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PHOENIX — Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked a court to lift an injunction blocking the enforcement of a law that bans all abortions except when the life of the mother is at risk. The newly conservative high court overturned that decision last month, leaving it again to the states to decide how to regulate abortions. Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has been on the books since at least 1901, and Brnovich said with Roe overturned it should now be enforceable. “We believe this is the best and most accurate state of the law,” Brnovich said in a statement. “We know this is an important issue to so many Arizonans, and our hope is that the court will provide clarity and uniformity for our state.” Brnovich, who is running for U.S. Senate, announced late last month that the old abortion ban was enforceable and that he would seek to have the injunction lifted. Providers across the state stopped abortions after the Supreme Court’s June 24 opinion, saying it was too risky to move ahead with the old ban still on the books and with a 2021 law that grants all rights to pre-born children also in play. A federal judge on Monday blocked that law after abortion rights groups successfully argued that it was unconstitutionally vague. The judge agreed that it was unclear what criminal laws abortion providers may be breaking if they perform otherwise-legal abortions. Abortion rights groups slammed Brnovich for moving to again allow enforcement of the pre-statehood ban “It is outrageous that Arizona’s Attorney General is trying to revive this zombie law that has long been blocked,” Gail Deady, an attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “Arizonans’ personal health decisions, lives, and futures should not be dictated by a century-old, draconian law.” Deady said that the high court’s decision to overturn Roe has caused “absolute chaos” in Arizona and other states with Republican Legislatures that have previously unenforceable abortion restrictions on the books. Numerous court battles are underway to try to block “trigger laws” designed to ban abortion if Roe fell or opposing so-called “zombie laws” like Arizona’s that predate Roe. Arizona also has a 15-week ban that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law in March, and he has insisted that it takes precedence over the total ban Brnovich wants to enforce. But the 15-week ban law specifically said it did not overturn the 1901 law. In the attorney general’s court filing, assistant Attorney General Beau Roysden III laid out the history of the injunction that blocked the old abortion law. That case started in 1971, two years before Roe was handed down, when the Tucson affiliate of Planned Parenthood, several doctors and a woman who wanted an abortion sued to overturn the law. A trial judge in Pima County Superior Court ruled the next year that a fetus does not have constitutionally protected rights and that the law banning abortion also violated the doctors’ rights to practice medicine as they saw fit. The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned that ruling, rejecting wholesale the lower court’s reasoning that the abortion ban was unconstitutional and saying it could be enforced. “Appellees’ complaints against the abortion statutes are peculiarly within the field occupied by the Legislature and any problem concerning abortion should be solved by that body,” the appeals court ruling said. “We can only reiterate that we are not a super-legislature.” Less than three weeks later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe, and the appeals court reversed its earlier judgment. The law was then permanently blocked. Roysden noted that the “Legislature, however, did not acquiesce in the declaration that these laws were unconstitutional but rather took affirmative steps to ensure their continuing validity in the event that Roe was overruled.” The Legislature reenacted the pre-statehood ban in 1977, and this year said it was still on the books when they passed the ban on abortions after 15 weeks. The intent was to ensure it would be enforceable if Roe v. Wade were overturned, according to Wednesday’s court filing. The president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona, Brittany Fonteno, said Brnovich’s action shows he is “out of touch” with the majority of Arizonans who support abortion rights. She said the group plans to fight his request in court. Fonteno noted that the Legislature over the past 50 years has passed numerous laws allowing doctors to perform abortions. “As a result, we believe that providers should still be able to provide this essential health care to the thousands of Arizonans who need it annually,” Fonteno said in a statement. A date to hear Brnovich’s request has not yet been set.	https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-attorney-general-asks-court-to-unblock-abortion-ban/2022/07/13/4c05e2a0-0307-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html	2022-07-14 00:10:37	0	https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-attorney-general-asks-court-to-unblock-abortion-ban/2022/07/13/4c05e2a0-0307-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html
By combining AI-guided echocardiograms and Virtual-First cardiology care, the new partnership enables early disease identification and management for patients from the comfort of their homes BRISBANE, Calif. and NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caption Health, the leader in providing services and AI to improve heart ultrasound access, and Heartbeat Health, the nation's largest Virtual Cardiology company, today announced a partnership that will enable providers to offer their patients earlier access to cardiovascular care than ever before possible. In this partnership, Caption Health's Caption Care™ clinicians will perform heart ultrasounds in convenient locations, even a patient's home, using the Caption AI platform, while Heartbeat Health virtual cardiologists receive, read, and interpret the ultrasounds remotely through their telemedicine platform. Heartbeat will then provide televisits and discuss findings with primary care teams for patients with abnormal cardiac findings via their virtual programs. Together, the partners are increasing access to early cardiac evaluations and care by providing these two innovations as a value-based bundle for health providers, payers, and value-based care organizations. Limited access to cardiac diagnosis and care has long contributed to health disparities between regions and communities, a problem exacerbated by the pandemic. For example, a recent study of patients receiving care through the Veterans Affairs Health System showed that individuals who had recovered from Covid-19 infections after one year had a greater than 50% rate of risk for heart conditions like heart failure compared to patients not exposed to COVID1. "This is an ideal coupling of patient-centric services, which will open up access to life-saving early heart disease detection and Heartbeat Health's top-tier cardiologist network and virtual care," said Steve Cashman, CEO of Caption Health. "Whether it's heart wellness for patients with risk factors, ambulatory care for patients with non-urgent symptoms or convenient follow-up echos to help patients avoid costly and complex readmissions, we believe our joint offering will have a profound impact on the quality and cost of cardiac care for millions of patients." The partnership builds on an early stage collaboration between Caption and Heartbeat to find heart failure among patients in at-risk populations where access to echocardiograms is limited. In studies across Heartbeat and Caption, the partners performed nearly 1,000 echocardiograms among a Medicare Advantage population at high risk for cardiovascular disease, revealing over 60% had clinically actionable findings. "This partnership addresses a significant gap in today's management and care of structural heart disease – particularly in the early identification and management of heart failure," said Dr. Jeff Wessler, a cardiologist and Heartbeat Health's co-founder and CEO. "There are high rates of undiagnosed heart failure, and too often these patients stay under the radar until showing up to the emergency room already quite sick. But finding and managing