeffrey Springs to Harold Ramirez.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Orioles 2, Rays 0.
Rays third. Francisco Mejia singles to shallow center field. Kevin Kiermaier singles. Francisco Mejia to third. Manuel Margot doubles. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Francisco Mejia scores. Yandy Diaz singles to shortstop. Manuel Margot to third. Ji-Man Choi lines out to shallow center field to Jorge Mateo. Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. Harold Ramirez doubles to deep right field, tagged out at third, Trey Mancini to Ryan Mountcastle to Robinson Chirinos to Tyler Nevin. Yandy Diaz scores. Manuel Margot scores.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 4, Orioles 2.
Rays fifth. Yandy Diaz doubles to deep center field. Ji-Man Choi homers to center field. Yandy Diaz scores. Randy Arozarena pops out to Ryan Mountcastle. Harold Ramirez singles to shortstop. Taylor Walls flies out to deep right field to Trey Mancini. Isaac Paredes called out on strikes.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 6, Orioles 2.
Orioles fifth. Austin Hays singles to deep left field. Trey Mancini grounds out to second base, Isaac Paredes to Harold Ramirez. Austin Hays to third. Ryan Mountcastle singles to shallow left field. Austin Hays scores. Anthony Santander singles to shallow right field. Ryan Mountcastle to third. Tyler Nevin pops out to shallow infield to Matt Wisler. Cedric Mullins pinch-hitting for Ryan McKenna. Cedric Mullins walks. Anthony Santander to second. Robinson Chirinos singles to shallow right field. Cedric Mullins to third. Anthony Santander scores. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Jorge Mateo lines out to left field to Randy Arozarena.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 6, Orioles 5.
Orioles sixth. Rougned Odor pinch-hitting for Richie Martin. Rougned Odor lines out to left field to Randy Arozarena. Austin Hays strikes out swinging. Trey Mancini reaches on error. Fielding error by Taylor Walls. Ryan Mountcastle walks. Trey Mancini to second. Anthony Santander singles to right field. Ryan Mountcastle to third. Trey Mancini scores. Tyler Nevin strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Rays 6, Orioles 6.
Rays ninth. Manuel Margot strikes out swinging. Yandy Diaz walks. Ji-Man Choi singles to left center field. Yandy Diaz to second. Randy Arozarena hit by pitch. Ji-Man Choi to second. Yandy Diaz to third. Harold Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Trey Mancini. Yandy Diaz scores. Taylor Walls strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 7, Orioles 6. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Baltimore-Runs-17251341.php | 2022-06-19 00:39:15 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Baltimore-Runs-17251341.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — People using the West 16th Street bridge should expect some extra traffic starting Wednesday.
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works expects to close the westbound lanes of the bridge over Little Eagle Creek Wednesday for rehabilitation. During the closure, a contractor will be rehabilitating the bridge.
While the westbound lanes are closed, two-way traffic will be maintained in the eastbound lanes. When rehabilitation work is done on the westbound side, traffic will be re-routed to that side so the contractor can work on the eastbound lanes.
The bridge is expected to fully re-open later this year. When complete, the bridge will feature a new deck, five travel lanes, new bridge approaches and sidewalks on both sides. | https://fox59.com/news/lane-closures-planned-for-indianapolis-bridge/ | 2022-05-31 22:18:05 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/lane-closures-planned-for-indianapolis-bridge/ |
George Clooney blasted Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg for rejecting roles in "Ocean’s Eleven."
The 61-year-old actor revealed that both Depp and Wahlberg turned down the role of Linus Caldwell after being approached for the gig. The role ended up going to Matt Damon.
"Some very famous people told us to f--- right off. Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp. There were others. They regret it now. I regret doing f---ing ‘Batman,’" Clooney said during an interview at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival via Entertainment Weekly.
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"Steven [Soderbergh] had just done ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘Traffic,’ and he was nominated for directing both films… So, people really wanted to work with Steven."
"Ocean’s Eleven" director Steven Soderbergh joined Clooney in the conversation and added, "That said, some people did say no to us," before revealing the Hollywood stars.
However, they did have plenty of A-list talent who said "yes." Aside from Damon, the movie starred Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle and others.
The successful franchise went on to release three more films, "Ocean’s Twelve," "Ocean’s Thirteen" and "Ocean’s 8."
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Soderbergh, who has directed other popular movies including "Magic Mike," detailed his inspiration for creating the 2001 film, "Ocean’s Eleven."
He noted he was interested in combining his "indie, artistic sensibilities" on a larger scale with a massive Hollywood filming budget.
"It felt like the next iteration in my desire to work in the mainstream film business and make movies that could be released in a lot of theaters," Soderbergh explained.
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"I grew up watching movies made by great filmmakers that were commercially successful, distinctive movies. And I wanted to be part of that tradition."
Clooney then added, "It's also important to understand where we were at the time. The studios were making very big, broad, not very good films at that time. Steven had this idea of trying to infuse all of this independent film stuff that all of these young filmmakers were learning back into the studio system. It was going to get back to the things that they were doing from like 1964 to 1975." | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/george-clooney-rips-johnny-depp-mark-wahlberg-for-denying-ocean-s-eleven-role-told-us/article_c8f0c38d-025b-5fd7-9dc4-844cedabc583.html | 2023-04-19 18:41:07 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/george-clooney-rips-johnny-depp-mark-wahlberg-for-denying-ocean-s-eleven-role-told-us/article_c8f0c38d-025b-5fd7-9dc4-844cedabc583.html |
An admirer once said Chita Rivera had "the fastest feet on Broadway."
At age 90, she's a legendary dancer and proved it in the big musicals of her day — Bye Bye Birdie, Can Can, Chicago, and the biggest — West Side Story. Her talent as a dancer was almost as big as her birth name, which she shared with NPR in an interview: "Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero. Now, the rest of it is Montestuco Florentino Carnemacaral del Fuente."
Her new, eponymous memoir Chita — written with Patrick Pacheco — dances through the patterns of her brilliant career.
Rivera was in her mid-20s when she got her first big break. She created the role of Anita — the Puerto Rican lover of the head of the Shark gang — in the original 1957 Broadway version of West Side Story. "I am the original," she says. "I was there at the first flicker of the skirt!"
Other West Side Story originals are also legends today. Conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein wrote the music. He asked Rivera to come to his apartment for an audition. Bernstein lived in a fancy West Side building. A doorman escorted her there.
"I nervously go into his music room," she remembers. "It was very bright. Lots of windows overlooking Carnegie Hall." She'd prepared. Learned every note of Anita's music. But she didn't sing it first in the audition with Bernstein. She sang Gershwin's slow and mournful "My Man's Gone Now," from Porgy and Bess. Then she performed Bernstein's music. She liked him. "He was so natural, he was so normal," she says. "I forgot who he was."
This young, un-wealthy, unflappable Puerto Rican girl who grew up in Washington, D.C., showing the great maestro what she could do. "To hear him say that was good — oh! I mean it was was like saying it was great!"
Another legend — dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins — directed and choreographed West Side Story. Rivera came to him from training in ballet. Robbins added angles and yes, flirtatious flicking skirts to the show.
"He mixed a little bit of jazz in there, and a twist of the hip, a twist of the leg," she recalls. He was a demanding perfectionist, and Rivera worked her hips off. "To work with Jerome Robbins was to have a father. You wanted to please your father," she says. "You wanted to do exactly as he described it. It was all about pleasing the teacher."
When the time came to make the first movie version of West Side Story, Chita Rivera was not cast as Anita. Rita Moreno played her instead. Rivera was disappointed. But looking back, she says, that closed door opened many new ones during Broadway's Golden Age. She starred in Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman. She scooped up Tony and Drama Desk Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Kennedy Center Honor. So many honors!
Although she doesn't think she's a great singer ("Oh goodness no!") on a stage once, or on You Tube now — with her flashing eyes and bright red lips and sexy shoulders, 90-year-old Dolores Conchita Figueroa, del Rivero Montestuco Florentino Carnemacaral del Fuente sounds as great as she looks.
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Former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon on Thursday asked to change his representation in the fraud case over the “We Build the Wall” funding campaign, according to ABC News.
Bannon was indicted in September, accused of defrauding donors to “We Build the Wall,” which ultimately brought in more than $15 million. The campaign said it would donate the funds to building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border — a central platform of former President Trump’s 2016 campaign.
We Build the Wall specifically claimed that no money would be used to pay for the salary of its president, Brian Kolfage. However, Kolfage was allegedly paid more than $250,000 in 2019, of which at least $140,000 was reportedly laundered by Bannon.
David Schoen, one of Bannon’s attorneys, told the presiding judge on Thursday that “irreconcilable differences have arisen” between Bannon and his team, according to ABC News.
“There has been a direct breakdown in communication so that Mr. Bannon and his lawyers don’t communicate directly,” Schoen said.
A prosecutor from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, however, accused Bannon of attempting to delay the case, which is expected to go to trial in November.
Judge Juan Merchan ultimately granted Bannon until Feb. 28 to find new attorneys, according to ABC News.
Bannon, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney and New York attorney general, was initially charged at the federal level over the We Build the Wall campaign but received presidential clemency from Trump in January 2021. | https://www.yourbasin.com/hill-politics/bannon-asks-to-change-lawyers-in-wall-building-fraud-case/ | 2023-01-13 21:25:43 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/hill-politics/bannon-asks-to-change-lawyers-in-wall-building-fraud-case/ |
Coaching changes paid off in a big way for several teams this season.
From impressive turnarounds for Jacksonville and the New York Giants to big boosts for Minnesota and Miami, a record-setting five of the 10 teams that hired new coaches for the 2022 season made the playoffs.
Doug Pederson led the Jaguars on a worst-to-first flip in the AFC South, Brian Daboll helped the Giants go from last place to a wild-card berth, Kevin O’Connell took Minnesota from a losing record to 13 wins and an NFC North title, Mike McDaniel got Miami to its first playoff berth since 2016 and Todd Bowles helped Tampa Bay repeat as division champs for the first time in franchise history.
That broke the previous record of four coaches getting to the postseason in their first season with a team set in 1997 when Jim Fassel (Giants), Pete Carroll (Patriots), Bobby Ross (Lions) and Steve Mariucci (49ers) did it.
There were a record-tying 10 coaching changes last offseason and not all of the newcomers had success with Denver firing Nathaniel Hackett last month and Houston firing Lovie Smith on Sunday night.
Chicago’s Matt Eberflus finished with the worst record in the NFL, Josh McDaniels turned a 10-win playoff team in Las Vegas into a 6-11 team, and the Saints had double-digit losses for the first time since 2005 in their first year under Dennis Allen.
The most impressive turnaround came in Jacksonville where Pederson helped the Jaguars become the first team since the 2008 Dolphins to win their division the season after posting the league’s worst record.
Daboll’s work helping the Giants go from 4-13 to 9-7-1 despite a flawed roster hurt by a staggering $54.8 million in dead money on the salary cap to get to the postseason for the first time since 2016.
Bowles struggled a bit more as Tampa Bay won just eight games to become the fourth division winner in NFL history with a losing record. Two of the previous three — the 2010 Seahawks (7-9) and 2014 Panthers (7-8-10) — won a playoff game, while Washington (7-9) lost to the Bucs in the 2020 playoffs.
The Texans are once again looking for a new coach after the rare, back-to-back seasons of one-year coaching tenures. Houston fired David Culley after his first season in 2021 and Smith this season.
The only other team since the merger to do that was the 49ers, who had three coaches in a row last a year or less from 1976-78 with Monte Clark, Ken Meyer, Pete McCulley, and did it again in 2015-16 with Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly.
REMATCH WEEKEND
All six games on wild-card weekend are rematches from the regular season, including three matchups of division foes with Baltimore playing Cincinnati, Miami visiting Buffalo and San Francisco hosting Seattle.
Two of those three matchups ended in splits in the regular season with the Ravens and Bengals, and Dolphins and Bills splitting their two games.
The 49ers swept the Seahawks but know how little that matters after losing to the Rams in the NFC title game last season following two regular-seasons wins.
In the Super Bowl era, teams that swept an opponent in the regular season are 14-10 in a playoff rematch, including 13-6 when the game is at home like it is for the 49ers on Saturday,
In the other rematches, the Chargers are seeking to avenge a Week 3 loss to Jacksonville, the Giants are looking to do the same after losing to the Vikings in Week 16, and the Cowboys are trying to do it after losing in Week 1 to Tampa Bay.
This is the fifth time since the merger that every game in the opening round of the playoffs is a rematch from the regular season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It happened on four-game wild-card weekends in 2009, 2004, 1994 and 1992.
STREAKING
The Niners are headed into the postseason on a quite a roll, having won the last 10 games of the regular season with Jimmy Garoppolo starting the first five games and Brock Purdy the last five.
The last team to have two QBs with consecutive five-game winning streaks were the perfect Dolphins in 1972 with Bob Griese and Earl Morrall.
San Francisco is the 13th team in the Super Bowl era to end the regular season on a winning streak of at least 10 games.
The results of the previous 12 haven’t been overly impressive with only three winning the Super Bowl with the 1972 Dolphins, 1976 Raiders and 2003 Patriots extending the streaks through the postseason.
Two others got to the Super Bowl before losing with the 1967 Raiders and 2007 Patriots falling in the final game.
Five of the teams lost their first playoff game: the 2019 Ravens, 2012 Broncos, 2009 Chargers, 2006 Chargers and 1993 Oilers.
Kansas City won a wild-card game in 2015 before losing in the division round and Pittsburgh won the division round game in 2004 before losing in the AFC title game.
HAPPY RETURNS
Nyheim Hines’ emotional kick return TDs for Buffalo on Sunday were historic as well.
Hines became the first Bills player to return the opening kick for a TD since Terrence McGee did it against Miami and added another later in the game to become the first player with two kick return TDs in a game since Leon Washington did it for Seattle in 2010.
Hines was also the last player with two punt-return touchdowns in the same game doing it in 2019 for the Colts and became the first player to have a game with at least with at least two kickoff-return touchdowns and one with at least two punt-return touchdowns in his career.
The returns gave the NFL nine combined punt and kick return TDs — the second fewest in the Super Bowl era to the seven in the nine-game, strike-shortened 1982 season.
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now, the prime minister said Thursday.
Beginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
Tourists from areas with low COVID-19 infection rates who have received three vaccine doses will be exempt from testing and quarantine after entry.
Japan this week is hosting small experimental package tours from four countries, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. That experiment, which involves only 50 people who received special visas, not tourist visas, is to end May 31.
“Free and active exchange of people is the foundation of economy and society, as well as that of Asia’s development,” Kishida told his speech at a Tokyo hotel Thursday.
Japan, while watching the infection situation, will gradually accept more tourists in stages to the level of arrivals before the pandemic, he added.
After facing criticism that its strict border controls were xenophobic, Japan began easing its restrictions earlier this year and currently allows entry of up to 10,000 people a day, including Japanese citizens, foreign students and some business travelers.
Japan will double the cap to 20,000 a day from June 1, which will also include package tour participants, said Makoto Shimoaraiso, a Cabinet official in charge of pandemic measures.
The scale of the package tours and other details will be finalized after officials evaluate the results of the current experimental tours, he said.
It will take some time before foreign visitors can come to Japan for individual tourism, Shimoaraiso said.
Japan this week also eased requests for mask wearing. While masks are still requested on public transportation, hospitals and other public facilities, people can take off masks outdoors where others are not around or talking. Despite the easing, most Japanese so far are seen sticking to wearing masks in public.