these patients early in their course can make a world of difference in terms of outcomes. The combination of Caption Health's AI-guided ultrasound and services with our connected virtual-first cardiology capabilities can unlock huge clinical and cost-saving benefits. It is value-based cardiology fundamentally reimagined." The program will be sold to health providers, payers, and organizations focused on value-based care. Caption Health has developed the AI platform that enables heart ultrasound access for early disease detection – when there is the highest potential for impact. The company's Caption Care services offer health providers, payers, and value-based care organizations convenient and cost-effective echos for their members, leveraging its Caption AI technology platform. In 2021, Caption Health was recognized as one of TIME's 100 Best Inventions and a winner of Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech for health. Caption Health's platform is used at leading hospitals, clinics, and physician organizations, and is cited in several peer-reviewed journals including JAMA Cardiology and Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. For more information, visit captionhealth.com. Heartbeat Health is a Virtual-First Cardiology solution revolutionizing the delivery of cardiovascular care. Cardiology, like many specialties, is reactive with a focus on the already sick; Our Virtual-first model delivers preventive measures before heart health conditions develop and progress. Heartbeat leverages real-time clinical data and device connectivity to diagnose and deliver proactive heart care - helping provider groups and healthcare organizations identify, monitor, and manage cardiovascular care for their at-risk member populations. Powered by a connected ecosystem of heart health providers, Heartbeat delivers a range of clinical services, including same-day diagnostic reads, televisits, and virtual care programs for patients with atrial fibrillation, vascular disease, and heart failure. Virtual-First Cardiology has arrived. Learn more at heartbeathealth.com Contacts Caption Health Media Contact: press@captionhealth.com Heartbeat Health Media Contact: David Mait: david.mait@heartbeathealth.com Marketing : Heartbeat Health 1 "Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case" Nature (2022) View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Caption Health	https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/caption-health-heartbeat-health-partner-provide-unprecedented-access-cardiac-care/	2022-07-28 12:59:17	0	https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/28/caption-health-heartbeat-health-partner-provide-unprecedented-access-cardiac-care/
SEATTLE — A staple in the Asian community just moved its food bank to a new location in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID), with the goal of better serving culturally relevant food that's in high demand as inflation rises. The Asian Counseling and Referral Service is going through a big change. The ACRS’s food bank was in a small trailer located near King and 10th Streets in Seattle’s CID neighborhood for more than 20 years serving their clients, who are predominantly Asian, culturally relevant food. "That continues to be one of the main things that separates ACRS from other food banks, you can always rely on some of those Asian staples like rice, and tofu and noodles and fresh produce like the ones you see here," said G De Castro, the director of Aging & Adults Services for the ACRS. In February 2022, ACRS moved just blocks away from their old location into the iconic, 5,500 square foot Tsue Chong building in the CID. The new location provide ACRS with 10 times the space to better serve their more than 300 clients they get on average every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Appropriate shelves, and coolers, for us to offer fresh produce, chilled or refrigerated goods," said De Castro. De Castro said this move also comes at a perfect time, after the pandemic forced the non-profit to shift to delivery and saw a 200 percent increase in demand in their senior meal program. That increase equates to the non-profit delivering more than 2,100 bags per week. De Castro does want to emphasize that their services are meant for everyone, not just those of Asian descent. Moving forward, the food bank's eye is on their annual fundraiser, "Walk for Rice", on June 18th at Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill. "Come and see us we're open and help support the work of the food bank and our nutrition program at Asian Counseling and Referral Service by supporting Walk for Rice," said De Castro.	https://www.king5.com/article/life/food/new-food-bank-opens-seattles-chinatown-international-district/281-a5c12c20-c41f-4b67-8c92-6de6b0b214cf	2022-05-23 03:01:30	0	https://www.king5.com/article/life/food/new-food-bank-opens-seattles-chinatown-international-district/281-a5c12c20-c41f-4b67-8c92-6de6b0b214cf
- We asked if Beaumont is getting a Trader Joe's, Aldi, Costco - Beaumont high schools to get updated metal detectors - Texans love this Christmas movie the most around the holidays - Southeast Texans looking to fight extreme weather, inequality - Here's how to help children in protective custody this season - Cody Johnson performing Saturday at Ford Park Arena - Foodies: 5 epic leftover turkey recipes - Follow these tips to keep your home warm and safe this winter - Months after Hurricane Ian, Floridians still clearing debris - Sponsors needed for Martin Luther King, Jr. ball	https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/2022-Carolina-Panthers-Roster-17615406.php	2022-11-28 15:56:16	1	https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/2022-Carolina-Panthers-Roster-17615406.php
ON MARCH 25, 1976, the 11th day of their transcontinental hike, Scott King and George Hormell left Bennington, Vermont, and crossed the state border into the town of Hoosick, New York. They continued on from Hoosick, walking steadily in a southwesterly direction. The third member of the traveling team was Chris Hurd, who drove the supply van. The Maine to California walk was organized by the Meredith, New Hampshire, Jaycees to commemorate the American Revolution Bicentennial. After spending the night in the van, the hikers reached the New York state capital of Albany on March 26. King and Hormell had walked over 38 miles since leaving Bennington. They had hoped for a warm reception and free accommodations in Albany. But, as Hormell wrote in his journal, “…no one showed the slightest interest — they even avoided us…” After this disappointment and another night in the van, King and Hormell continued walking. That evening they and Hurd were provided with a complimentary room in a hotel along their route, with a lasagna dinner included. The next day, March 28, was cold and windy and the hikers faced a tedious uphill climb. Hormell wrote, “The tough going was all worthwhile at the end of the day as we descended into the valley towards Cobleskill, New York…we were looking for a motel as we noticed a big town party at the Cobleskill Fire Station.” King, Hormell and Hurd entered the building where a country western band was playing and people of all ages were enjoying a good time. As Hormell described, “We mentioned our project, and things really began to snowball. Everyone kept giving us beer—and more beer. We were greatly applauded as the fire chief introduced us to the hall. Carl Sand, the town supervisor and high school teacher, came to greet us and offered us shelter in his home. He was very high on our project. We had a ball!” On the morning of March 29, Sand brought King, Hormell, and Hurd to the local high school where they were interviewed by several reporters. After the press conference, Sand treated the men to an early lunch in the school cafeteria, and presented them with a Bicentennial Certificate from the town. The next day an article about the project appeared in the Oneonta Daily Star newspaper which began, “Through Cobleskill along Route 7 the two of them traveled by foot. Blue jeans, back packs, wooden walking sticks and a week-old stubble labeled them as travelers of some type. A determined George Hormell and Scott King plan to reach Will Rogers Beach in California by late July.” Later that day the hikers were delayed when two men in a pickup truck stopped in the middle of the highway to speak with them. The truck was hit from behind by a Dodge Charger. There were no injuries, but the two vehicles had to be pushed to the side of the road with the help of the hikers. Soon after King and Hormell had begun walking again, they were stopped by a state trooper who wanted their witness statements regarding the accident. They were only able to walk 12 miles that day. The trio stayed overnight in a campground near the hamlet of East Worcester. The next day King and Hormell walked approximately 25 miles, reaching Oneonta, where they were interviewed for the regional newspapers, and where a segment about them was filmed for a Utica television station. The Bicentennial hikers were now famous, at least in southwestern New York. Local Jaycees and other people made sure the team was housed, fed, and entertained. From March 31 to April 8, 1976 Scott and George visited numerous towns and cities, including Oneonta, Sidney, Binghampton, Johnson City, Owego, Corning, Woodhull, Andover, and Wellsville. At this last town they were able to explore the history of one of the first oil drilling operations in the U.S., which had begun in 1879. They ate at Wellsville’s famous Texas Hot restaurant. As Hormell wrote in his journal, “We spent a lot of time in the restaurant telling people of our project and ended up getting lunch on the house. Texas Hots were similar to our chili dogs, but not quite as spicy.” Next week: April 8, 1976 – leaving New York for Pennsylvania.	https://www.unionleader.com/voices/looking_back/the-bicentennial-hikers-trekking-from-albany-to-wellsville-new-york/article_cd56965e-9118-5fb8-84f3-3cc8f7de7ac5.html	2022-12-05 08:11:43	0	https://www.unionleader.com/voices/looking_back/the-bicentennial-hikers-trekking-from-albany-to-wellsville-new-york/article_cd56965e-9118-5fb8-84f3-3cc8f7de7ac5.html
EAGLE PASS, Texas -- Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he would seek to eliminate the constitutional guarantee of citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States. So-called "birthright citizenship" has long been considered protected under the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all individuals "born or naturalized in the United States." That language has largely kept conservatives who oppose it from challenging it in court, though former President Donald Trump in 2018 promised an executive order to eliminate it, a threat on which he never followed through. Trump, the current front-runner in the Republican primary, has again promised to try to strike the protection if elected. In a detailed list of immigration objectives he released on Monday, DeSantis, who also spoke to supporters and reporters in the Texas border town of Eagle Pass, pledged to "take action to end the idea that the children of illegal aliens are entitled to birthright citizenship if they are born in the United States." "Dangling the prize of citizenship to the future offspring of illegal immigrants is a major driver of illegal migration. It is also inconsistent with the original understanding of 14th Amendment, and we will force the courts and Congress to finally address this failed policy," he added. "This idea that you can come across the border, two days later have a child, and somehow that's an American citizen -- that was not the original understanding of the 14th Amendment and so we'll take action to force a clarification of that," he told reporters at a news conference. DeSantis has expressed opposition to birthright citizenship before, saying in a Fox News interview during his 2018 run for Florida governor, "I don't think that that's a good policy." However, DeSantis seemed skeptical then that courts would uphold an executive order banning the policy. "The way the courts have ruled on it, I think there's a question about, can you do an executive order? Can you do legislation? Do you need an amendment?" he said on Fox. In a different interview in 2018, he told a Florida CBS station, "I think it would be good to have the courts finally resolve it." "It has never been finally determined whether someone who is transiently in the country -- whether as a tourist or here illegally -- whether that 14th Amendment would apply to that," he said then. "I tend to think the original interpretation of that would not apply. But I think most of the court decisions lean toward if you're born here, you do it." The language in DeSantis' immigration policy rollout seemed delicately framed to leave open how he would attempt to challenge the policy. A spokesman for his campaign did not respond to a question about whether the governor would seek an executive order. DeSantis introduced more than 30 other policy proposals on Monday, including several geared toward building a wall along the southern border and others aimed at holding drug cartels accountable. DeSantis pledged to deport people who overstay their visas, tax remittances from undocumented immigrants, and end the policy of catch-and-release. He also vowed to increase the salaries of Border Patrol agents and strengthen the penalties for people who traffic fentanyl into the United States. DeSantis has involved himself in border issues as Florida governor, drawing scrutiny from Democrats last year for organizing flights to Martha's Vineyard for migrants who critics allege were lured under false pretenses.His office organized similar flights this month to Sacramento. "No more excuses, right? I think that's what you're going to hear from Governor DeSantis," Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican representing a San Antonio-area district, told reporters before DeSantis spoke in Eagle Pass. "No excuses, enforce the law. No excuses, knock the knees out from under cartels who are targeting Americans, endangering us with fentanyl, empowering China. He's a no-nonsense guy and America needs a no-nonsense president who can restore this country to sanity," Roy added.	https://abc7ny.com/ron-desantis-birthright-citizenship-children-undocumented-immigrants-14th-amendment/13430453/	2023-06-27 00:20:08	1	https://abc7ny.com/ron-desantis-birthright-citizenship-children-undocumented-immigrants-14th-amendment/13430453/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) – Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement Friday revealing that she underwent surgery earlier Friday after learning she had thyroid cancer. In the statement, Sanders said that she underwent surgery to remove her thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes. She added that she is now cancer free. She thanked Arkansas doctors and nurses for their treatment. She also noted that she looks forward to returning to her campaign for Arkansas governor soon. “This experience has been a reminder that whatever battle you may be facing, don’t lose heart,” Sanders said. “As governor, I will never quit fighting for the people of our great state.” Dr. John R. Sims stated that Sanders is recovering from surgery and is expected to be back on her feet within the next 24 hours. He added that her stage 1 cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer and has a good prognosis. “While she will need adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine, as well as continued long term follow up, I think it’s fair to say she’s now cancer free, and I don’t anticipate any of this slowing her down,” Sims stated.	https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-reveals-thyroid-cancer-says-she-is-now-cancer-free/	2022-09-16 21:23:58	1	https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-reveals-thyroid-cancer-says-she-is-now-cancer-free/