Japan’s tourism industry, hit hard by the border controls, is eager for foreign tourism to resume. COVID-19 infections have slowed in Japan since earlier this year and the government is gradually expanding social and economic activity.
Kishida said during a visit to London earlier this month that he planned to ease the border controls as early as June in line with the policies of other Group of Seven industrialized countries, but gave no further details.
Foreign tourist arrivals fell more than 90% in 2020 from a record 31.9 million the year before, almost wiping out the pre-pandemic inbound tourism market of more than 4 trillion yen ($31 billion).
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Verlander is going to the New York Mets. Trea Turner has agreed to a blockbuster deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. There are three more high-profile shortstops in free agency, along with ace pitcher Carlos Rodón.
And one big slugger looms above the whole market.
Baseball's first winter meetings since 2019 kicked into high gear Monday when Verlander agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year deal with New York, and Turner joined Philadelphia for a $300 million, 11-year contract. Clayton Kershaw also returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a $20 million, one-year deal.
The biggest outstanding question at the end of an impactful day at a downtown San Diego hotel centered on the status of AL MVP Aaron Judge, who was all the way across the country at the NFL's “Monday Night Football” game at Tampa Bay — right across the street from the Yankees' spring training complex.
Judge is a free agent after setting an American League record with 62 homers, powering the Yankees to the AL East title. He also tied for the major league lead with 131 RBIs and just missed a Triple Crown with a .311 batting average.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, fresh off getting a new four-year contract, said he spoke with Judge's agent on Monday.
“We are in active conversations,” Cashman said. “Certainly we'd love to land the plane favorably here in New York in the Bronx. But we're not flying the plane. And so we'll wait, we'll wait for this process to play out.”
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
7-4-9
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
7-4-9
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Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup provides protection against evolving cyberthreats like ransomware, and is now transactable in Azure Marketplace
Highlights:
- Barracuda grew its Data Protection new business sales by 30% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23, significantly boosted by the growth in its Cloud-to-Cloud Backup SaaS product line that protects data stored in Microsoft 365.
- Barracuda Data Protection solutions achieved impressive growth in international markets with sales growth of 75% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23.
- Barracuda has grown its Data Protection customer base to more than 40,000 organizations and protects their data in the cloud.
CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Barracuda Secured.22 Conference -- Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, today announced product milestones and strong business growth for its data protection business, which accelerated due to the increasing need for secure backup driven by ransomware and other cyberthreats.
Through cloud-first innovations Barracuda grew its Data Protection new business sales by 30% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23. Barracuda Data Protection solutions achieved impressive sales growth in international markets with new business sales up 75% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23. Barracuda has grown its Data Protection customer base to more than 40,000 organizations and protects their data in the cloud.
Business momentum was boosted by the growth in Barracuda's Cloud-to-Cloud Backup SaaS product line that protects data stored in Microsoft 365. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup new business sales are growing at 34% year-over-year at the end of Q2FY23, including 87% growth in international sales.
Now transactable in Azure Marketplace for customers and channel partners that want to take advantage of simplified and streamlined procurement and deployment processes, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup delivers a fast search and restore experience for Microsoft 365 data, including Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Compared to traditional backup and recovery solutions, Barracuda's cloud-native solution provides greater scale and resiliency, fast performance, and wide global coverage to protect Microsoft 365 data created in the cloud.
"We saw strong momentum across our data protection business last fiscal year and continuing into this fiscal year," said Tim Jefferson, SVP, Engineering and Product Management for Data, Networks and Application Security at Barracuda. "With the explosive increase in the usage of Microsoft 365 apps, a modern cloud-native approach is required for protection. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is built and runs natively in the cloud, which enables fast set up, simple management, and no maintenance for Microsoft 365 apps."
Customers: Barracuda currently serves more than 40,000 data protection customers worldwide. New customers include: Mendocino Family of Companies (MFC), Belfast Metropolitan College, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Explore Learning, and more.
Industry Recognition:
- Barracuda wins overall in Data Protection category for CRN's 2022 Annual Report Card (ARC)
- Barracuda named a finalist for Best Customer Service in 2022 SC Awards U.S.
- Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup wins 2021 CRN Products of the Year
- Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup named a finalist in 2021 CRN Tech Innovator Awards
- Barracuda wins Data Protection Company of the Year at 2021 Storage Awards
Barracuda has added several innovations across its Data Protection technology. For a deep dive into these innovations see this Q&A with Barracuda Product Manager Shawn Lubahn: https://blog.barracuda.com/2022/09/13/qa-barracuda-data-protection-innovation-and-momentum/
"A massive cyber-attack had hit us overnight. Of all the infrastructure available to us in the IT team we had one working laptop: no servers, no domain controllers, nothing. It had all been corrupted by the PYSA ransomware gang," explains Myerscough College Director of IT, Ian Brown, in a Barracuda case study. "Obviously the first reaction is one of total shock and disbelief," he stated. According to the case study, "A year previously, Ian invested in Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup. Within days the college had recovered most of its key infrastructure to the point where it could begin to support staff and students once again without having to engage with the threat actors or paying any ransom."
According to Vinny Phul, Head of IT for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), in a Barracuda case study, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup more than met their needs. "It took only minutes to set up," Vinny explained. "Having a true Office 365 backup gives us additional peace of mind against the ransomware threat. Cloud-to-Cloud Backup makes it very easy to find lost files for our day-today needs."
"With a cloud-native solution, you get the benefit of scale on your backup, and your solution is fully managed. So unlike with traditional backup solutions, where you have to do capacity management and capacity planning and make sure you have enough storage, a cloud-native solution, like Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup really offers you a managed solution with virtually unlimited capacity to store your data." - Nills Franssens, Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft
Read the full Q&A with Nills in this blog post: http://cuda.co/43251
Read the blog post:
Barracuda Data Protection innovation and momentum: http://cuda.co/bg0913data
Find Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup in Azure Marketplace: https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?search=barracuda&page=1
Get more information about Barracuda Data Protection:
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup product page: http://cuda.co/ccb
Barracuda Backup product page: https://www.barracuda.com/products/backup
Barracuda Secured.22 Customer Conference, happening this week September 13 and 14, is the company's annual global virtual conference for Barracuda customers. Barracuda Secured.22 is an informative event covering technical security scenarios that enable practitioners to identify, prevent, recover, and respond quickly to cyber security attacks. For more information, please visit: https://barracuda.events/secured.22/.
At Barracuda we strive to make the world a safer place. We believe every business deserves access to cloud-first, enterprise-grade security solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use. We protect email, networks, data, and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt with our customers' journey. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them — in ways they may not even know they are at risk — so they can focus on taking their business to the next level. For more information, visit barracuda.com.
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If there is one thing that is fact about Grammy award winning singer Macy Gray is she stays true to her convictions. Whether you like or not, her sound or opinion she is going to keep doing her. To close out pride Month during an interview Macy Gray expressed an opinion that has some woman saying Amen to ‘facts’ on social media but the Trans community may not be feeling Macy Gray, unfortunately that is ‘facts’ as well.
In a recent interview that started off with her views on the American Flag transitioned into the depths of racism while transitioning onto transgenders. All before talking about her new music that is dropping July 8th.
While appearing on Piers Morgan’s TalkTV program Macy Gray was asked “what a woman is”, Macy Gray’s reply was a human being with “boobs” and a “vagina.”.
“Just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman,”…”What women go through is a completely unique experience and surgery or finding yourself doesn’t change that,”
Macy Gray also continued on to say that just because you don’t agree it doesn’t make you Transphobic.
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Cedar Rapids CR Kennedy collected a 69-58 victory over Epworth Western Dubuque during this Iowa girls high school basketball game.
In recent action on January 17, Cedar Rapids CR Kennedy faced off against Dubuque Senior and Epworth Western Dubuque took on Cedar Rapids Prairie on January 17 at Epworth Western Dubuque High School. For more, click here.
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Climate change has been an important issue for President Joe Biden since the beginning of his administration. And while a majority of Americans agree that we need to work to reduce global warming, the partisan divide surrounding climate change is growing.
"I don't think anybody can deny the impact of climate change anymore," Biden said during a press conference on extreme heat.
Amid a sizzling hot summer, Biden announced new actions to combat extreme heat and drought. It comes as Americans across the country are feeling first-hand evidence of the changing climate.
"All of these kinds of events are really starting to literally hit home. And many Americans are starting to go, 'Oh my God, this isn't distant in time and space. This is happening right now. And we need to act,'" said Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
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According to polling from the Pew Research Center,a majority of Americans, 54%, think climate change is a major threat, but there's also a stark partisan divide. Over last 15 years, the percent of Democrats who say climate change is a major threat has gone up, while that answer went down among Republicans.
That partisan impact means politicians aren't the best messengers for climate change. But experts say new voices are stepping up to raise alarm about the warming planet in an impactful way.
"We're now seeing doctors and nurses talking about how climate change is showing up in their emergency room and in the waiting room. We're hearing from faith leaders saying our religion, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, all of these major leaders have said climate change is a fundamental moral issue that we must address as religious people," said Leiserowitz.
Local meteorologists can be some of the most effective messengers for climate change, and the White House appears to recognize that. The vice president's office has reached out to local weather forecasters to start a discussion on best practices for talking about climate change and its impact.
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PORTLAND, Maine — As New Englanders celebrated Christmas Eve, the power grid operator came closer to ordering rolling blackouts than it had in more than four years as several power plants failed to deliver on reserve capacity.
ISO New England imposed penalties of roughly $39 million on power plant operators for failing to provide reserves during a confluence of factors including extreme cold in parts of North America.
“It was not the Christmas Eve that we expected,” Matthew Kakley, ISO spokesperson, said Monday.
The power grid operator had to dip into reserves as an Arctic blast swept across a large swath of the U.S. and Canada, necessitating controlled power outages elsewhere, while tens of thousands of New Englanders were in the dark after a powerful windstorm.
Part of the problem was that Quebec cut some of the electricity destined for the U.S. because of extreme cold in the Canadian province, Kakley said.
A “capacity deficiency” declaration at 4:30 p.m. meant there were insufficient reserves, and some power plants responsible for bridging the gap either underperformed or were offline, he said.
With the system maxed, and little safety net, the next step would have been to ask for voluntary conservation measures or rolling blackouts.
But the problem dissipated quickly with the deficiency declaration being lifted in less than three hours as consumer demand dropped during the evening hours, Kakley said.
The last time the situation was so dire was over Labor Day weekend in 2018, when $36 million in penalties were levied, he said.
Privacy rules prevented the power grid operator from publicly identifying the underperforming power plants and their owners, he said.
Power grid rules call for the financial penalties to be distributed among the power plant operators that stepped up to meet demand, he said.
In the end, the Christmas Eve situation in New England was not as extreme as the situation in other parts of the country.
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Global menstrual health and hygiene programs benefitted 8.7 million people in 2021
DALLAS, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Globally, more than 800 million women and girls are stigmatized, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. An additional 500 million lack access to basic period products and facilities needed for menstrual hygiene management.
As a result, these women and girls end up missing school and work, and they often become the target of gender-based violence due to misunderstanding and stigma.
"At Kimberly-Clark, we believe a period should never stand in the way of a woman's progress – a belief that started with the founding of Kotex® more than 100 years ago and continues to this day," said Alison Lewis, Chief Growth Officer for Kimberly-Clark. "Our purpose to provide 'Better Care for a Better World' resonates clearly in our support of Menstrual Hygiene Day and our ongoing work to champion the progress of women, fight period stigmas through education, and promote greater access to menstrual hygiene products. We are incredibly proud of the work we've done and are dedicated to the hard work still ahead."
Kimberly-Clark and its Kotex® brand are committed to challenging period perceptions and addressing stigmas around the world with women, men, girls and boys. Part of this commitment is the annual collaboration with WASH United to sponsor Menstrual Hygiene Day on Saturday, May 28, 2022, with a shared focus of making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030.
"The WASH United partnership for Menstrual Hygiene Day is an ongoing and impactful campaign that Kimberly-Clark teams from around the world look forward to and rally behind," said Juanita Pelaez, Vice President of Kimberly-Clark's Global Adult and Feminine Care Brands. "Working with global partners such as WASH United, we are able to leverage the power of our brands to make a meaningful impact on the lives of millions of women and girls."
To date, Kimberly-Clark, Kotex®, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation, and various non-profit collaborators have made tremendous strides to elevate menstrual health and hygiene around the world.
Promoting a Global Conversation about Periods
Normalizing periods starts by promoting a global conversation around the need for education and the stigmas surrounding menstruation, and Kimberly-Clark's brand teams are delivering against this objective in a variety of ways that directly engage consumers.
In Brazil, Kimberly-Clark and Plan International partnered on a campaign to create highway signs, social media content and other media touchpoints to bring awareness to period stigmas, ultimately reaching hundreds of thousands of people in the city of Teresina.
Kotex® Taiwan invited 2020 Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Kuo Hsing-chun, current world record holder in the women's weightlifting category, to share her period stories with young college students – both women and men – to ignite healthy and open conversations around periods among the younger generation.
In South Africa, Kimberly-Clark's Kotex® brand partnered with well-known music artist and megastar Boity Thulo to invite South Africans to submit lyrics addressing period stigma. With more than 500 lines of lyrics submitted by both women and men, the 'She Can Anthem' hit the #19 spot on South Africa's music charts.
"Period stigma is not a new problem, but we must continue to bring new solutions to solving it," said Morne Van Emmenes M, Marketing Director for Kimberly-Clark South Africa. "With this campaign, we showed the value of experimenting with new ideas to integrate menstrual hygiene education into pop culture in a way that would reach a wide and diverse audience. Boity Thulo was an enthusiastic and supportive collaborator who was instrumental in our success in reaching both women and men."
Championing Her Progress
Since its launch in 2020, the Kotex® She Can initiative has worked to champion women's progress by fighting the barriers caused by period stigmas, promoting access to education in schools and communities, and by helping to open doors so women gain equal opportunity.
This year, the She Can initiative is launching a new partnership with Girl Up in Chile and Argentina. This partnership supports Girl Up's work as a global leadership development initiative that positions girls to serve as leaders in the movement for gender equality.
"At Girl Up, our mission is to advance girls' skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders," said Melissa Kilby, Executive Director of Girl Up. "Around the world, access to menstrual hygiene and products is a barrier for girls to attend school and become leaders. We're excited to partner with Kotex® and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation to help remove those barriers and help more girls achieve their full potential."
Together, Girl Up and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation will provide leadership training and tools for participants to become gender equality advocates and activists for education around period poverty and period stigma. Through the partnership with Girl Up, Kimberly-Clark expects to positively impact more than 80,000 lives over the next three years.
"Unlocking doors for women requires all of us to share our voices and advocate for the women and girls in our lives," said Jenny Lewis, Vice President of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. "Our work is critical to creating a more equitable world for women and girls. Because when women thrive, we all thrive."
Making a Positive Social Impact Through Education
Around the world, the Kotex® She Can initiative provides compelling educational resources that help girls, boys and parents understand period basics and abolish period stigma before it starts.
In 2021, the cumulative impact of Kimberly-Clark's various social impact programs reached more than 8.7 million women, girls, men and boys, and focused on menstrual health management.
Included in last year's social impact were eight projects supported by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and Plan International that focused on creating a learning environment where women and girls have the confidence, knowledge, skills, materials and facilities necessary to overcome the persistent barriers to menstrual health education. These efforts led to a positive impact for over one million people in eight countries including Brazil, China, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Nigeria, Peru and Vietnam.