ATHLETICS UAFS changing conferences The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will become a full-time member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, effective at the start of the 2024-25 academic year. The MIAA made the announcement Monday after its CEO Council approved UAFS' application to join the conference. UAFS, a NCAA Division II member since 2009, will move to the MIAA from the Lone Star Conference, where it has been a member since July 2019. "An athletic conference should bring like-minded institutions in a geographical area to compete and allow their student-athletes to excel academically and develop life skills, and the MIAA does that for UAFS," Athletic Director Curtis Janz said. "The geographical footprint of the MIAA allows for our student-athletes to participate academically and enhance their experience as collegiate student-athletes. Our fans can travel and support our teams on the road, just as we can welcome more fans from MIAA opponents." UAFS becomes the MIAA's first full-time member in Arkansas. Harding, Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas are current associate conference members for men's tennis, and Ouachita will become an MIAA associate member for wrestling in the upcoming season. It's the first time the MIAA has expanded since it added Newman University and Rogers State in 2019, and those schools became full-time members during the 2022-23 year. "The MIAA is excited to welcome the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith as a new member beginning next summer," MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy said. "As the MIAA CEOs have approved a plan for steady and strategic membership growth during the next few years, UAFS provides the MIAA with an opportunity to add an outstanding public university, with great leadership and terrific athletic facilities, in a growing community in Northwest Arkansas." -- Henry Apple	https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jun/27/state-sports-brief/	2023-06-27 10:21:49	1	https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jun/27/state-sports-brief/
Which 50-inch TV is best? Shopping around for a new TV is daunting, especially if you aren’t up to date with the latest trends and technology. Internal components and functions constantly change, and the best TV from five years ago now seems technologically ancient. But if you have already decided on a size — in this case, a 50-inch model — it should narrow down your choice somewhat. It’s not an easy ride, as you still need to consider the display technology, sound quality and what suits your budget. However, the Samsung 50-Inch QLED Q60B Dual LED Smart TV is an excellent choice. What to know before you buy a 50-inch TV Improved display technology As with most TVs, 50-inch devices use one of several display panel types. Plasma panels have been almost completely phased out, as their quality and visual clarity deteriorate with time. Depending on where and how you’ll use your TV, one newer display panel might be better suited than another. - LED is an older technology but still highly proficient in delivering good visuals. Each pixel on the display is an LED, which assists in an even spread of illumination for a sharp image. - QLED is Samsung’s latest technology, and while it works much the same as LED, the light-emitting diodes are much smaller. To produce the colors, each nanoparticle changes color based on its size, adjusting at quantum-level velocities. - OLED — organic light-emitting diodes — resemble regular LEDs but require less backlighting space and use self-lit pixels. This means the TV’s frame can be super thin while producing crystal clear visuals. Lesser audio quality A large TV excels at producing great visuals for a cinematic experience, but unfortunately, that often comes at the expense of the audio. The panels on many modern smart TVs are incredibly thin, which doesn’t leave much room for built-in speakers. The audio quality is usually less than expected, and a good-quality sound bar can make a huge difference. The price doesn’t set the quality Many consumers fall into the brand perception trap, where they’d rather buy a well-known brand over something considerably cheaper from a lesser-known company. But in most cases, the internal components are nearly identical, and the higher markup is only for the brand name. For example, LG Display makes panels for many brands, including Sony. Hisense retained its rights to manufacture Toshiba TVs for the next 40 years. What to look for in a quality 50-inch TV Enough connections for your gadgets A good-quality TV has enough connections for all your gadgets. Some affordable TVs might only have two HDMI ports, which won’t be enough if you have a gaming console, a streaming box and a home theater system. It’s recommended that a TV has at least three HDMI ports, a few USB connections, optical audio and an Ethernet port. Mountable Large TVs are top-heavy and prone to tipping over with the slightest imbalance in their center of gravity. A great solution is to mount the unit on a wall. Not only does it prevent accidents, but it also looks much better. Most TVs use the common VESA mounting configuration, ensuring that it will fit no matter which bracket brand you buy. High refresh rate TVs with a high refresh rate have smoother visuals when displaying fast-moving objects. The refresh rate, also called the frames per second, indicates how quickly the pixels can change color, smoothing out the transitions. A good-quality TV has a refresh rate of 120 hertz or higher for action-packed films, but most video game consoles are only capable of 60Hz. How much you can expect to spend on a 50-inch TV The price is dictated by the brand, the display panel used and any additional features. An entry-level 50-inch from Hisense costs $250-$300, but a fully-featured smart TV from Samsung costs $600-$800. 50-inch TV FAQ What does HDR mean? A. High dynamic range is a technology that enhances photos’ and videos’ visual brilliance and clarity. It essentially takes several frames in a contrast range and combines them to create an accurate color spectrum. It minimizes the stark contrast between very dark areas and very light colors. What makes a TV a smart TV? A. The term smart TV indicates that it connects to the internet so you can download apps or access streaming platforms directly. It also provides the TV with critical software and firmware updates. What’s the best 50-inch TV to buy? Top 50-inch TV Samsung 50-Inch QLED Q60B Dual LED Smart TV What you need to know: With the accompanying software, this TV automatically tunes the color brilliance and shades for accurate visual reproduction. What you’ll love: There are three HDMI ports, optical audio out connection, and an Ethernet port for watching streaming content. It is compatible with Amazon and Google’s voice assistant, and the remote is solar-powered. What you should consider: Some users said the browser to get more apps on the TV is confusing. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top 50-inch TV for the money Hisense A6 Series 50-Inch 4K UHD Smart What you need to know: This TV uses Hisense’s AI UHD upscaler to improve the visual quality of content lower than a 4K resolution. What you’ll love: It has Google TV built in that responds to the voice-enabled Google Assistant remote and a game mode for automatic low-latency gaming. What you should consider: It has a refresh rate of 60 hertz, so you might have smoothing problems with high frame rate content. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Worth checking out Amazon Fire TV 50-Inch Omni Series 4K What you need to know: Perfect for films and video games, this TV uses HDR and Dolby Digital Plus to improve your experience. What you’ll love: It has a dedicated hub for Amazon Prime, three HDMI ports, and built-in microphones so you can access Alexa to control your smart gadgets. For connectivity, it has a wireless receiver and an Ethernet port. What you should consider: It doesn’t support Dolby Vision, but the larger 65-inch and 75-inch Fire TVs do. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Charlie Fripp writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. 