Building on consumer insights, the Kotex® She Can initiative created innovative new ways to deliver menstrual hygiene education, including a collaboration with popular YouTube and Instagram influencer Simone Giertz to help young women demystify the menstrual cycle in her trademark style that blends education and humor.
Addressing Access to Products and Sanitation
Access to menstrual hygiene products, as well as period-friendly sanitation facilities, remain a significant challenge for millions of women and girls each day.
"It's not enough to strive for awareness – we must fight for access to menstrual hygiene products if we have any chance of making a real impact for the countless women and girls in need of support," said Mustafa Kudrati, Plan International USA President & CEO. "The COVID-19 pandemic was a temporary roadblock to our success, but I'm proud to say we worked together to pivot our approach and deliver the critical everyday necessities needed by women and girls – not just menstrual hygiene products, but soap, water and food as well."
In fact, roughly one in three women in the U.S. struggles to afford period products. In response, Kimberly-Clark and its U by Kotex® brand became the founding sponsor of the Alliance for Period Supplies (APS) in 2018, and since then, they have donated more than 50 million period products through APS to women in need.
Additionally, one in five students in the U.S. struggle to afford period products, and report missing classes due to a lack of access to period products. This year, U by Kotex® provided additional funding to APS to administer a series of grants in the U.S. focused on advancing efforts in schools and benefitting school-aged girls. Recipients include Sisters on the Street for its work to provide free menstrual products in female and all-gender restrooms across its three existing partner high schools in Southern California, and Giving the Basics Wichita to advance its distribution efforts of period supply products to more than 51,000 people monthly and 130+ schools in Kansas.
To further address access to period products for students, Thinx, Inc. will donate 10,000 pairs of reusable period underwear for teens to APS. Thinx is the leader in the reusable period and incontinence underwear category, and Kimberly-Clark announced a majority investment in the company earlier this year.
"Period poverty is a solvable issue. By prioritizing menstrual equity, we're recognizing that access to period products should no longer be a barrier to an education, and through this donation, we're making a positive impact for thousands of young people who want to focus on school and activities that help them reach their full potential," said Meghan Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Thinx, Inc. "Sustainable menstrual equity is a key mission of Thinx, and we're proud to join with Kimberly-Clark and the Alliance for Period Supplies in the fight to eliminate period poverty in the United States."
Around the world, Kimberly-Clark's brand teams are working at the local level to improve access to products. Across Australia and New Zealand, Kimberly-Clark has developed and distributed resource kits and Kotex® product samples to educate students about menstrual health. In Korea, Kimberly-Clark has donated more than one million menstrual health products to low-income women and girls since 2016.
Educating Men about Periods is Key to Unlocking Equity
To unlock doors and build a better world for women and girls, Kimberly-Clark and its brands are working in innovative ways to build advocates among men to address period stigmas by educating men and boys about menstrual hygiene management.
A recent campaign in Vietnam, supported by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation in partnership with Plan International, reached more than 81,000 men through campaigns including the "Confident Puberty" initiative. Adolescents, fathers and community members were educated through a series of outreach programs to help promote education around menstrual health management, creating a stronger culture of acceptance for women and girls.
In India, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation supported educational activities led by Plan International that reached thousands of adolescents with menstruation information, and more than 30 percent of participants were male.
"It is not just the job of women to educate on the importance of menstrual hygiene and health, nor should women and girls be the only focus of educational efforts," added Pelaez. "Men and boys need equal education to ensure we're creating a world in which people who menstruate aren't stigmatized or treated any differently. Menstruation is a component of everyday life and should not have to be hidden away."
A unique partnership in Korea led the Kotex® brand to collaboration with the Korea Consumer Agency and the Korean Health Teachers Association on consumer education to move beyond teenage girls to educate their male peers and parents. This collaboration includes in-school programs as well as gift packages and educational materials to celebrate a girl's first period.
Normalizing Periods by 2030
In commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Kimberly-Clark is partnering with WASH United and encouraging employees, partners, consumers and customers to show support by wearing the annual Menstrual Hygiene Day Menstruation Bracelet that's available via digital and social assets or printable paper versions.
The bracelet is made of 28 elements, with five of them red, representing the menstrual cycle.
"By wearing the Menstruation Bracelet or posting the digital and social assets, everyone can show that periods are nothing to hide and help push back taboos and stigma, one bracelet at a time," said Thorsten Kiefer, Co-Founder and CEO of WASH United. "It's time to normalize menstruation and by doing so help millions of women and girls to reach their full potential. Menstrual Hygiene Day and Kotex® are committed to ending period stigma. Are you with us?"
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.
About WASH United
A unique crossbreed between an advocacy NGO and a creative agency, WASH United works to build a world in which all people benefit from safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), including menstrual hygiene. Our focus is on innovative solutions for advocacy and education. WASH United is behind Menstrual Hygiene Day, the global campaign to end period stigma.
About Plan International USA
Powered by supporters, Plan International USA partners with adolescent girls, young women and children around the world to overcome oppression and gender inequality, providing the support and resources that are unique to their needs and the needs of their communities, ensuring they achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety. Founded in 1937, Plan is an independent development and humanitarian organization that is active in 78 countries. For more information, and to learn about our commitment to safeguarding, please visit www.PlanUSA.org.
About Girl Up
Girl Up is a movement to advance girls' skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders. Founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010, Girl Up's leadership development programs have impacted 125,000 girls through 5,600 Clubs in 130 countries and all 50 U.S. states, inspiring a generation of girls to be a force for gender equality and social change.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A $5,000 reward has been given to a person who provided help in capturing an inmate who sparked a nationwide manhunt after escaping with a jail official, Alabama’s governor said Wednesday.
Gov. Kay Ivey directed the Finance Department to issue a $5,000 reward to a person who “provided valuable assistance to law enforcement in securing the apprehension and arrest of Casey White," Ivey's office said in a news release.
The recipient has chosen to remain anonymous, the governor's office said. Officials did not describe what information the person provided.
Casey White and jailer Vicky White disappeared from Lauderdale County Detention Facility on April 29, sparking a manhunt that drew international attention. The two were discovered May 9 in Evansville, Indiana. Officials said Vicky White died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a brief chase, while Casey White was captured.
Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly had recommended that the reward be given, the governor's office said.
“Thanks to the good information from this citizen and the diligent work from law enforcement in Alabama all the way to Indiana, we were able to put the bad guy behind bars where he belongs. I look forward to justice being served," Ivey said in a statement. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/5-000-reward-given-for-help-capturing-escaped-17213633.php | 2022-06-02 00:24:02 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/5-000-reward-given-for-help-capturing-escaped-17213633.php |
Yankees fourth. Gleyber Torres homers to center field. Aaron Hicks strikes out swinging. Kyle Higashioka flies out to center field to Christopher Morel. Marwin Gonzalez walks. DJ LeMahieu strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 1, Cubs 0.
Cubs fifth. Jason Heyward homers to left field. Nick Madrigal singles to right field. Christopher Morel singles to shallow left field. Nick Madrigal to second. Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. Ian Happ called out on strikes. Frank Schwindel grounds out to third base, DJ LeMahieu to Anthony Rizzo.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cubs 1, Yankees 1.
Yankees thirteenth. Josh Donaldson lines out to deep left center field to Ian Happ. Gleyber Torres flies out to deep center field to Christopher Morel. Joey Gallo to third. Aaron Hicks is intentionally walked. Jose Trevino pinch-hitting for Kyle Higashioka. Jose Trevino singles to left field. Aaron Hicks to third. Joey Gallo scores.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 2, Cubs 1. | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Chicago-Cubs-N-Y-Yankees-Runs-17234756.php | 2022-06-11 05:16:43 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Chicago-Cubs-N-Y-Yankees-Runs-17234756.php |
Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on Thursday, after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance pay.
Some took to Twitter to announce they were signing off after Musk’s deadline to make the pledge. A number of employees took to a private forum outside of the company’s messaging board to discuss their planned departure, asking questions about how it might jeopardize their U.S. visas or if they would get the promised severance pay, according to an employee fired earlier this week who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
While it’s not clear how many of Twitter’s already-decimated staff took Musk up on his offer, the newest round of departures means the platform is continuing to lose workers just at it is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. one of the busiest events on Twitter that can overwhelm its systems if things go haywire.
“To all the Tweeps who decided to make today your last day: thanks for being incredible teammates through the ups and downs. I can’t wait to see what you do next,” tweeted one employee, Esther Crawford, who is remaining at the company and has been working on the overhaul of the platform's verification system.
Since taking over Twitter less than three weeks ago, Musk has booted half of the company's full-time staff of 7,500 and an untold number of contractors responsible for content moderation and other crucial efforts. He fired top executives on his first day as Twitter's owner, while others left voluntarily in the ensuing days. Earlier this week, he began firing a small group of engineers who took issue with him publicly or in the company's internal Slack messaging system.
Then overnight on Wednesday, Musk sent an email to the remaining staff at Twitter, saying that it is a software and servers company at its heart and he asked employees to decide by Thursday evening if they want to remain a part of the business.
Musk wrote that employees “will need to be extremely hardcore” to build “a breakthrough Twitter 2.0” and that long hours at high intensity will be needed for success.
But in a Thursday email, Musk backpedaled on his insistence that everyone work from the office. His initial rejection of remote work had alienated many employees who survived the layoffs.
He softened his earlier tone in an email to employees, writing that “all that is required for approval is that your manager takes responsibility for ensuring you are making an excellent contribution.” Workers would also be expected to have “in-person meetings with your colleagues on a reasonable cadence, ideally weekly, but not less than once per month.”
As of 7 p.m. Pacific Time, the No. 1 topic trending in the United States was “RIPTwitter” followed by the names of other social media platforms: “Tumblr,” “Mastodon” and “MySpace."
Twitter did not respond to a message seeking comment. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/as-riptwitter-trends-more-twitter-workers-flee-after-musks-hardcore-ultimatum | 2022-11-18 14:13:20 | 1 | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/as-riptwitter-trends-more-twitter-workers-flee-after-musks-hardcore-ultimatum |
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What do you need for a top-notch Zoom meeting?
Working from home can seem a bit chaotic at first, but hopefully, after about a year in the house, you’ve slowly found a rhythm that works for you. If you aren’t going to work in an office soon, it might be time to upgrade to a more permanent work-from-home configuration. It’s important to note that the amount of space matters less than how it’s creatively configured. Creative configurations can help promote better Zoom calls along with the use of proper lighting options and both comfortable and practical furniture. A proper workspace in the home can help provide a sense of control and order that promotes the best quality of work.
What is Zoom?
Zoom provides the ability for people to communicate and connect using video conference technology. Zoom offers both a free service and a paid option that provides additional services and tools that are more extensive than the free version. You can use Zoom through either a downloaded application on a smartphone or a standard web browser you can access from a computer such as a laptop.
Are there other programs that are similar to Zoom?
Several companies offer video call capabilities, but overall, Zoom has gained impressive attention and market traction since people began working from home. Companies that also similarly provide video calls are companies such as Google Meet and Adobe Connect.
Best lights for a Zoom meeting from home
Proper lighting is imperative to presenting and communicating during a critical video meeting. Improved lighting makes you more visible to the audience and improves the overall visual quality of the call. You can place or clip lights at the top of a laptop or with a stand such as a tripod. The additional light also adds a level of professionalism and literal clarity that is also ideal for recording videos or even teaching online lessons.
This LED ring light is about 18 inches tall and includes a dimmable feature. A light stand is included in the set and it can be adjusted to be 19 inches to 59 inches in height. This kit also includes a bag to ensure that the light and additional items are more easily portable.
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Sensyne LED Circle Lights with Phone Holder
This ring light is 10 inches and ideal for creating the perfect lighting for different activities such as video calls and videos. The light includes multiple features such as three different light color options and up to 10 different levels of ring brightness. The ring has the option for both remote-controlled adjustments and manually controlled changes to get the lighting correct for every activity.
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UBeesize Selfie Ring Light with Tripod Stand & Cell Phone Holder for Live Stream
This black ring light comes with three different options for colors that can also be adjusted by more than 11 brightness levels. This kit also includes an adjustable tripod stand and phone holder that can successfully accommodate most smartphones. This ring light uses a USB port from an item such as a laptop for a source of power.
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Cyezcor Video Conference Lighting Kit
This LED light can be attached to the top of a computer and is powered by a USB port, which is a convenient power source when the light is used in combination with an item such as a laptop. The light can be adjusted between five different light intensity levels and comes with three light color options.
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Best desk chairs for a Zoom meeting from home
A proper desk chair can help provide some much-needed back support during meetings that tend to run longer. Desk chairs are also ideal for video conferences such as Zoom meetings due to their often adjustable nature makes it easier to angle the chair into the screen’s view.
This ergonomic desk chair comes in multiple colors, such as dark gray and orange. The chair includes three levers to reach the ideal position and achieve maximum comfort. It weighs over 30 pounds and is designed with commercial endurance quality in mind.
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The black swivel office chair comes in both high-back and mid-back options to best fit personal needs. The chair weighs a little over 50 pounds and can hold up to around 250 pounds. It’s designed with lumbar support and can spin in a circular motion to help access even the furthest corner of the desk.
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Best bookshelves for a Zoom meeting from home
Bookshelves are large items that are multi-purposed as they can serve both practical and aesthetic purposes. Bookshelves are ideal in the pursuit of adding much-needed storage to a new home office or work-from-home desk nook. Additionally, bookshelves can help to frame a space or better partition a room. It is also useful for a Zoom call as it adds depth to the background of your room and can also keep the focus away from other sections of the room.
Bookshelf comes in two color options, such as classical wooden and vintage pine. It measures over 65 inches in height by almost 30 inches in width and nearly 13 inches in diameter. The unit can support around 130 pounds due to a combination of metal and MDF board.
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Sunon Collection Wood Bookcase
The bookcase comes in styles such as four shelves and five shelves and comes in various colors to accommodate both aesthetic and storage needs. It’s advised to listen to the instructions during the assembly process, given the nature of the connectors. The bookcase is 36 inches wide by just under 60 inches in height and includes some adjustable shelves.
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FURINNO Jaya Simply Home 5-Shelf Bookcase
The bookshelf is made from wood material and comes in five shelves and three shelves options with various color possibilities. This bookshelf spans over 70 inches tall and a little over 24 inches in width.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
8-3-6-6
(eight, three, six, six)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
8-3-6-6
(eight, three, six, six) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17515963.php | 2022-10-18 03:26:24 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17515963.php |
BEIJING (AP) — Amid a freeze in military-to-military contacts, China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft through the Taiwan Strait.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei said on Friday that U.S. actions, including the establishment of the Space Force in 2019 as the newest branch of the military, have “had a great negative impact on space security and global strategic stability.”
“In recent years, the United States has accelerated the militarization of space,” Tan said. “I would like to reiterate here that China adheres to the peaceful use of space, firmly opposes the weaponization and the making of space into a battlefield, and opposes any form of arms race in space.”
The ministry said that Tan was responding to recent concerns expressed by Space Force leaders over China’s rising capabilities, calling that “classic cognitive dissonance.” China’s advances in space include its own orbiting space station and plans for a crewed lunar mission. In 2007, it faced international condemnation after using a missile to blow up one of its defunct weather satellites, leaving a field of debris that continues to threaten other objects in orbit.
While the U.S. has sent officials to Beijing including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, ties remain at a historic low. China has pointedly refused to reestablish contact between the two militaries, possibly as a protest against U.S. sales of defensive weaponry to Taiwan and sanctions against Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu.
Although it is recognized as international waters and airspace and functions as a crucial route for international trade, China continues to claim a proprietary role over the Taiwan Strait that separates the mainland from the self-governing island democracy.
China regards close U.S. ally Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary, and regularly sends planes and warships to harass the island’s military and seeks to intimidate its 23 million citizens.
On Thursday, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army — whose area of operations faces Taiwan — said it had scrambled fighters to “follow and monitor the U.S. plane throughout the process and dealt with it in accordance with laws and regulations.”
Theater spokesperson Col. Shi Yi was quoted as saying on social media, “theater troops maintain a high level of alert at all times and will resolutely defend national sovereignty and security along with regional peace and stability.”
The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Thursday.
“By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations,” the fleet said on its website.
“The aircraft’s transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military flies, sails and operates anywhere international law allows.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-china-accuses-us-of-militarizing-space-following-protest-over-navy-planes-taiwan-strait-transit/ | 2023-07-14 15:54:29 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-china-accuses-us-of-militarizing-space-following-protest-over-navy-planes-taiwan-strait-transit/ |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting.
Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis’ pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and “a substantial miscarriage of justice.”
“Additionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial,” Jones’ lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion.
Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the 15 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jones, declined to comment on the filing Saturday, but said he and other attorneys for the Sandy Hook families will be filing a brief opposing Jones’ request.
Twenty first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School died in the attack on Dec. 14, 2012.
An FBI agent who responded to the shooting and relatives of eight children and adults killed in the massacre sued Jones for defamation and infliction of emotional distress over his pushing the bogus narrative that the shooting was a hoax staged by “crisis actors” to impose more gun control.
Six jurors in Waterbury, Connecticut, ordered Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, on Oct. 12 to pay $965 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs and said punitive damages also should be awarded. Bellis has scheduled hearings for early next month to determine the amount of the punitive damages.
During the trial, victims’ relatives said in often-emotional testimony that they were threatened and harassed for years by people who believed the lies told on Jones’ show. Strangers showed up at the families’ homes to record them and confronted them in public. People hurled abusive comments on social media. Relatives said they received death and rape threats.
The verdicts came after another jury in Texas in August ordered Jones and his company to pay nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of another slain Sandy Hook child. A third trial over the hoax claims, involving two more Sandy Hook parents, is expected to be held near the end of the year in Texas.
Jones, who has acknowledged in recent years that the shooting did occur, has blasted the lawsuits and trials on his Austin, Texas-based Infowars show, calling them unfair and a violation of his free speech rights.
But he lost his right to present those defenses when the judges in Connecticut and Texas found him liable for damages by default without trials, for what they called Jones’ repeated failures to turn over some evidence including financial documents and website analytics to the Sandy Hook lawyers.
With liability already established, the trials in both states focused only on how much Jones should pay in damages.
Pattis, Jones’ lawyer, wrote in the motions filed Friday that there was a lack of evidence directly connecting Jones with the people who harassed and threatened the Sandy Hook families. Pattis said the trial resembled a “memorial service, not a trial.”
“Yes, the families in this case suffered horribly as a result of the murder of their children,” Pattis wrote, adding that Jones did not send people to harass and threaten the families.
“There was no competent evidence offered at this trial that he ever did,” he wrote. “Instead, there was a shocking abuse of a disciplinary default and its transformation into a series of half-truths that misled a jury and resulted in substantial injustice.” | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-alex-jones-seeks-new-trial-after-1b-sandy-hook-verdict/ | 2022-10-23 13:07:58 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-alex-jones-seeks-new-trial-after-1b-sandy-hook-verdict/ |
Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday.
The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes allegedly committed during the nationwide protests.
According to the report published on the state media’s official Telegram channel, Alidoosti was arrested because she did not provide ‘’any documents in line with her claims.”
In her post, the 38-year-old actress said: ‘’His name was Mohsen Shekari. Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity.”
Shekari was executed Dec. 9 after being charged by an Iranian court with blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member of the country’s security forces with a machete.
Last Week, Iran executed a second prisoner, Majidreza Rahnavard, in connection with the protests. Rahnavard’s body was left hanging from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. Iranian authorities alleged Rahnavard stabbed two members of its paramilitary force.
Both men were executed less than a month after they were charged, underscoring the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences imposed for alleged crimes related to the demonstrations. Activists say at least a dozen people have been sentenced to death in closed-door hearings.
Alidoosti has made at least three posts on her Instagram account expressing solidarity with protesters since the demonstrations broke out in September. Her account was suspended Sunday.
Iran has been rocked by protests since the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by the morality police. The protests have since morphed into one of the most serious challenges to Iran’s theocracy installed by the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Alidoosti has previously criticised the Iranian government and its police force.
in June 2020, she was given a suspended five-month prison sentence after she criticized the police on Twitter in 2018 for assaulting a woman who had removed her headscarf.
Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi, two other famous actresses in Iran, were arrested by authorities for expressing solidarity with protesters on social media. Both have been released.
At least 495 people have been killed in the demonstrations amid a harsh security crackdown, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that has been monitoring the protests since they began. Over 18,200 people have been detained by authorities. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ct-ent-actress-taraneh-alidoosti-arrest-iran-20221217-37bbl5hlq5euzjuwvubgdj5kq4-story.html | 2022-12-17 19:19:55 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ct-ent-actress-taraneh-alidoosti-arrest-iran-20221217-37bbl5hlq5euzjuwvubgdj5kq4-story.html |
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While NBA teams are looking ahead to the upcoming draft with much anticipation, that doesn’t necessarily mean the incoming freshman class of college basketball players is any better than usual.
The fact of the matter is that the top 2023 draft prospects aren’t playing college basketball.
That goes for Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French phenom who almost certainly will be selected No. 1 overall. The same is true of Scoot Henderson, who plays for the G League Ignite and is generally rated just behind Wembanyama.
”There’s a chance conceivably that a college player might not even get taken in the top five,” said Eric Bossi, the director of basketball for 247Sports.
Indeed, ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony released a mock draft last month that was headed by three guys who aren’t playing college basketball: Wembanyama, Henderson and Amen Thompson of Overtime Elite, a new basketball league that offers training and a salary for pro prospects willing to forfeit their college eligibility. Givony did have Arkansas freshman Nick Smith Jr. going fourth.
Even though they might not get taken at the top of next year’s draft, plenty of exciting freshmen are ready to make an impact this season. Duke coach Jon Scheyer is beginning his career with the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports.
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils signed five of the nation’s top 27 recruits in this class: Dereck Lively (No. 1), Dariq Whitehead (No. 2) and Kyle Filipowski (No. 4), Mark Mitchell (No. 22) and Tyrese Proctor (No. 27). Mitchell scored 15 points and Filipowski and Proctor had seven each Wednesday in the seventh-ranked Blue Devils’ 82-45 exhibition victory over Fayetteville State.
Lively and Whitehead didn’t play in that game as they recover from injuries.
”Dariq definitely won’t play Monday,” Scheyer said, referring to Duke’s regular-season opener against Jacksonville. ”He’s still a couple of weeks away. With Dereck, he’s still day-to-day. He’s been really ramping up. I think the big thing for both of those guys is not just being completely healthy, which they’re right there. But you have to build up your game shape again, and we don’t want to put them out too early at all.”
Here’s a look at some freshmen who could have big seasons.
AMARI BAILEY, UCLA
This 6-foot-5 guard is from Chicago but actually played high school basketball at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, California. He’s ranked ninth in his class according to the 247Sports Composite. He started and had six points and eight rebounds in UCLA’s exhibition victory over Concordia on Wednesday. ”They’ve got two guys that are rock solid they can count on in Tyger Campbell and Jaime Jaquez, but they really need a third guy to step up and be a threat on a nightly basis,” Bossi said. ”Bailey’s the right kind of guy.”
KEYONTE GEORGE, BAYLOR
Big 12 coaches made their expectations for George clear when they named him the conference’s preseason freshman of the year. The 6-4 guard averaged 22.8 points for Baylor this summer at the GLOBL JAM international tournament. George is from Lewisville, Texas, but played for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He’s ranked seventh in the 247Sports Composite.
GG JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Jackson was regarded as the nation’s No. 1 prospect until he decided to reclassify and enter college a year early. Jackson had been committed to North Carolina until he reclassified and opted to enroll at South Carolina. The 6-9 forward from Ridge View High School in Columbia, South Carolina, is ranked sixth in this class, according to the 247Sports Composite. South Carolina says he’s the highest-ranked prospect ever to sign with the Gamecocks. Jackson was named the MVP of the National Basketball Players Association top-100 camp in July.
DERECK LIVELY II, DUKE
Once he’s healthy enough to play, this 7-1 center from Philadelphia should emerge as an immediate force on defense. Scheyer says Lively ”is as unique of a big as there is in the country” because of his ability to defend in a variety of ways. ”We’ve talked about how to maximize what he can do on the defensive end especially, but that versatility for us is something that we can really use throughout the course of the season,” Scheyer said. Lively played at Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which also produced former Duke player and NBA lottery pick Cam Reddish.
NICK SMITH JR., ARKANSAS
Although he hasn’t played a college game yet, Smith earned preseason first-team all-Southeastern Conference honors from the league’s coaches and media. His prep career at North Little Rock (Arkansas) earned him the USA Today national high school player of the year award. The 6-5 guard is ranked third in the 247Sports Composite. ”He is a player that kind of moves on the floor effortlessly almost like he is on skates,” Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. ”He is cosmetically pleasing to watch offensively with the way that he can find seams in the defense, and he is a really good shooter as well.”
CASON WALLACE, KENTUCKY
Wallace, a 6-4 guard from Dallas, is the nation’s No. 8 player in his class according to the 247Sports Composite. He averaged 10.5 points and had a team-high 12 steals in Kentucky’s four-game international exhibition tour this summer. Wallace had nine points and a team-high seven rebounds Sunday in an exhibition victory over Missouri Western State. Kentucky coach John Calipari has praised Wallace’s defense.
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A teenager from the Bronx was indicted in the broad daylight shooting death of a honor student who was walking home from school when she was killed and two others were hurt.
District Attorney Darcel Clark said Tuesday that 17-year-old Jeremiah Ryan was indicted on murder and attempted murder charges for the firing the bullets that took the life of Angellyh Yambo within blocks of her high school.
At least six shell casings were recovered from the corner of Saint Ann's Avenue and East 156th Street in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, where the 16-year-old Yambo was shot in the chest on April 8. The other two students, both 17, were shot in the leg and buttocks.
"The defendant, sadly, is also 17 years old, and he allegedly used a 'ghost gun,' firearm made from components purchased online, with no serial numbers so that they are not traceable," Clark said. "These weapons are a major threat to public safety and are being used in crimes more and more in our city."
The shooting happened outside of the South Bronx Educational Campus, which is home to two schools, Mott Haven Village Prep (where two of the teens attended) and University Heights Secondary School. The third teen went to University Prep Charter High School, a short distance away.
The three students, who police said were not known to each other, had recently been let out of school when the shooter opened fire around 1:45 p.m. that Friday afternoon. Video recovered from the area that captured the deadly barrage of gunfire allegedly shows the gunman in a heated exchange with a group of men across the street at the intersection. The senior officials said hand gestures made between the men are "consistent with gang affiliation."
Additional videos tracked the suspect, Ryan, eastbound on East 156th Street where police located him at his residence on East 161th Street. While patrolling outside the home, police witnessed a black bag thrown out of his window. The two senior officials said officers searched the bag and found an unloaded black ghost gun.
Attorney information for Ryan, who had no previous criminal record, was not immediately available.
In the days after the shooting,Yambo's mother struggled to find the words to describe the pain of losing her daughter, who police said was an "unintended target," along with the other two teens.
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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on Western powers not to pressure his tiny Balkan country into accepting a contentious association of five Serb-majority municipalities that is ramping up tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.
Kurti told The Associated Press that the focus instead should be on making Serbia more democratic and getting rid of what he called Belgrade’s hegemonistic ideas.
Kurti said in the interview on Sunday that the Serbian government should acknowledge the independence of all the ex-republics of former Yugoslavia in order to “face the past.” He stressed that Belgrade should lean more toward the European Union and NATO, not Russia.
The prime minister said that if they free themselves from the idea that Kosovo still belongs to Serbia, “they will be much more democratic, European.”
During the past several weeks, U.S. and EU envoys have visited Pristina and Belgrade to encourage them to accept a new proposal for the two countries to normalize relations and boost their EU accession bids.
A EU-mediated Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has been ongoing since 2011, but few of the 33 signed agreements have been implemented.
Kurti said the negotiations so far were “a problem-solving ideology … every solution became ever more complicated, ever less implementable, and the public lost interest.” He considered the new proposal “a good framework and platform for moving forward … which makes us hopeful about the prospects of future talks and an agreement.”
The proposal’s details haven’t yet been made public.
The United States has increased pressure on Pristina to implement a 2013 agreement to establish the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities, which would coordinate work on education, health care, land planning and economic development at the local level. In 2015, Kosovo’s Constitutional Court later declared part of the plan unconstitutional, ruling that it wasn’t inclusive of other ethnicities and could entail the use of executive powers.
Kurti says the establishment of the association isn’t his priority, and last week he set conditions saying it can only be formed as part of an overall agreement on the normalization of relations, which Serbia has rejected in the past. Kosovo authorities fear it would eventually undermine the country’s statehood with the help of Belgrade.
Western powers should learn from the example of Bosnia’s Serb-run ministate Republica Srpska, fearing the creation of a ministate in Kosovo, he said, adding that Belgrade used the creation of the association “as a weapon against our independence.”
“If we introduce in the Western Balkans the idea of ethnically based association of municipalities, that’s a recipe for new conflicts,” Kurti said.
The Western powers should not to impose pressure on smaller countries like Kosovo, which are democratic, he said. The problems between Kosovo and Serbia might be small and annoying, but they should pay attention to what has been going on in the region because “any kind of wrong solution in the Balkans can and will be used elsewhere.”
The situation remains tense in the north after Western powers helped resolve a tense situation in December when Serbs erected barricades on main roads to protest the arrest of a former Serb police officer.
Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, head of the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo, called the incident a “very tense standoff with barricades” as “the most serious crisis facing Kosovo … for the past decade.” He warned against “lowering the guard.”
Another senior Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said that mediators are “working very hard” to avoid anything that could provoke demonstrations or violence.
Mutual recognition is the centerpiece of any negotiation process, Kurti insisted, something that he said Belgrade hasn’t done.
The dispute between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo has remained a source of instability in the Balkans long after the 1998-99 war, which ended with a NATO intervention that forced Serbia to pull out of the territory.
Kosovo in 2008 declared independence from Serbia, which Belgrade has refused to recognize, supported by Russia and China. The U.S. and most EU nations have recognized Kosovo.
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The FIA Plus™ provides traditional accumulation benefits plus unique client options
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ibexis Life & Annuity Insurance Company ("Ibexis") today announced the launch of its FIA Plus™ fixed indexed annuity in the independent marketing organization ("IMO") sales channel.