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ROCHESTER, Mich., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oakland University varsity Esports program has reached new heights in only their second year of competition. The Golden Grizzlies Rocket League team has qualified for the Rocket League World Championships which will be held June 3-5 at DreamHack Dallas 2022 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Texas. This is the first major intercontinental competition for collegiate Rocket League teams and players. Recently, the Oakland Rocket League squad secured a berth in the World Championships competition by defeating Louisiana State University and then by beating Penn State University. "It is really beyond even my expectations how far we have come so fast as a varsity program," said head coach Carl Leone. "I am beyond thrilled to be headed to Dallas to coach this amazing Rocket League team that has put Oakland University on the map and in the World Championships this weekend To put the accomplishment in context, Oakland's Rocket League team is one of the top 10 teams in North America (508 teams total) and a top 16 team in the world (more than 1,000 teams). Players on the squad include: Jake "Jwismont" Wismont, Edward "Rahz" Azzam, Justin "Jcubed" Janulewicz, Seth "Tisonic Boom" Tison, Matthew "ML" Leuker and Billy "Mega" Sawyer. In addition to the 10 teams from the United States and Puerto Rico, the six other countries represented in the upcoming competition include Germany, England, Canada, Poland, Luxembourg and Portugal. Oakland's first competition will be June 3rd at 2pm EST on the main stream vs. the #1 ranked European team Technical University of Berlin. The Stream link is http://twitch.tv/rocketleague. The Collegiate Rocket League circuit is sponsored by the game developer of Rocket League, Psyonix. More information, including the $75,000 scholarship prize pool and group stage double elimination format have been released. Learn more at https://liquipedia.net/rocketleague/Collegiate_Rocket_League/2022/World_Championship Learn more about the Oakland University varsity Esports program. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Oakland University	https://www.kold.com/prnewswire/2022/06/01/oakland-universitys-esports-rocket-league-team-qualifies-world-championships-be-held-dallas-june-3-5/	2022-06-01 12:42:16	1	https://www.kold.com/prnewswire/2022/06/01/oakland-universitys-esports-rocket-league-team-qualifies-world-championships-be-held-dallas-june-3-5/
Keep Florida Beautiful Partnership Aligns with Company's Commitment to Creating Sustainable Impact Across the State ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seagram's Escapes, the fourth largest traditional, flavored, malt beverage brand in the U.S., has invested $25,000 to support beach and waterway cleanup efforts in Florida. The company partnered with three Keep Florida Beautiful (KFB) affiliates: Keep Pinellas Beautiful, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and Keep Lee County Beautiful – to create impactful cleanup opportunities in and around popular waterways and beaches across the state. "Keeping Florida beaches beautiful means more sunshine, relaxation and fun for people who live, work and visit the area," said Chuck Buckingham, Seagram's Escapes Brand Director. "By supporting these coastal cleanup efforts, our Seagram's Escapes team hopes to improve the quality of area beaches and essential waterways for our customers to enjoy across the state." "When companies like Seagram's Escapes join forces with us, it greatly increases our capacity to make positive and sustainable impact resulting in Florida communities that are environmentally healthy, socially connected and economically sound," according to Savanna Christy, executive director, Keep Florida Beautiful. "Along with our local affiliates, KFB works to engage individuals and community partners in the eco-improvement of Florida, as we believe it is our shared responsibility to not just maintain but improve the quality of our surrounding environment." Seagram's Escapes Presents Keep Pinellas Beautiful Bebot Beach Cleanup and Demonstration Series More than 400 volunteers will participate in 13+ cleanups with the Bebot cleaning robot throughout the month of July across Pinellas County. Volunteers can register for cleanups at https://www.kpbcares.org/upcoming-events. Seagram's Escapes Volunteers Take Part in Coastal Planting Effort Seagram's Escapes team members will be among the 200+ Keep Lee County Beautiful volunteers expected to plant more than 400 gallon-sized plants during a shoreline stabilization planting on July 19 at Allison Hagerup Park in Captiva. Seagram's Escapes Keeps Beaches Beautiful by Supporting Hillsborough Trash Free Waters Program Seagram's Escapes has partnered with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and the Hillsborough Trash Free Waters boat to conduct waterway cleanups in and around Tampa Bay through July. FIFCO USA, parent company of Seagram's Escapes, is a triple bottom line company committed to impacting the community and environment. In partnership with its stakeholders, FIFCO USA seeks opportunities to create sustainable impact in the areas where we operate. The company focuses on promoting smart consumption; building strong communities; improving waterways, trails and parks, and workforce development. Additionally, FIFCO USA partners with grassroots, charitable organizations that create sustainable impact. Visit https://www.fifcousa.com/smart-consumption/ to learn more or to submit a program or project for consideration. About Seagram's Escapes: Seagram's Escapes is a fruit-forward, malt-based beverage brand based out of Rochester, New York. Seagram's Escapes is currently the #4 traditional flavored malt beverage brand in the United States. Seagram's Escapes has since expanded its line to include Seagram's Escapes Spiked, a higher 8% ABV option with a variety of sweet, tropical flavors. Their newest line is Seagram's Escapes Cocktails, a standard 5% ABV option with authentic cocktail flavors at only 100 calories. For more information, visit www.seagramsescapes.com. Stay connected with Seagram's Escapes on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @SeagramsEscapes. Always enjoy responsibly. Media Contact Carla M. Mancuso carla.mancuso@fifco.com 1-585-317-9268 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Seagram’s Escapes	https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/11/seagrams-escapes-invests-25000-florida-beach-waterway-cleanups/	2022-07-11 16:41:42	1	https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/07/11/seagrams-escapes-invests-25000-florida-beach-waterway-cleanups/
Coyotes run past Lancers South Dakota men defeat Mount Marty 97-58 VERMILLION, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota got back on the winning track with a 97-58 victory over Mount Marty tonight inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. With the win, the Coyotes evened up their record at 4-4. Five Coyotes scored in double-figures for the first time since last season’s first-round game against Kansas City in the Summit League tournament. After scoring a career-high 13 points Saturday against Coastal Carolina, Mihai Carcoana broke his personal record again with 19 points. Carcoana shot 8-of-10 from the floor including a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Tasos Kamateros netted a new season-high with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 18 minutes of play. Kamateros made 4-of-5 from behind the three-point line and tied for team-lead with seven rebounds tonight. Paul Bruns scored 13 in his second-straight start for USD. Bruns went 5-of-8 from the floor and made 3-of-5 from three. Keaton Kutcher contributed a career-high 12 points. All 12 of Kutcher’s points came via the three-point line where he went 4-of-6 tonight. Kruz Perrott-Hunt rounded out the double-digit scoring efforts with 10 points in 16 minutes. “Tough stretch with four games in seven days,” said USD head coach Eric Peterson. “This game could have gone a couple of different ways. We were just challenging our guys to play the right way all the time and respecting our opponents. When we play the right way, we’re pretty fun to watch.” South Dakota opened the game with a steal on the defensive end by Mason Archambault quickly followed by a Kamateros three-pointer. Kamateros started the game with 10 straight points for the Coyotes. After a layup by Perrott-Hunt at the 14:41 mark, South Dakota went up 11 points where the double-digit margin stayed for the remainder of the contest. Peterson used this opportunity to play more of the young players on the team. Freshman Felix Broström played the most minutes off the bench with 26 minutes and tied Kamateros for the team-lead in rebounds with seven. Jeremiah Coleman, also a true freshman on the team, recorded 25 minutes of play tonight. Keaton Kutcher and Max Burchill each played 16 minutes while Cade Kandolin stepped on the floor for the first time as a Coyote with 10 minutes of play. South Dakota led by as much as 45 at one point in the second half and cruised to a 39-point victory over Mount Marty. The Coyotes shot well from the floor tonight and even better from the three-point line. South Dakota shot 56.7 percent from the floor and 57.6 percent from three. The 19 three-pointers made tonight were the most in the Division I era. USD only went to the free-throw line twice but made both attempts. “What was working tonight was we were guarding people,” said Peterson. “When we play defense and we guard people, we create energy off our defense and our offense is way better. The one thing you can do consistently every single night is play defense. The one thing that you can travel with you on the road is playing defense. That gave us energy to be better on offense and its clear to see when we are elite on defense, we are very hard to guard on offense.” For Mount Marty, Tash Lunday led the team with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting. The Lancers shot 40.7 percent from the floor and 25.9 percent from three. South Dakota goes back on the road this week for a pair of road games at BYU and Air Force. Saturday’s game against BYU in Salt Lake City tips-off at 2:30 p.m. CT. Copyright 2022 KSFY. All rights reserved.	