The FIA Plus™ is a fixed index annuity unlike any other. It offers crediting strategies linked to two unique proprietary indexes from Bank of America and HSBC, the S&P 500® and a fixed account. At its core, the FIA Plus™ is an accumulation focused fixed indexed annuity. However, it also offers additional floor options that provide higher accumulation potential.
"As clients seek growth opportunities combined with safety of principle in volatile markets, Ibexis is pleased to offer the FIA Plus™. The product aims to combine the traditional protection of a fixed annuity with innovative client optionality to pursue increased accumulation potential," said Nate Gemmiti, CEO & President of Ibexis.
Ryan Lex, Chief Distribution Officer at Ibexis, added: "With the FIA Plus™ a client has the ability to control their level of risk. Clients have the flexibility to annually allocate their money into a traditional 0% floor strategy for a competitive participation rate or expose prior gains to more risk in exchange for increased upside potential. Regardless of the client's choice, they will have access to exclusive indices developed by Bank of America and HSBC."
FIA Plus™ will be offered through the following Independent Marketing Organizations: Ash Brokerage, Creative One, DMI, Financial Independence Group (FIG), Gradient, Insurance Agency Marketing Services (IAMS), Magellan Financial, M&O Marketing, and TruChoice.
With insurance licenses in 43 states and the District of Columbia, Ibexis has been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "A-" (Excellent) by AM Best. Both ratings have a "stable" outlook.
Please visit the company's website at www.ibexis.com.
About Ibexis Life & Annuity Insurance Company
Founded in 1937, Ibexis offers fixed annuities to help clients protect their financial future and prepare for retirement. Ibexis' fixed annuities can help individuals accumulate interest without risk of losing principal and provide guaranteed income during retirement. AM Best assigned an A- Financial Strength Rating (4th highest of 13), effective April 2022. Ibexis' full ratings report may be viewed at www.ambest.com. Ibexis' products are not currently offered in all jurisdictions due to pending regulatory approvals. The FIA Plus™ does not invest directly in any indicies and may not include dividends paid on underlying stocks. All product terms subject to contract. Policy form number ICC22_FIA_0922 is an insurance product subject to the claims paying ability of the issuer and not insured by the FDIC, the NCUSIF, or any other government agency.
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The BofA U.S. Strength Fast Convergence Index (the "Index") is the property of BofA Securities Inc. and its Affiliates ("BofAS") and licensed to Ibexis Life & Annuity Insurance Company ("Licensee"). The FIA Plus™ ("Product") is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by BofAS. BofAS has not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Product, nor makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Product or any member of the public regarding the Product or the advisability of purchasing in the Product, particularly the ability of the Index to track performance of any market or strategy. BofAS' only relationship to Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names and the Index or components thereof and is not a party to any transaction contemplated hereby. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by BofAS without regard to the Licensee or the Product or its holders. Subject to its regulatory obligations, BofAS has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the holders of the Product into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index, and BofAS shall not be liable, whether in negligence or otherwise, to any person for any errors or omissions in the Index or in the calculation of the Index or under any obligation to advise any person of any errors or omissions therein. BofAS is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the Product to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Product is to be priced, sold, purchased, or redeemed. BofAS has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the Product. While volatility controls may result in less fluctuation in rates of return as compared to indices without volatility controls, they may also reduce the overall rate of return as compared to products not subject to volatility controls.
The HSBC AI Global Tactical Index (the "AiGT Index") is the exclusive property of HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC") and administered, calculated, and published by Solactive AG ("Solactive"). HSBC, AiGT, and "HSBC AI Global Tactical Index" (collectively, the "AiGT Marks") are trademarks or service marks of HSBC and have been licensed by HSBC and sub-licensed by Ibexis Life & Annuity Insurance Company (the "Company") for use in a fixed indexed annuity offered by the Company. The fixed indexed annuity is not, in whole or in part, sponsored, structured, priced, endorsed, offered, sold, issued or promoted by HSBC, Solactive or any of their affiliates. HSBC's only relationship to the Company is the licensing of the AiGT Index and AiGT Marks for certain purposes. Solactive's only relationship to the Company is with respect to administering, calculating and publishing the AiGT Index. HSBC and Solactive shall not have any liability with respect to a fixed indexed annuity in which an interest crediting option is based on the AiGT Index and are not liable for any loss relating to the fixed indexed annuity, whether arising directly or indirectly from the use of the AiGT Index, its methodology, any AiGT Mark or otherwise. Neither HSBC or Solactive have any obligation to take into consideration any of the needs of the Company or any of the owners, annuitants or beneficiaries of the fixed indexed annuity in designing, calculating, administering or licensing the AiGT Index.
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What are the best zero-turn mowers?
A zero-turn mower has a turning radius of zero — they’re maneuverable and fast. Zero-turn mowers, also called ZTRs, have no steering wheel. In its place is a pair of handles. Push them forward and you go forward. Pull back on the handles and your mower goes backward. Push one handle forward while pulling the other back and it turns in tight circles.
Zero-turn mowers have no gas or brake pedals, either. Instead, the same two handles that control the direction also control the acceleration and braking. Push the handles farther forward and the mower goes faster. Pull back on the handles and it stops.
Is a zero-turn mower right for you?
Zero-turn mower pros
- You’ll spend less time mowing: Ride-on zero-turn mowers are made to cut large open spaces quickly. They mow about twice as fast as suburban lawn tractors.
- Greater efficiency: With shorter mow times, you use less fuel and your equipment lasts longer.
- Greater maneuverability: Because they can turn in such tight circles, zero-turn mowers are ideal for lawns with trees. Regular riding mowers can’t make tight turns, so they waste lots of time and fuel. Zero-turn mowers can cut around even the smallest trees in one tight circle.
- Wider cuts: Zero-turn mowers’ decks are bigger. Combined with their higher speeds, you spend half the time mowing the lawn that you would with a riding lawn tractor.
- The view is great: The operator can see more from the higher vantage point, so the mowing is more precise. It’s more efficient, too, because you don’t get the overlaps and gaps you see left by suburban lawn tractors going up and down rows.
Zero-turn mower cons
- The learning curve: Humans are accustomed to controlling motorized vehicles with a steering wheel that turns both the front wheels in the same direction at the same time. Learning to use lap bars to steer, accelerate and brake takes a bit of practice.
- Less traction: Zero-turn mowers have only two powered wheels. Some lawn tractors have four-wheel drive.
- They’re more expensive: Expect their prices to be somewhere around half again higher than comparable lawn tractors.
What to look for in a zero-turn mower
Deck width
Wider decks let you cut a wider swath so you make fewer passes. Smaller decks are more maneuverable, especially in tight spots.
Deck strength
Forged and fabricated decks are stronger than decks that are stamped. The thicker the deck, the more durable it is.
Horsepower
More power means higher speeds. Higher speeds mean you spend less time mowing.
Cutting heights
The more adjustment choices you have, the better you can set the exact mower height you want for your conditions.
Comfort
Armrests and seats with back supports reduce operator fatigue while soaking up some of the bumps and bounces.
Best gas zero-turn riding mowers
Top large zero-turn mower
DeWalt Z260 60-Inch Zero Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: The 60-inch cutting deck makes short work of lawns up to 10 acres.
What you’ll love: The 24-horsepower Kawasaki engine drives the high-torque transmission to power your mower at speeds up to 9 mph. You can easily dial any one of 17 mowing heights with the intuitive deck controls. The fully adjustable high-back seat with armrests is designed for operator comfort.
What you should consider: Some buyers say a better seat would be nice.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top medium-size zero-turn mower
Toro TimeCutter V-Twin Gas Dual Hydrostatic Zero Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: You get a smooth, comfortable ride, even over bumpy ground with the MyRide suspension system.
What you’ll love: The 22.5-horsepower engine and 50-inch forged deck are the ideal combination for mowing yards up to 4 acres. Mow at a steady pace with any of three preset speeds: 4, 5.5 or 7 mph.
What you should consider: Some wish the large drive wheels had treads for better grip.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top budget zero-turn mower
Cub Cadet ZT-1 Zero Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: The Aeroforce cutting system delivers finer clippings, fewer clumps and a more even cut.
What you’ll love: The 23 horsepower twin cylinder engine, rear-wheel transmission and 50-inch mower deck deliver mowing speeds of 7.5 mph forward and 3.5 in reverse. The rugged tubular steel frame is coated to guard against corrosion and the 50-inch deck adjusts for cutting heights from 1 to 4.5 inches.
What you should consider: The battery takes four hours to fully charge.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top Briggs and Stratton zero-turn mower
Toro TimeCutter 15.5 Horsepower Briggs and Stratton Riding Mower
What you need to know: Mow in tight spots with this space-saving mower with a 42-inch mowing deck.
What you’ll love: It has a storage cubby for your phone, keys and wallet, along with cup holders and a front step-through for the operator’s convenience. Mow at 4, 5.5 and 7 mph, all with the same blade tip speed. Get peace of mind from the three-year residential warranty that includes unlimited hours,
What you should consider: An hour meter would make it easier to keep on a maintenance schedule.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Best electric zero-turn riding mowers
Top large electric zero-turn mower
Ryobi 54-inch Electric Zero Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: You can cut up to 3.5 acres on a single charge.
What you’ll love: Five brushless motors provide superior power for this quiet, smooth electric mower. The 54-inch heavy-duty steel deck adjusts for cut heights from 1.5 to 4.5 inches. You get ergonomic control handles, armrests and two cup holders. A 40-volt Ryobi string trimmer is included at no extra charge.
What you should consider: Some buyers wished the mower battery charged more quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top medium-size electric zero-turn mower
Cub Cadet 42-Inch Zero Turn Riding Mower
What you need to know: You get six 56-volt lithium batteries and a 2-hour recharge from the industry’s fastest charger.
What you’ll love: Cut up to two acres on a single charge at up to 7 miles an hour using control, standard and sport driving modes. You can choose from side discharge, mulching or bagging with this mower that has the equivalent of 22 horsepower.
What you should consider: Some buyers struggled with uncrating their mower..
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top robotic electric zero-turn mower
Worx Landroid Robotic Electric Zero Turn Mower
What you need to know: This fully automated robotic mower is controlled by an app on your smartphone and has a turning radius of zero just like the ride-on zero-turn mowers.
What you’ll love: The highly efficient brushless motor runs on 20-volt batteries and is compatible with all Worx-brand power tools. It comes with 820 feet of boundary wire, has good ground clearance on uneven terrain. When it needs a charge, it comes back to the docking station.
What you should consider: To do its best, this little robot needs a flat lawn.
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Heartland Bike Share is one of six organizations throughout Nebraska that will receive a 2022 Community Challenge grant from AARP Nebraska.
The $6,200 grant will help create dedicated programming for Lincoln's bike share system to address barriers that prevent usage -- designed with older adults in mind -- and create an engaged network of volunteer ambassadors ready to educate the community about its benefits.
Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public places, transportation, housing, diversity, equity and inclusion, digital access and civic engagement, with an emphasis on the needs of adults age 50 and over.
"AARP Nebraska is committed to working with communities to improve residents' quality of life through tangible changes," said Todd Stubbendieck, state director of AARP Nebraska. "We are proud to collaborate with this year's grantees as they make immediate improvements in their communities to jumpstart long-term change, especially for Nebraskans 50 and over."
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Grant projects must be completed by Nov. 30.
The grant program is part of AARP's nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live for people of all ages. Since 2017, AARP Nebraska has awarded 18 grants and $175,112 through the program to nonprofit organizations and government entities across the state.
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Leading Fast-Casual Concept Signs Development Agreements to Expand Across Multiple Markets Throughout the State
WICHITA, Kan., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers® announced today the brand's plans to further expand its Texas footprint with 57 new locations added to its development pipeline. The stores are set to be built throughout the state in markets that include Dallas/Fort Worth and several counties in both East and West Texas. This announcement comes on the heels of the brand's debut in North and South Dakota and adds to the development success attained since the beginning of the year.
As part of its overall franchise growth strategy, Freddy's continues to identify Texas as a key state for development. The brand's ongoing expansion in the region reinforces how its unique position in the quick-service segment, and strong unit-level economics, create a promising business opportunity for multi-unit franchisees interested in adding a leading franchise concept to their portfolios.
"Our 63 operating locations in Texas have continued to perform exceptionally well, and we have witnessed firsthand how Freddy's resonates with the local communities across the state. This proven success has attracted best-in-class franchisees to join our network, and we couldn't be more excited," said Andrew Thengvall, Chief Development Officer at Freddy's. "These strong operators deeply understand their territories and share our commitment to bringing Freddy's craveable menu to the people of Texas."
To accelerate development in Texas, Freddy's is partnering with the following franchisees:
- BSPub Holdings, LLC will develop five Freddy's locations in Texas. The new restaurants will be built in counties that include Ector, Midland, Burnet, Gillespie and Kerr.
- Outlaw Management has agreed to develop three new Freddy's in the counties of Aransas, Calhoun and Victoria.
- After acquiring 21 existing Freddy's units in Texas, Lone Star Custard committed to opening an additional 30 Freddy's locations with a focus on the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.
- Ram-Z Restaurant Group, LLC has committed to 15 new Freddy's locations in Texas, with development set to take place in Denton, Collin, Rockwall, Anderson, Cherokee and Harrison. The group is also set to open new Freddy's restaurants in portions of Greg and Rusk counties.
- Big Country Custard added an additional store to their original development agreement and is now set to bring four new restaurants to Texas. The added store will be in Brown County and is the first location the group plans to open for operation.
- AOM, LLC signed a development agreement to open stores in Port Arthur and Beaumont, Texas. The group will also build new locations in Louisiana.
Freddy's has added 80 new units to its development pipeline since the start of 2022, and the brand is projected to open over 40 total locations across the country. Additionally, to continue its growth with non-traditional formats, Freddy's opened its first airport location in the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. These efforts, coupled with the brand's exceptional commitment to its franchisees, Team Members and one-of-a-kind Freddy's Guest experience, help support its greater development goal to double its footprint within the next four years, bringing the total unit count to 800 by 2026.
Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S., including the Northeast, Upper Midwest, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington and large metro areas such as Pittsburgh and many of its surrounding markets. For more information about development opportunities, contact Mary Coots, Director of Franchise Development, at maryc@freddysusa.com or 316-719-7854, or visit https://freddysfranchising.com.
About Freddy's
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is a leading fast-casual franchise concept with more than 440 locations across 36 states nationwide. Founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 2002, the brand offers a unique combination of cooked-to-order steakburgers, all-beef hot dogs, shoestring fries and other savory items along with freshly churned frozen custard treats. Known for operating the Freddy's Way, Guests experience genuine hospitality and food prepared fresh with premium ingredients. This signature approach has fueled Freddy's ongoing growth throughout the U.S. and garnered national recognition from industry-leading rankings, including being named No. 1 on Forbes Best Franchises to Buy and No. 59 on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500. For more on Freddy's, visit the Newsroom and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information about development opportunities, visit https://freddysfranchising.com/.
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CARTERVILLE Ill. and SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The IBA (Illinois Broadcasters Association) has selected Neal Sabin, Vice-Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, as its 2022 "IBA/Vincent T. Wasilewski Broadcaster of the Year."
A lifelong Chicago and native of Skokie, IL., a Chicago Tribune article once proclaimed Sabin as "the programming mastermind behind Weigel's Me-TV," turning a "burgeoning television network into a national powerhouse."
"The formula for broadcasting success is simple," said Sabin in the article. "There's some research. There's my history. There's my gut."