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/11/29/coyotes-run-past-lancers/	2022-11-29 05:33:41	1	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/11/29/coyotes-run-past-lancers/
GREENSBORO, N.C., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) and national value-based health care company, UpStream Healthcare, have jointly announced their partnership to advance the health and wellbeing of Medicare patients within their expanding network across the state. UpStream is a participant in the CMS innovation center model known as ACO REACH, an advanced alternate payment model (APM) for physicians in value-based arrangements that requires assuming financial risk for Medicare beneficiaries while committing to advancing health equity, stakeholder feedback and participant experience. Over 300 primary care physicians caring for more than 30,000 seniors are expected to participate in the value-based model. The UpStream and MUSC Health partnership aims to improve quality results for Medicare patients across South Carolina by giving them access to a team committed to improving coordination of care. A goal of the program is to advance health equity for the underserved with a focus on preventive care and managing chronic conditions. The UpStream platform recognizes that primary care physicians have the ability to serve as quarterbacks for their health care system with a unique, proven model known to deliver better outcomes. Pharmacist led teams are embedded into primary care providers' practices along with nurse coordinators who perform home visits to coordinate care and ensure patients' needs are met. UpStream has enabled best-in-class technology to support the sophisticated workflows of this care coordination model. "UpStream will enhance our physicians' capabilities to provide better care for our patients, especially for vulnerable seniors in underserved communities who will benefit from this level of coordination," said Patrick J. Cawley, M.D., MUSC Health CEO. "And, importantly, our collective success is closely tied to producing good patient outcomes and reducing avoidable hospital readmissions, which is a win-win for patients, providers and health systems." UpStream CEO, Dr Sanjay Doddamani applauded the partnership, adding, "This transformative approach to senior care will put the patient at the center of the delivery system by leveraging the strength and reciprocal skill sets of both UpStream & MUSC Health to accelerate access to quality care." UpStream's Chief Network Officer, Dr Angelo Sinopoli, executive physician leader and member of the Federal Government's Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), said, "Our partnership with MUSC, the state's only comprehensive academic health system, is an important milestone as we work closely to better align and empower physicians to provide more value-based care. We look forward to working with MUSC Health and we are confident this will further our shared goals of leading health care through innovative clinical, technological, and fee-for-value payment methods that are at the forefront of the industry's future." The synergy from this partnership will create opportunities for providers to improve key metrics and improve clinical outcomes for patients, while strengthening the coordination of primary and specialty care within the network. UpStream Healthcare Company is a global risk, managed services organization providing physicians with the support and systems they need to improve healthcare for seniors. The company provides a powerful platform that allows physicians, pharmacists, and nurses to work together in primary care practices to achieve better outcomes and value. UpStream was founded in 2018 by pharmacist and entrepreneur Fergus Hoban. UpStream is poised to grow nationally from its home base in North Carolina to transform the lives of seniors everywhere. For more information, please visit upstream.care. Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state's only comprehensive academic health system, with a unique mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,000 students in six colleges – Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy – and trains more than 850 residents and fellows in its health system. MUSC brought in more than $297.8 million in research funds in fiscal year 2022, leading the state overall in research funding. For information on academic programs, visit musc.edu. As the health care system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality and safest patient care while educating and training generations of outstanding health care providers and leaders to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Patient care is provided at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and five additional hospital locations in development; more than 350 telehealth sites, with connectivity to patients' homes; and nearly 750 care locations situated in all regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina. To learn more about clinical patient services, visit muschealth.org. MUSC and its affiliates have collective annual budgets totaling $5.1 billion. 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US airlines that get the most and least consumer complaints (Stacker) - Flight delays, trouble getting refunds, cancellations, and ballooning airfare are increasingly pushing U.S. travelers to file complaints with airlines this year. Stacker ranked airlines by those which received the most customer complaints in March 2022, based on data from the 2022 Air Travel Consumer Report, released in May 2022. Data points covering the total number of complaints and passengers served during that period are included for each carrier. The ranking was based on the number of complaints per 100,000 passengers to account for the varying sizes of airlines. In March 2022, there were a total of 2,414 complaints to the airlines in this report, for a total of 3.42 complaints per 100,000 passengers who boarded planes. Compared to the same month in 2021, complaints increased from 2.41 per 100,000 to 3.42. Experts have attributed the last year’s tumultuous flying conditions to a shortage of pilots and other airline workers, worker absenteeism driven by the continued spread of COVID-19, and extreme weather conditions. And most airlines and travel experts expect more of the same for the summer of 2022, only with 25% more expensive ticket prices compared with last year. In fact, airports this summer are anticipated to be even busier than they were pre-pandemic, in a trend experts have come to call “revenge travel.” Flyers got a taste of the busy summer travel season to come in May, which saw travel spending surge above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Continue reading for intel on which airlines you may be wise to avoid. #17. Skywest Airlines - Number of complaints: 25 (0.74 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 3,369,837 Utah-based regional airline Skywest is contracted to operate flights for larger airlines including United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Alaska Airlines. The company operated a fleet of more than 600 planes and flew the most routes on behalf of United and Delta in 2021, according to a filing. In today’s difficult labor environment, regional airlines like Skywest are increasingly seeing their routes cut by the larger airlines they’re contracted by in favor of more profitable ones. #16. Horizon Airlines - Number of complaints: 4 (0.79 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 509,229 Washington-headquartered Horizon is Alaska Airlines’ sister carrier. The company is in the midst of transitioning its fleet to Embraer jets, which it says will improve operations and fuel efficiency. In conjunction with parent airline Alaska, Horizon flies to about 120 destinations in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Mexico. The regional airline took a $10 million loss in the first quarter of 2022. #15. Endeavor Air - Number of complaints: 10 (0.90 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 1,112,257 Minnesota-based Endeavor is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The regional carrier was known as the best-paying airline for beginner pilots until early June when pilots at Piedmont Air and Envoy Airlines secured massive pay raises. Pilots’ push for higher wages comes as airlines struggle to hire and retain them, affecting flight operations and the number of routes airlines can offer travelers. #14. Mesa Airlines - Number of complaints: 7 (0.98 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 711,214 Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group is a regional carrier operating flights for American Airlines and United Airlines. Regional carriers like Mesa are seeing their pilots poached by larger airlines to address labor shortages, creating operational issues, according to airlines and analysts. Mesa’s CEO recently told Congress its labor woes are “the single greatest threat to the industry” he has witnessed since 9/11. Mesa employs around 3,600 people and said in May it needs to hire hundreds more pilots. #13. Southwest Airlines - Number of complaints: 155 (1.20 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 12,966,182 Like other major carriers, Dallas-based Southwest is facing labor troubles that have hampered its summer flying schedule. The airline cut 20,000 flights this summer to accommodate fewer pilots, mechanics, and other workers critical to its operations. Southwest’s pilots and customer care workers spent the month of May in tense contract renegotiations with their employer. Those customer care workers will be working completely remotely effective Sept. 1, and the airline is closing its physical customer care and reservations centers. #12. Delta Air Lines - Number of complaints: 175 (1.43 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 12,206,554 Delta Air Lines is slashing the number of flights it will run this summer to avoid having to make last-minute cancellations for travelers. At the end of May, the airline said it would cut about 100 flights a day from July through August. Earlier this year, Delta CEO Ed Bastian suggested the U.S. Department of Justice create a no-fly list for unruly passengers. While flying hasn’t been the most comfortable experience for passengers since the pandemic, airline customers have become increasingly ill-tempered themselves. There have been reports and viral videos of passengers spitting on and assaulting attendants—sometimes even forcing pilots to prematurely land planes. #11. PSA Airlines - Number of complaints: 18 (1.53 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 1,173,706 PSA Airlines is one of three regional subsidiaries owned by American Airlines. The regional carrier flies to destinations in the eastern and midwestern U.S. including between the hubs of the Philadelphia National Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In the first three months of 2022, PSA had an above-average flight cancellation rate and a below-industry-average on-time arrival rate, according to the latest Air Travel Consumer Report data. #10. Alaska Airlines - Number of complaints: 49 (1.80 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 2,714,785 Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is the fifth-largest airline in the U.S., operating more than 200 jets in its fleet. The pilot shortage began hitting Alaska’s operations hard in April, one month after this data was collected, according to reporting by The Seattle Times. Prior to skyrocketing gas prices and labor issues, Alaska had hoped to return to pre-pandemic flying volumes this summer. The company said in March it is aiming to hire 700 additional employees by June to assist with operations over the busy travel months. #9. Allegiant Air - Number of complaints: 175 (10.39 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 1,684,775 Nevada-based Allegiant Air is a low-cost airline similar to Spirit Airlines. The company has seen its passenger volumes increase to start the year. In March, Allegiant served 12% more passengers vs. the same period in 2019. It recently announced seven new routes made possible by its new base of operations in Provo, Utah. The routes are expected to be available in August and will connect travelers in Ohio and Minneapolis with coastal Florida destinations. The airline said it’s on track to start selling flights to Mexico by the end of 2022 as part of a joint venture with Viva Aerobus. The budget airline took an $8 million net loss in the first three months of this year, according to a filing. #8. Frontier Airlines - Number of complaints: 333 (15.86 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 2,100,206 Colorado-headquartered Frontier Airlines is another low-cost airline offering flights to more than 100 destinations in the U.S. It’s the last airline to operate in Delaware and ended its service to the state effective June 6. The airline struggled through the first three months of 2022, losing $120 million due to increased gas prices and other rising costs. Frontier is currently pursuing a merger with low-cost peer carrier Spirit Airlines, though JetBlue Airways has made a more competitive offer to merge with Spirit. #7. Republic Airways - Number of complaints: 34 (2.17 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 1,567,592 Republic Airways, an Indiana-headquartered regional airline, operates a fleet of more than 200 jets on behalf of American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. Republic recently proposed the Federal Aviation Administration cut the required training hours for pilots in half to address the industry-wide labor shortage. #6. Envoy Air - Number of complaints: 31 (2.36 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 1,311,867 Texas-based Envoy Air is another subsidiary of American Airlines, which operates largely from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport alongside its parent company. Envoy has flown fewer jets recently because there aren’t enough pilots to fly them. When American Airlines grounds flights due to operational issues, it tends to ground jets under regional carriers like Envoy and Piedmont Airlines. #5. Hawaiian Airlines - Number of complaints: 27 (3.45 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 782,921 Hawaiian Airlines is the largest operator of flights to and from the Hawaiian islands. The airline is looking to hire around 600 employees companywide as labor shortages threaten to upend the summer travel season. The company is still seeing revenues below pre-pandemic levels and took a $120 million loss in the first three months of this year, according to its most recent filing. #4. American Airlines - Number of complaints: 474 (3.73 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 12,713,424 Fort Worth-based American Airlines flies to around 350 destinations in at least 50 countries. The behemoth airline saw its revenues climb above pre-pandemic levels for the first time in March, according to executives. The airline has struggled to keep up with exploding demand for travel this year, grounding at least 100 of its smaller regional jets and ramping up hiring efforts recently. American is hiring pilots away from its regional carriers like Envoy and Piedmont to make up for its staffing deficit. Nearly 13,500 of the airline’s pilots and flight attendants took voluntary leave or early retirement packages during the pandemic, according to reporting by The Dallas Morning News. #3. United Airlines - Number of complaints: 