"Neal Sabin single-handedly changed the landscape of digital television," remarked Dennis Lyle, President, and CEO of the IBA. "I've long admired his genius, his creativity, and his passion for the industry," Lyle continued. "He is a true visionary and is more than qualified for selection as IBA's "Vincent T. Wasilewski Broadcaster of Year."
"I am humbled to join the ranks of Illinois broadcasters who have received this prestigious award," said Sabin upon learning of the award. "So many of them provide inspiration to me and many other broadcast professionals here in Illinois and beyond. I am grateful to the Association for awarding me this honor."
Sabin is scheduled to accept the award on opening night of IBA's annual conference, October 24-25 in Normal, IL. For more details visit https://ilba.org/event/iba2022-leadingfortomorrow/ .
About Vincent T. Wasilewski: Born December 17, 1922, in Athens, Illinois, Vincent T. Wasilewski would become the 18th President of the National Association of Broadcasters in January 1965. Wasilewski entered the University of Illinois College of Engineering in 1940, but World War II would interrupt his studies. He served in the US Air Force from September 1942 until October 1945 and returned to the University at the close of the war. He switched to political science and received his bachelor's degree in 1948, followed by a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence the following year. Wasilewski joined the NAB's legal staff in 1949, where he spent his entire professional career. Like any true broadcaster, Wasilewski was no stranger to public service, having served on the Board of Directors of the Advertising Council, the Advisory Council on Federal Reports, and the American Advertising Federation. The IBA inducted Wasilewski into its Hall of Fame in 1976. In his honor, the IBA renamed its "Broadcaster of the Year Award" in 1989, as the "Vincent T. Wasilewski Award." The award was created to honor those Illinois broadcasters who exhibit the same passion and dedication to this industry as Wasilewski did. Honorees are recognized for broadcast excellence with their Illinois station(s) and within the broadcast industry as a whole, for the respect they receive from their peers both on a local market and national level, and for their work to achieve a favorable legislative climate for the broadcast industry.
About the IBA: (Illinois Broadcasters Association)- The IBA is the leading advocate for the broadcast industry in Illinois and is engaged in shaping public policy to create a positive legislative and regulatory environment for its members.
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TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from a semiconductor shortage and restrictions in China related to the coronavirus pandemic.
But the Japanese automaker said Thursday that recovery was on the way, forecasting record sales and operating profitability for the current fiscal year.
Net profit for the fiscal year that just ended totaled 695.2 billion yen ($5.2 billion), as declining auto sales and rising research costs offset the perks of a favorable currency exchange rate.
A cheap yen is a plus for Japanese exporters like Honda because it raises the value of overseas revenue when it is converted into yen.
Sales for the fiscal year grew 16% to 16.9 trillion yen ($126 billion), lifted by healthy motorcycle sales.
Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. projected record sales revenue for the fiscal year ending in March 2024, at 18.2 trillion yen ($136 billion). The 1 trillion yen ($7.5 billion) operating profit projected for the fiscal year, if achieved, would also be a record for the company.
The maker of the Accord sedan and Odyssey minivan is expecting fiscal year net profit to improve to 800 billion yen ($6 billion).
Although auto sales dropped on-year for the fiscal year just ended, they are expected to recover, Chief Operating Officer Shinji Aoyama told reporters.
Also Thursday, Honda announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with GS Yuasa, which makes batteries for cars and motorcycles, to set up a new company to research and develop batteries for electric vehicles.
The company will focus on collaborations in lithium-ion batteries, including coming up with production methods, both sides said. The new company, which is receiving capital of 2 billion yen ($15 million), is 50% owned by Honda and 50% by GS Yuasa.
The move comes as the world’s automakers are scrambling to keep up with a major consumer shift toward EVs, as demand grows especially in China, but also elsewhere like the U.S. and Europe.
“The new company will fully leverage the strengths of the two companies and establish a strong presence in the rapidly expanding battery market,” said Koichi Yamamoto, president of the new company.
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GREENVILLE, S.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bank, one of the fastest-growing banks in the Southeast, is excited to announce the opening of its new corporate headquarters at 6 Verdae Boulevard in Greenville, S.C. This landmark project makes a bold and visionary statement about the future of Southern First and that collaboration and company culture matter. The building is an investment in Southern First's clients and team members and a testament to the bank's continued organic growth.
The five-story, 107,000 square foot building, sits on ~7 acres at the intersection of Laurens Road and Verdae Boulevard, an area that will see continued growth and development as a major mixed-use community hub in the Upstate. Home to Southern First's critical Operations and Support teams, the project also houses the bank's flagship retail banking office, featuring collaboration areas and modern meeting spaces that foster the bank's relationship first approach to banking. On the exterior, clients have access to industry-leading technology at Southern First's new drive-thru experience featuring Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs). These 24-hour deposit-ready ATMs are equipped for video banking with live tellers, allowing clients to conduct more transaction types and receive personal assistance immediately. In the first-floor lobby, Southern First has partnered with homegrown Greenville business, Southern Pressed Juicery, who will serve a menu of cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and handcrafted food items to the public.
The architecture throughout the building is designed to enhance team dynamics and community engagement. The building represents the bank's continued commitment to creating outstanding experiences for clients, associates, and the community.
"Southern First Bank was founded in Greenville over 22 years ago. We are excited to celebrate the opening of our new headquarters as this investment is a message to the community and throughout the Southeast that our team is committed to strong relationships, progressive technology, and a servant heart culture. We will continue to grow one client at a time and look forward to continuing this journey for the next 22 + years," stated Art Seaver, CEO of Southern First.
Southern First Bancshares, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of South Carolina. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern First Bank, one of the fastest growing banks in the Southeast. Southern First Bank has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates in 12 locations in the Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston markets of South Carolina as well as the Charlotte, Triangle, and Triad regions of North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia. Southern First Bancshares has consolidated assets of approximately $3.1 billion and its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SFST." More information can be found at www.southernfirst.com.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy health industry press releases from PR Newswire, including a Lupus awareness campaign for Black and Hispanic women.
NEW YORK, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the healthcare industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- Lupus Awareness Campaign Empowers Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina Women to Stop Ignoring Symptoms That Could Be Lupus-Related
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system can't tell the difference between healthy tissues and foreign invaders. This can cause pain, inflammation and tissue damage to any organ in the body, and it impacts each person differently making it difficult to diagnose. - Artificial Intelligence from ScreenPoint Medical and Volpara Health Demonstrates Ability to Predict Long-Term Breast Cancer Risk
"Breast density is a critical factor in assessing breast cancer risk, and an objective, volumetric measurement of density is pivotal. Through the power of AI, we can uncover valuable insights that help clinicians identify individuals at risk for cancer and tailor personalized screening and prevention strategies," said Ralph Highnam, PhD, Chief Science and Innovation Officer, Volpara Health. - HandsFree Health Announces Personal Emergency Response Speaker
Dan Messina, President of HandsFree Health, said, "Our PERS speaker reflects HandsFree Health's commitment to providing leading technology for caregivers and older adults, to make managing their health and safety easier by utilizing WellBe's digital voice platform and compatible medical alert devices." - Free Menopause Symptom Checklist Helps Women Identify and Track Menopausal Symptoms
"Many people know that hot flashes are a symptom of menopause, but most don't know that there are more than 30 symptoms that a woman might experience during the menopausal transition," said Claire Gill, founder, The National Menopause Foundation. - GNC Unveils Wellness Tracking Feature in Mobile App as Part of Company's Health and Wellness Capabilities
Jenna O'Connor, Director, Loyalty Marketing, GNC, said, "Establishing healthy habits is the first step on any wellness journey and with this update consumers can set goals and record progress, so they can feel better from the inside out and earn loyalty cash back rewards at the same time. It's a win-win." - The Leapfrog Group's 2023 Maternity Care Report Finds Increased Cesarean Delivery Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic
While hospitals are making significant improvements in reducing episiotomies and steadily reducing early elective deliveries, the average rate of Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) C-sections increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Mindpath Health releases Supporting Children with Anxiety: A Guide for Parents
Anxiety disorders can affect a child's overall well-being and daily functioning, and understanding how to support your child can make a difference in their ability to cope and thrive. - Hulk Hogan Unveils New Wellness Brand After Stunning Transformation: "I Feel Like I'm 25 Again"
The product line will include functional mushrooms, CBD, and THC. He will serve as its Chief Brand Officer. - Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Awarded $2 Million in Funding to Support Social and Behavioral Healthy Living Research
The researchers' projects aim to improve physical activity and healthy eating habits while promoting positive youth development, especially in economically disadvantaged middle schools. Another project will look at how community cafes – non-profit restaurants that use a pay-what-you-can system – influence healthy diets and food security. - Splenda® CEO Responds to the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance on Non-Sugar Sweeteners
"Suggesting that sweeteners like Splenda cannot have long-term benefits is a disservice to healthcare providers, their patients, and all consumers. Splenda Brand sweeteners have been extensively tested to show they are safe and effective," said Ted Gelov, Chairman and CEO Splenda.
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DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions in China hobbled production of its electric vehicles.
The company on Saturday disclosed it sold more than 254,000 cars and SUVs from April through June, an 18% drop from the first three months of this year and also well below the pace in last year’s final quarter.
The last time Tesla sold fewer vehicles globally was in the third quarter of 2021 when it delivered 241,000.
On Friday, the rest of the industry reported a 21% drop in sales during the second quarter as the average price for vehicles skyrocketed to a record of $45,844 amid soaring inflation, according to J.D. Power.
Tesla’s sales drop may be a harbinger of weaker second-quarter earnings for the Austin, Texas, company, which is the world’s top-seller of battery-powered vehicles and has posted net profits for nearly three years. Tesla plans to release its full results for the April-June period on July 20.
Like many other stocks, Tesla shares have been hard hit this year. But the 35% decline in Tesla’s stock price hasn’t been entirely tied to the company’s see-sawing fortunes.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk also has made a $44 billion bid for Twitter, which he placed on hold after complaining that it has too many spam bot users who aren’t humans. Much of the erosion in Tesla’s value has occurred since Musk became Twitter’s largest shareholder and then launched a takeover bid that has raised concerns he has too much on his already crowded plate
Musk has used his own Twitter account, which now has more than 100 million followers, to discuss the pandemic restrictions that forced the Shanghai factory to temporarily close during the quarter. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives estimates that more than 40% of Tesla’s sales come from China, and that the Shanghai factory produced about 70,000 fewer vehicles due to the shutdowns.
But Tesla signaled things are getting better Saturday, saying it produced more vehicles during June than in any other month in its history. The company didn’t disclose the number of vehicles manufactured during June.
As of early Saturday afternoon, Musk hadn’t tweeted about Tesla’s second-quarter sales. But he created a bit of a stir late Friday with ending an uncharacteristically long nine-day silence on Twitter. His Friday tweets included one with him and four his children meeting with Pope Francis.
Tesla’s latest delivery numbers came out a week after the release of an interview with Musk in which he described new factories in Austin and Berlin as “money furnaces” that were losing billions of dollars because supply chain breakdowns were limiting the number of cars they can produce.
In a May 30 interview with a Tesla owners’ club that was just released last week, Musk said that getting the Berlin and Austin plants functional “are overwhelmingly our concerns. Everything else is a very small thing,” Musk said, but added that “it’s all gonna get fixed real fast.”
Musk also has discussed making salaried workers return to offices and a possible 10% cut in Tesla’s work force due to a possible recession.
Supply chain breakdowns since the onset of COVID-19 two years ago have been especially debilitating for automakers, who get parts from all corners of the globe. A lack of computer chips needed to run cars’ computers compounded automakers’ problems and sent prices for used and new cars skyrocketing.
As the pandemic erupted in the U.S. in 2020, automakers had to shut factories for eight weeks to help stop the virus from spreading. Some parts companies canceled orders for semiconductors. At the same time, demand for laptops, tablets and gaming consoles skyrocketed as people stuck at home upgraded their devices.
By the time auto production resumed, chip makers had shifted production to consumer goods, creating a shortage of weather-resistant automotive-grade chips. Although Tesla has fared better than other automakers, the industry still can’t get enough chips.
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AP Business Writer Michael Liedtke contributed to this story from Berkeley, California. | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/teslas-2q-sales-drop-amid-supply-chain-pandemic-problems/ | 2022-07-03 00:46:38 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/teslas-2q-sales-drop-amid-supply-chain-pandemic-problems/ |
WASHINGTON — Attention, potential car buyers: New electric vehicle charging stations are on their way to highway locations near you.
All 50 states received final approval Tuesday to begin construction on a first nationwide network of EV charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration's plan to spur widespread adoption of zero-emission cars.
The Transportation Department said it had OK'd EV charger plans from a last set of 17 states, triggering the release of $1.5 billion in federal funds to all jurisdictions nationwide — or $5 billion over five years — to install or upgrade chargers along 75,000 miles (120,000 kilometers) of highway from coast to coast, with a goal of 500,000 EV chargers nationwide. Plans for the other 33 states and the District of Columbia were approved earlier this month.
By year's end, drivers could start seeing expansions and upgrades to existing highway EV stations in states such as California, Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania that now feature at least four fast-charger ports, enabling EVs to fully recharge in about an hour.
Construction of new EV charging locations could begin by next spring.
“America led the original automotive revolution in the last century, and ... we’re poised to lead in the 21st century with electric vehicles,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. He said the plans will "help ensure that Americans in every part of the country — from the largest cities to the most rural communities — can be positioned to unlock the savings and benefits of electric vehicles.”
The approval is a major step toward building widespread acceptance and use of electric vehicles among consumers, who most often express hesitancy over EVs' shorter range and limited availability of public chargers. President Joe Biden has set a goal that 50% of new U.S. car sales be electric by 2030, and his administration touts new tax credits next year of up to $7,500 as making electric vehicles accessible for everyday Americans. Still, the five-year plans suggest a potentially long and bumpy road ahead for a highway EV network, with states citing risks such as a lack of electricity grid capacity, supply chain shortages and equity concerns.
For instance, while Texas, California and Florida say their grid should be able to handle increased capacity of a million or more EVs, other states aren't so sure.
“Capacity will become a concern in future years as charging infrastructure and EVs become more ubiquitous,” New Mexico said in its plan.
Vermont wrote that “Unmanaged or unplanned for EV charging could cause utilities to incur significant costs to maintain grid reliability and create challenges for grid operators” and that some locations “may also necessitate intensive grid upgrades and buildout.”
Mississippi cited potential shortages of EV charging station equipment, which it said “may cause significant setbacks” in construction. Several states also expressed concern that they would not be able to acquire charging stations that meet the American-made provisions.
“It may delay implementation by several years,” New Jersey officials wrote.
Under the Transportation Department requirements, states also must focus first on more expensive fast chargers on highway routes that typically cost $40,000 to $100,000 to install, rather than keying in on neighborhoods and communities with Level 2 chargers that are cheaper but take a few hours to provide a full charge.
Currently, electric vehicle owners charge their vehicles at home 80% of the time, typically at single family houses. But that is likely to change as the less affluent who don’t have a garage to house a charging station buy EVs.
Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law provides an additional $2.5 billion for local grants to fill remaining gaps in the charging network in rural areas and in disadvantaged communities, which are less likely to own the higher-priced electric vehicles or have charging stations readily available near them. The Federal Highway Administration said Tuesday that it will begin taking applications for that money later this year. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/highway-chargers-nationwide/507-86a5eeff-22ce-4c9b-8728-750a6e7b93a8 | 2022-09-27 19:34:03 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/highway-chargers-nationwide/507-86a5eeff-22ce-4c9b-8728-750a6e7b93a8 |
Safety First: Avoiding artificial intelligence kidnapping scams
Technology is advancing and now some scammers are using it to spoof the voices of loved ones and using them to demand ransoms
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Your loved one calls needing your help, but can you believe your own ears? It’s a real problem as artificial intelligence continues to advance --- scammers --- spoofing the voices of loved ones and threatening harm to them in digital kidnapping scams.
The FBI says Americans lost tens of millions in extortion scams last year. One of those scams has victims believing their loved one has been kidnapped.
Terri-Rae Elmer was at home when the phone rang.
“I hear this just screeching high pitched, screaming, ‘Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, you have to help me. I’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.’ And it sounded like my older daughter. And then a man comes on. He said: ‘You’re going to give me $5,000 or I’m going to hold the phone up and you can listen while I start cutting your daughter’s fingers off one by one’.”
The caller said he was nearby, and that’s when Elmer realized it was a scam because she knew her daughter was in another state.
Elmer didn’t lose any money, but that’s often not the case. Experts explain that scammers use artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of a loved one with the intention of stealing your money.
Michael Peasley is the FBI’s Unit Cheif for the International Violent Crime Unit and has advice for anyone who might receive a scam call.
“The first thing we tell people is before you do anything, hang up the phone and try to contact your loved one,” he said.
If that’s not possible, Peasley suggests asking the caller some questions. It’s also a good idea for your family to share locations -- so you can see where they are at all times. These are just some simple steps -- that can keep you from falling victim to thieves looking to prey on your fear.
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A super PAC with ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced it would be pledging $14.2 million in efforts to help Republican Herschel Walker win the Georgia Senate runoff against Sen. Raphael Warnock (R-Ga.) amid rising tensions between different blocs of the GOP.
The announcement from the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), first reported by Fox News, includes a digital, radio and TV ad campaign. It follows the super PAC channeling $2 million into using Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) voter turnout apparatus on loan after he cruised to a decisive victory last week.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, has already spent $700,000 on the Georgia Senate runoff, according to NBC News, and is up with its own advertising.
“SLF is all-in on electing Herschel Walker to the Senate. This air assault – along with our previously-announced ground game – shows we are pulling out the stops to win in Georgia and beat the Democrats,” said Senate Leadership Fund President Steven Law in a statement.
But the news comes amid public infighting between camps aligned with NRSC Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and McConnell.
Scott on Tuesday said in a private meeting he would challenge McConnell for the job of GOP leader.
Earlier on Tuesday, NRSC spokesman Chris Hartline called out the Senate Leadership Fund for not yet committing resources toward the runoff.
“The NRSC is coordinating closely with Herschel’s campaign on digital fundraising. We’re raising money directly into his campaign and into the building to spend in GA (we’ve been on the air since last week),” Hartline tweeted in response to a tweet from Law over the NRSC’s fundraising. “SLF still isn’t up on the air. We look forward to you guys joining us.”
Meanwhile, Law responded to an adviser of Scott’s on Twitter about the super PAC’s prior lack of spending in Georgia, saying, “Your TV buy was barely 350 [gross rating points] in ATL. But don’t worry little buddy—we’re used to covering for you.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm announced $7 million in a “field organizing investment.” While Democrats have secured a majority in the upper chamber, a win for Walker in Georgia is critical for Republicans’ hopes of evenly dividing the Senate 50-50 between the two parties.
“Senate Republicans are getting nasty, petty and viciously personal – everything we could ask for heading into the Georgia runoff. For our part, Senate Democrats are unified and focused on re-electing Rev. Warnock,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman David Bergstein said in a statement. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/super-pac-with-ties-to-mcconnell-pledges-over-14m-in-georgia-senate-runoff-amid-tensions-with-scott/ | 2022-11-16 00:08:46 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/super-pac-with-ties-to-mcconnell-pledges-over-14m-in-georgia-senate-runoff-amid-tensions-with-scott/ |
High school holds special graduation for lacrosse players who missed ceremony
Published: Jun. 15, 2023 at 4:10 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
VICTOR, N.Y. (Gray News) - A school district in New York held a special graduation ceremony for a boy’s lacrosse team this week.
The Victor Central School District held a special ceremony on Monday night for the team where 21 players crossed the stage.
WHEC reports that the team missed the original commencement over the weekend because they were playing at the state championship game in Long Island.
The team lost the championship game by a point, but school leaders shared that it was their honor to hold the special ceremony.
“We had the honor of celebrating these incredible young men at a special graduation ceremony! Go Blue Devils!” school representatives said.
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NORFOLK, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia woman received $193,000 in total winnings from 41 lottery tickets this month – but this wasn’t the first time she won big.
In August of 2016, Lucinda Britt split a $1 million Virginia Lottery prize with her best friend.
On Tuesday, May 3, she matched the four-digit combination in Virginia Lottery’s “Pick 4” night drawing. Normally that would win the game’s top prize of $5,000. However, Britt had bought 41 tickets for the same drawing, all with the same four-digit combination; 1-9-7-2.
“I was shocked!” she told Virginia Lottery officials. “I was so happy my leg was shaking!”
Britt won $5,000 each for 36 of the tickets. With the other five tickets, she wagered 50/50 and therefore won $2,600.
The tickets were bought from two different locations in Norfolk.
Britt chose the four-digit combination of “1-9-7-2” because it corresponds with her birth year. She said she plans to use her winnings to pay off her mortgage.
Pick 4 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m. The top prize for a $1 play is $5,000. The chances of matching all four numbers in exact order are 1 in 10,000. | https://www.fox16.com/news/virginia-woman-wins-lottery-for-the-second-time/ | 2022-05-23 02:26:13 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/virginia-woman-wins-lottery-for-the-second-time/ |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
911 AM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Little Cypress Creek NEAR Becker Road affecting Harris County.
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Little Cypress Creek NEAR Becker Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:31 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 195.35 feet.
- Forecast...The river has fallen below flood stage.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
the Spring Creek Near Hegar Road.
- At 9:05 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 210.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 211.9 feet late
this morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
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Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state's attorney general said Tuesday.
The federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years to come and economic losses in the village of East Palestine and surrounding areas, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
“The fallout from this highly preventable accident is going to reverberate throughout Ohio for many years to come," Yost said.
No one was hurt in the Feb. 3 derailment, but half of the roughly 5,000 residents of East Palestine had to evacuate for days when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars to prevent an uncontrolled explosion, leaving residents with lingering health concerns. Government officials say tests over the past month haven’t found dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water in the area.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized before Congress last week for the impact the derailment has had on East Palestine and the surrounding communities, but he didn't make specific commitments to pay for long-term health and economic harm.
The railroad has promised more than $20 million so far to help the Ohio community recover while also announcing several voluntary safety upgrades. A message seeking comment on the lawsuit was left with Norfolk Southern.
Many in East Palestine remain outraged at the the railroad and worried about what will become of the village.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- evo, the outdoor retail and experiences brand, announces today that Rebecca Heard, vice president of brand, marketing, and e-commerce, has been promoted to the company's leadership team as its first chief marketing officer (CMO). In her new role, Heard will oversee evo's brand, marketing, creative, and merchandising functions.
"Since joining evo three years ago, Rebecca has led the work of elevating our brand, refining our marketing and e-commerce strategies, and driving our focus on the consumer. I'm excited for Rebecca and the team, and proud to have a strong woman representing evo at the highest level," said Bryce Phillips, founder, and CEO of evo.
As CMO, Heard will lead brand development and modernization growth marketing across the company and evo's various programs, as the brand evolves from an online and brick-and-mortar retailer to including travel, retail, recreation, and hospitality businesses. She will continue to focus efforts on organization-wide plans for customer acquisition, retention, and loyalty, as well as connecting evo's family brands with existing business units.
Heard comes into the position with high aspirations around launching the brand's newest North American loyalty programs, awareness of the brand's philanthropic efforts, and ultimately growth in sport-specific categories. With Heard at the reins, customers can expect a rollout of a new loyalty program covering the entire evo ecosystem, including purchases on evo.com, evo branded retail stores, adventure travel with evoTrip, visits, stays, services, and rentals. In addition, new invigorated energy to connect the brand to their philanthropic DNA, following their recent commitment to invest over $10 million in community organizations over the next ten years. And finally, a laser focus on becoming the go-to retailer for all things mountain bike through investments in product assortment on evo.com, community efforts dedicated to non-profits who are focused on getting kids outdoors on bikes, and grass root initiatives with trail builders and communities.
"evo is a special company, loved by our 1m+ customers and the communities that we serve," said Heard. "I'm incredibly humbled and excited to charter a path forward as an experience-led brand that touches every aspect of the sports that we all love."
Heard has been with evo since 2019. She brings more than a decade of global marketing experience to the newly formed role from Lululemon, where she served as the Vice President of marketing and customer relationship management (CRM), and time spent prior at Apple Inc. and iTunes in international marketing.
In addition, evo also announces another female leader is stepping into a role at the company as Katie Little joins evo as director of evo stores U.S. Little comes to the company from Lululemon and brings nearly ten years of incredible experience in retail operations and front-line team building.
evo has been working to increase female representation internally and has made great strides during the last few years. Between Heard's promotion and Little's addition, evo has grown female representation with 41 percent of evo workforce and 34 percent of senior leadership identifying as female.
This past June, in partnership with a group of complementary businesses, evo recently opened a 100,000-square-foot campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Campus Salt Lake includes an evo store, All Together Skatepark, Salt Lake Bouldering Project, Level 9 Sports, and evo's first evo Hotel. Coming 2023, the second campus in Tahoe City, California will provide a place to gather and be bonded by a shared love of the outdoors.
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evo is an outdoor company whose purpose is to make life better by building community and igniting the adventurous spirit that lives within us all. evo is focused on providing unique experiences across its network of stores, evo.com, two All Together Skateparks, lodging and travel businesses, which are centered on sport, culture, the outdoors, and human connection.
evo uses its success in these areas to support non-profit organizations dedicated to getting underserved kids outdoors.
There are 11 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In January 2022, Rhythm Japan the leading retail, rental, and experience company with seven stores located in Japan's mountain resorts became part of evo.
In partnership with a group of complementary businesses, evo just opened a 100,000-square-foot campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Campus Salt Lake includes an evo store, All Together Skatepark, Salt Lake Bouldering Project, Level 9 Sports, and evo's first evo Hotel.
evo now offers lodging at The Journeyman Lodge in Whistler, and evo Hotel in Salt Lake as well evo also runs an indoor skatepark, called All Together Skatepark, in Salt Lake and Seattle.
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Since 2020, Steak n Shake has spent $50 million to eliminate table service at its restaurants in favor of self-service ordering—an investment the company says has allowed it to regain profitability after three straight years of losses.
The corporate parent of the Indianapolis-base company is San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc. In his annual letter to shareholders last month, Biglari Holdings CEO Sardar Biglari said the elimination of table service was “a textbook case of adjusting the business model rather than accepting fate.”
Outside observers say, though, that it’s not yet certain the 89-year-old restaurant chain is back on solid footing.
“It’s just one of those brands in limbo,” said Jay Bandy, president of Atlanta-based restaurant consulting firm Goliath Consulting Group. “It has potential, but I just don’t think they’ve found what that is.”
It can be challenging to get a clear picture of what’s happening inside Steak n Shake. Though Biglari Holdings is a publicly traded company, Biglari himself does not speak to reporters. Phone messages left with both Biglari Holdings and with Steak n Shake’s chief marketing officer were not returned.
A local Steak n Shake franchisee said the company would not allow him to talk with IBJ unless questions were submitted in advance and the franchisee’s answers to those questions were reviewed in advance by the company.
And Biglari Holdings includes more than just Steak n Shake. The holding company’s other properties include the Western Sizzlin restaurant chain, along with insurance companies, oil and gas companies and the men’s magazine Maxim.
But some insights are available via the company’s annual report and Biglari’s annual letter to shareholders.
In that letter, Biglari said converting Steak n Shake to a self-service format has led to a dramatic boost in per-restaurant productivity. Annual sales per employee are nearly $131,000, he wrote, compared with about $64,000 under the old table-service model.
“The resultant cost savings have largely been passed on to customers through low prices, and to associates through higher wages,” Biglari wrote.
Steak n Shake’s pretax profit in 2022 was $11.5 million, down from $13.5 million in 2021 but still a turnaround from the three-year period of 2018 to 2020, when the company posted losses each year.
“Before our transformation, Steak n Shake was an old buggy-whip restaurant company,” Biglari wrote in the 2022 shareholder letter. “Its original business model did not work in the modern era. The company suffered from labor-intensive table service combined with outmoded kitchen equipment in its production line.”
The conversion to a self-service model represented a $50 million investment in a new point-of-sale system, self-order kiosks and restaurant remodelings.
Biglari also noted in his letter that Steak n Shake is “not yet earning a return commensurate with the capital employed in the business.”
More changes
Steak n Shake has also gone through other changes over the past five years.
In February 2021, the company reported that it had retired $153 million in debt. (Steak n Shake’s lenders, represented by Wilmington Trust, took the restaurant to court in April of that year, claiming the company still owed more than $8.5 million in fees and interest. That lawsuit was settled the following year.)
And a “franchise partner” program launched in 2018 has gained traction over a slow start, with 175 stores being operated by franchise partners at the end of last year. Steak n Shake’s franchise partner program allows operators to take over the full-time operation of a single corporate-owned store.
The total investment for franchise partners is estimated at $165,000 to $411,000. Franchise partners pay $10,000 of that upfront and the rest over time through store revenue. The fees are significantly less than with traditional franchise agreements, though the franchise partner is limited to one location. The partner pays the corporation a percentage of sales and profit like a traditional franchise arrangement but doesn’t own the business or have the right to transfer it.
In addition to the chain’s 175 franchise-partner locations, Steak n Shake had 154 locations operated under traditional franchise agreements at the end of 2022. The chain also operated 138 company-owned stores, with an additional 39 company-owned stores that were closed as of year-end. In its 2022 annual report, Steak n Shake said it intends to reopen a majority of the 39 locations as franchises.
Those 39 closed stores represent an improvement over recent years. At the end of 2019, faced with declining financial performance, Steak n Shake had closed 107 of its stores with the intent to reopen them.
Buck Hartzell, an Alexandria, Virginia-based investment analyst for The Motley Fool, said he sees the franchise partnership model as a good move for Steak n Shake. “They’re trending in the right direction.”
Traditional franchisees typically want to choose their own location and build a new store, Hartzell said, so they aren’t likely to be interested in taking over an existing store. “Most people want something new and shiny, if you’re laying down the bigger money.”
By recruiting franchise partners, Hartzell said, Steak n Shake can potentially reopen its existing stores without having to run the locations itself. He speculated that the company is holding onto the 39 closed stores because it likes the locations and thinks the stores can succeed if it can find the right operators.
Bandy, the Atlanta restaurant consultant, said Steak n Shake’s franchise partner program can be successful—he pointed to the Atlanta-based quick-serve chain Chick-fil-A as an example of a company that has had good results with this model.
The potential risk, Bandy said, is that franchise partners might be less likely than traditional franchisees to have the financial wherewithal to weather slow times, Bandy said. “You’re typically dealing with people who don’t have a lot of assets.”
Finding the right franchise partners can also be a challenge, said Danny Klein, editorial director at QSR, a trade publication for the quick-service restaurant industry.
The ideal franchise partner, Klein said, is someone who is content to operate a single location and who might have less restaurant experience and less capital than traditional franchisees.
“It’s a pretty unique arrangement,” Klein said of franchise partnerships. “It probably does take a lot of vetting to find this type of operator.”
In his investors letter, Biglari noted that Steak n Shake converted 16 company-owned stores to franchise partners in 2022. That was a slowdown from the 73 conversions the previous year. The slowdown was “intentional to ensure our high standards were not compromised,” Biglari wrote.
‘We’re visual creatures’
Installing the self-serve kiosks could also be a good strategy for Steak n Shake, said Jharonne Martis, director of consumer research at the business data and analytics company Refinitiv.
The kiosks can help restaurants get by with fewer employees, Martis said, which is especially significant given the tight labor market.
Those kiosks can also suggest add-on items like milkshakes and fries, showing images of treats that can be hard for customers to resist.
“It does work,” she said. “As humans, we’re visual creatures.”
Martis pointed to other quick-serve chains such as New York City-based Shake Shack, Inc. and Florida-based Burgerfi International Inc., both of which have reported good results using self-serve kiosks.
Shake Shack Inc. introduced its first self-serve kiosk at a single store in its hometown of New York City in 2017. In its 2022 annual report, filed last month, Shake Shack said it plans to add kiosks to all 254 of its U.S. company-owned stores by the end of this year. Kiosks represent Shake Shack’s highest-margin ordering channel and the highest check totals for in-store orders, the company said.
During a call with investors in November, the CEO of Florida-based Burgerfi International Inc. said 22 company-owned stores and 10 franchisee-owned stores had installed in-store ordering kiosks, and the company planned to add kiosks in more locations over time.
“Kiosks can be a high-margin channel, as they allow us to market directly to our guests, add on and upsell, ensure order accuracy, and redeploy or reduce our labor,” Burgerfi CEO Ian Baines said on the call.
Burgerfi and its franchisees operate a total of 174 restaurants under the Burgerfi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings brands. The company’s Indiana presence is represented by two Burgerfi locations in Fort Wayne.
At an investor presentation in January, Burgerfi said about 25% of its on-site orders were placed through self-service kiosks—and that customers spent, on average, 12% to 14% more when ordering via kiosk.•
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 6
Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Friday, April 28 will see the New York Islanders hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at UBS Arena at 7:00 PM ET on TBS, SN360, and TVAS2. The Hurricanes lead the series 3-2. The Islanders have -120 moneyline odds against the Hurricanes (+100).
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Predictions for Friday
Our model for this contest expects a final score of Islanders 4, Hurricanes 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Islanders (-120)
- Computer Predicted Total: 5.7
- Computer Predicted Spread: Islanders (-0.6)
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Islanders Splits and Trends
- The Islanders (42-31-9 overall) have a 6-10-16 record in matchups that have gone to overtime.
- New York is 15-8-5 (35 points) in its 28 games decided by one goal.
- Looking at the 15 times this season the Islanders finished a game with only one goal, they have a 1-12-2 record, good for four points.
- New York has taken 14 points from the 18 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (6-10-2 record).
- The Islanders have scored at least three goals in 48 games (37-6-5, 79 points).
- In the 27 games when New York has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it has a 15-8-4 record (34 points).
- In the 41 games when it outshot its opponent, New York is 25-12-4 (54 points).
- The Islanders' opponents have had more shots in 45 games. The Islanders finished 19-20-6 in those contests (44 points).
Hurricanes Splits and Trends
- The Hurricanes (52-21-9 overall) have posted a record of 14-9-23 in contests that have gone to OT this season.
- Carolina has earned 52 points (23-7-6) in its 36 games decided by one goal.
- In seven games this season when the Hurricanes ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of five points (2-4-1).
- When Carolina has scored a pair of goals this season, they've earned 13 points (5-8-3 record).
- The Hurricanes have scored more than two goals 58 times, earning 101 points from those matchups (48-5-5).
- This season, Carolina has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 23 games and registered 40 points with a record of 20-3-0.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Carolina is 45-19-4 (94 points).
- The Hurricanes have been outshot by opponents 14 times this season, and earned 17 points in those games.
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS, SN360, and TVAS2
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- Where: UBS Arena in Elmont, New York
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As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase.
The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through “tech bro” culture to become one of Silicon Valley’s most celebrated entrepreneurs, only to be exposed as a fraud. Along the way, Holmes became a symbol of the shameless hyperbole that often saturates startup culture.
But questions still linger about her true intentions — so many that even the federal judge who presided over her trial seemed mystified. And Holmes’ defenders continue to ask whether the punishment fits the crime.
At 39, she seems most likely to be remembered as Silicon Valley’s Icarus — a high-flying entrepreneur burning with reckless ambition whose odyssey culminated in convictions for fraud and conspiracy.
Her motives are still somewhat mysterious, and some supporters say federal prosecutors targeted her unfairly in their zeal to bring down one of the most prominent practitioners of fake-it-til-you-make-it — the tech sector’s brand of self-promotion that sometimes veers into exaggeration and blatant lies to raise money.
Holmes will begin to pay the price for her deceit on May 30 when she is scheduled begin the sentence that will separate her from her two children — a son whose July 2021 birth delayed the start of her trial and a 3-month-old daughter conceived after her conviction.
She is expected to be incarcerated in Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of her hometown of Houston. The prison was recommended by the judge who sentenced Holmes, but authorities have not publicly disclosed where she will be held.
Her many detractors contend she deserves to be in prison for peddling a technology that she repeatedly boasted would quickly scan for hundreds of diseases and other health problems with a few drops of blood taken with a finger prick.
The technology never worked as promised. Instead, Theranos tests produced wildly unreliable results that could have endangered patients’ lives — one of the most frequently cited reasons why she deserved to be prosecuted.
Before those lies were uncovered in a series of explosive articles in The Wall Street Journal beginning in October 2015, Holmes raised nearly $1 billion from a list of savvy investors including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. It was the duping of those investors that led to her prison sentence and a $452 million restitution bill.
Holmes’ stake in Theranos at one point catapulted her paper wealth to $4.5 billion. She never sold any of her stock in the company, though trial evidence left no doubt she reveled in the trappings of fame and fortune — so much so that she and the father of her children, William “Billy” Evans, lived on a palatial Silicon Valley estate during the trial.
The theory that Holmes was running an elaborate scam was buttressed by trial evidence documenting her efforts to prevent the Journal’s investigation from being published. That campaign compelled John Carreyrou — the reporter responsible for those bombshell stories — to attend court and position himself in Holmes’ line of vision when she took the witness stand.
Holmes also signed off on surveillance aimed at intimidating Theranos employees who helped uncover the flaws with the blood-testing technology. The whistleblowers included Tyler Shultz, the grandson of former Secretary of State George Shultz, whom Holmes befriended and persuaded to join the Theranos board.
Tyler Shultz became so unnerved by Holmes’ efforts to shut him up that he began sleeping with a knife under his pillow, according to a wrenching statement delivered by his father, Alex, at her sentencing.
Holmes’ supporters still contend she always had good intentions and was unfairly scapegoated by the Justice Department. They insist she simply deployed the same over-the-top promotion tactics as many other tech executives, including Elon Musk, who has repeatedly made misleading statements about the capabilities of Tesla’s self-driving cars.
According to those supporters, Holmes was singled out because she was a woman who briefly eclipsed the men who customarily bask in Silicon Valley’s spotlight, and the trial turned her into a latter-day version of Hester Prynne — the protagonist in the 1850 novel “The Scarlet Letter.”
Holmes steadfastly maintained her innocence during seven often-riveting days of testimony in her own defense — a spectacle that caused people to line up shortly after midnight to secure one of the few dozen seats available in the San Jose courtroom.
On one memorable day, Holmes recounted how she had never gotten over the trauma of being raped while enrolled at Stanford University. She then described being subjected to a long-running pattern of emotional and sexual abuse by her former lover and Theranos conspirator, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, and suggested his stifling control blurred her thinking.
Balwani’s lawyer, Jeffrey Coopersmith, denied those allegations during the trial. In Balwani’s subsequent trial, Coopersmith unsuccessfully tried to depict his client as Holmes’ pawn.
Balwani, 57, is now serving a nearly 13-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy.
When it came time to sentence the then-pregnant Holmes in November, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila seemed as puzzled as anyone about why she did what she did.
”This is a fraud case where an exciting venture went forward with great expectations and hope, only to be dashed by untruth, misrepresentations, hubris and plain lies,” Davila lamented while Holmes stood before him. “I suppose we step back and we look at this, and we think what is the pathology of fraud?”
The judge also hearkened back to the days that Silicon Valley consisted mostly of orchards farmed by immigrants. That was before the land was ceded to the tech boom beginning in 1939 when William Hewlett and David Packard founded a company bearing their surnames in a one-car garage in Palo Alto — the same city where Theranos was based.
“You’ll recall the wonderful innovation of those two individuals in that small garage,” Davila reminded everyone in the rapt courtroom. “No exotic automobiles or lavish lifestyle, just a desire to create for society’s benefit through honest hard work. And that, I would hope, would be the continuing story, the legacy and practice of Silicon Valley.”
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Family wants federal investigation after man’s death in bedbug-infested cell
ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the facility.
Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after being booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents Thompson’s family, called for those responsible for his death to be held accountable.
“What you’re looking at, I think, is not just a deplorable jail cell, but this is a crime scene. This is criminal,” Crump said as he held up a photo of Thompson’s dirty, trash-strewn cell during a news conference and rally Thursday in front of the jail.
Photos of the cell and of Thompson’s face and body covered in insects sparked outrage last week when they spread on social media after his family’s local attorney, Michael Harper, released them to news outlets. The medical examiner’s report lists Thompson’s cause of death as “undetermined” but notes a “severe bed bug infestation.”
Crump called for local leaders to be held accountable, including the sheriff, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and the Atlanta City Council, repeating the slogan, “We ain’t gonna let you pass the baton. Justice for Lashawn.” He urged local activists to attend an upcoming county board of commissioners meeting to demand answers about Thompson’s death.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat who chairs the Senate Human Rights Subcommittee, announced Thursday that he is launching a new inquiry into conditions of incarceration in Georgia and across the country. He cited news reports last week about Thompson’s death and the death of Joshua McLemore, a 29-year-old with a history of mental illness who died of multiple organ failure in August 2021 at an Indiana jail.
Harper has said jail staff did nothing to address Thompson’s deteriorating health in the weeks before his death and has called for a criminal investigation. Thompson had been arrested June 12 on a misdemeanor battery charge.
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat met with Thompson’s family Thursday and spoke alongside them at the news conference outside the jail.
“We understand, and I have said this publicly, this is absolutely unconscionable, point blank,” Labat said.
Labat said that once investigations into Thompson’s death — an internal one by his office and another by the Atlanta Police Department — are complete, they will be turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Since Thompson’s death became public last week, Labat has expressed his condolences to the family and had three top jail officials resign. He announced Wednesday that he had secured an additional $5.3 million from the county board of commissioners to provide upgrades at the jail, including increased monitoring in the psychiatric and medical units and more frequent high-level sanitation of those units.
Critics — including some who yelled questions and accusations at Labat during the news conference — have said Labat didn’t act until the conditions surrounding Thompson’s death became public. And they allege Labat, who took office in January 2021, is using Thompson’s death to bolster his push for a new jail when they say he has long failed to address serious chronic problems at the current jail.
Tiffany Roberts, public policy director for the Southern Center for Human Rights, which advocates for humane jail conditions, said the nonprofit law firm has successfully sued the county four times over conditions at the jail but has seen little improvement.
“How dare this sheriff stand with a grieving family, pat their backs, make platitudes while he is asking for $2 billion to transfer this problem to a larger and more expensive facility,” she said during the news conference. “How long will we hide from the reality that Fulton County is chronically dysfunctional and there is no humanity in a system like this?”
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It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season.
First-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes will take his Kansas City Chiefs into the Super Bowl against second-team All-Pro Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles.
This marks the seventh time since the merger that the first-team All-Pro quarterback will face the second-teamer for the championship, with it last happening in the 2016 season when second-teamer Tom Brady’s Patriots beat first-teamer Matt Ryan’s Falcons 34-28 in overtime.
That’s been the pattern in all six of the matchups, with the second teamer coming out victorious each time: Drew Brees over Peyton Manning in the 2009 season, Mark Rypien over Jim Kelly (1991), Joe Montana over Dan Marino (1984), Montana over Ken Anderson (1981) and Roger Staubach over Bob Griese (1971).
Both Mahomes and Hurts are among the five finalists for the MVP award that will be announced next week. The winner of the AP NFL MVP hasn’t won the Super Bowl since Kurt Warner did it for the Rams in the 1999 season. The last eight MVPs to play in the game all ended up losing.
Mahomes will be starting in his third Super Bowl at the young age of 27 years, 148 days — 39 days younger than Brady in the 2004 season when he became the youngest QB to start in three Super Bowls.
Hurts is set to start his first Super Bowl at age 24, joining Mahomes and six others to do that before turning 25.
This will be the third Super Bowl with both starting QBs younger than 28, with Brett Favre (27) beating Drew Bledsoe (24) in the game following the 1996 season and Jim McMahon (26) besting Tony Eason (26) following the 1985 season.
BLOWOUTS
The Eagles got to the Super Bowl behind a pair of lopsided wins, which bodes well for their chances to win it all based on past history.
Philadelphia followed up a 38-7 win over the Giants in the divisional round with a 31-7 win over the 49ers in the NFC title game.
The Eagles became the fifth team to win their divisional round and conference championship games by at least 20 points. The other four teams all followed it up with a Super Bowl victory, with San Francisco doing it in 1988 and ’89, Chicago in 1985 and Pittsburgh in 1978.
The Eagles also became the 11th team to allow seven or fewer points in back-to-back playoff games in the season, with the 2000 Ravens the most recent to do it before Philadelphia. Seven of the previous 10 won the Super Bowl that season.
The only team to do it three straight games in a single postseason was the Chiefs on the way to their first Super Bowl title in the 1969 season.
OLD-MAN JOHNSON
The well-traveled Josh Johnson finally got his first playoff opportunity in some unfortunate circumstances.
The 36-year-old Johnson has spent time with 14 NFL organizations since being drafted by Tampa Bay in 2008 and played in three different spring leagues.
Johnson got forced into action for San Francisco after Brock Purdy injured his elbow on the opening drive of the NFC title game.
Johnson went 7 for 13 for 74 yards and lost a fumble before being knocked out on the first drive of the third quarter with a concussion. He became the third-oldest player at the time of his first postseason pass, with only 40-year-olds Josh McCown and Sonny Jurgensen waiting longer.
The concussion for Johnson led to Purdy going back into the game despite not being able to throw the ball more than 5 or 10 yards.
San Francisco threw the ball only 18 times in the 31-7 loss, marking only the fifth time in NFL history a team lost a playoff game by at least 20 points while throwing fewer than 20 passes.
STREAKS SNAPPED
The Bengals and 49ers each came into the conference title games on impressive streaks, with San Francisco having won 12 in a row and Cincinnati 10 straight.
Both got snapped on Sunday.
Before this year, 10 teams had taken winning streaks of at least 10 games into the conference title game, with eight coming out victorious.
The only teams to lose before the Bengals and 49ers were the 2004 Steelers (15 straight) and the 1976 Steelers (10 straight).
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