375 (4.17 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 8,996,173 Illinois-based United Airlines is the third-largest U.S. airline. It took a steep $1.4 billion loss over the first three months of the year as the omicron variant of COVID-19 kept travel demand low. With demand surging back, it anticipates spring 2022 will bring in record revenues. The airline recently debuted a bag check “shortcut” at its terminals that allows passengers to check a bag in a minute or less on average. In response to the pilot shortage, United is spending $100 million to expand its pilot training center. It’s aiming to hire 2,000 new pilots this year to meet travel demand. It also outright bought a flight training academy in Phoenix. #2. Spirit Airlines - Number of complaints: 256 (7.59 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 3,372,010 Florida-based Spirit Airlines is a low-cost airline that operates a major hub out of Orlando International Airport. Like other airlines, Spirit intended to grow its operations this year but has instead had to cut back on how many flights it will offer because of staffing issues and rising costs. The company posted a nearly $200 million loss in the first three months of 2022. Spirit is currently being pursued for a merger with JetBlue Airways and Frontier Airlines. Regardless of which company moves ahead with the transaction, it will create the fifth largest airline in the U.S., according to CNBC. #1. JetBlue Airways - Number of complaints: 266 (7.91 per 100k passengers) - Total passengers boarded: 3,361,302 New York-based JetBlue is among the top 10 airlines in the U.S. by passenger volume, and is considered a low-cost carrier similar to Spirit and Frontier. JetBlue’s president and COO said the airline will run at around 10% reduced capacity this summer. Like other airlines, it’s mostly cited staffing shortages as its reason for cutting back. In the first three months of 2022, JetBlue ranked among the worst for on-time arrivals and flight cancellations, according to the latest Air Travel Consumer Report data. Both JetBlue and Frontier have made offers to merge with Spirit this year, though Wall Street has favored JetBlue in the bidding war. The two airlines pursuing Spirit believe the merger would be critical to growth in the coming years. Copyright 2022 Stacker via Gray Media Group, Inc. 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Bay Area Rep. Ro Khanna is taking a victory lap. When West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin scuttled negotiations on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better spending plan at the end of last year, Khanna, a key member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and former co-chair of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, remained engaged in talks with Manchin and urged Democrats to "give [Manchin] the pen" in drafting the legislation. Some voices on the left criticized Khanna for keeping talks open with Manchin, arguing that doing so is a dead end and that Manchin is not a good-faith actor. Two weeks ago, however, Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced agreement on a $700 billion spending plan dubbed the "Inflation Reduction Act." The bill contains traces of Build Back Better in its climate and health care provisions, and the White House has called the legislation the "largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change." Khanna, a likely presidential candidate once Biden is no longer in the picture, spoke to SFGATE on Monday about the Inflation Reduction Act, his recent defense of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly scrutinized trip to Taiwan, and more. The interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. SFGATE: You’ve been talking to Manchin for months on climate, but a deal was far from certain. Can you pinpoint one moment in this process you'd call a turning point where it became clear there was going to be a deal? Khanna: I’ve been talking to him for almost a year. He called me on New Year's Day and said he was still committed to funding for innovation in clean technology, he just didn’t like some of the other provisions in Build Back Better. I always felt it could happen because he always signaled he was open to going big on climate. I was part of his bipartisan talks with Republican senators, and once those fell apart I was concerned. It was when I learned he was talking to Chuck Schumer I thought it'd get done. Manchin called me during those talks and said he and Schumer were fighting like brothers, but something would get done. I think it really meant something to Manchin when I told him, "If you put up something big on climate, House progressives will get behind it." SFGATE: So the turning point was once you learned Manchin was quietly talking to Schumer? It wasn't Mitch McConnell’s threat on the "CHIPS" bill as some people have speculated? Khanna: Yes, that’s when it became clear to me. Manchin and Schumer have been talking for a couple months, I can't remember the specific date. I'll say that when Chuck Schumer puts his mind to something, it usually gets done. He's one of the most underrated figures in American politics. SFGATE: I think a lot of people have seen Build Back Better go through so many iterations they’ve lost track of what’s in it. Explain briefly, for someone who is not a policy wonk and just now tuning in, the one or two items you think are the most groundbreaking, and then one to two items that are not in the bill you think are the highest priority for you going forward. Khanna: Climate and climate. And by that I mean the biggest thing is $369 billion in tax credits for clean energy. So tax credits for solar, wind, nuclear that will last over 10 years. We have provisions to encourage domestic manufacturing, where firms get a bonus for making things in the U.S. We're nowhere near what China is doing in manufacturing, they make 70% of world’s solar panels. What we still need is new steel plants in factory towns, we need more investment in reinvigorating factories and boosting industry in small towns across America that have been deindustrialized. But this bill is absolutely to be celebrated; it’s the boldest climate investment in history, but it's best seen as a down payment. It's maybe 20% of what we need to do. SFGATE: What are the most important things for people in California, the Bay Area, or your Silicon Valley district to know about the bill? Khanna: The clean energy tax credit by far. If you produce things that are zero-emission, you get a massive tax credit of 30%. That will continue for many years until emissions are 75% below 2021 levels. That means that for this decade, people can be confident that if they're producing solar, wind, electrical vehicles, any new technology with zero emissions, you get the tax credit. There's also allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs prices, which is something we as Democrats campaign on all the time. That's finally done and a really big deal. SFGATE: Let’s switch gears and talk a bit about your defense of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip. There was a Reuters report that China is now going to conduct regular drills east of the Taiwan Strait median line because of the visit. I understand the argument that the Chinese Communist Party shouldn’t get to determine which trips our lawmakers can and cannot take, but what exactly does the U.S. gain from this particular visit? Khanna: I want peace, but the most important aspect of our relationship with China is the need to rebalance production. If you have trade imbalances, that's going to lead to friction. Rebalancing production will help bring world stability. I don’t think the speaker going to Taiwan — as long as she’s saying we believe in the One China policy — should be seen as trying to provoke a new Cold War with China. I think we have to recognize the One China policy, but that has to be on two fundamental fronts: one is an emphasis on the need to rebalance production, the other is an understanding that we will speak out on human rights abuses. SFGATE: How does Pelosi visiting Taiwan help with the rebalancing of production? Khanna: It highlights to the American public that we’re too reliant on semiconductors from Asia. The CHIPS Act I helped pass is going to create 12 production facilities in the U.S., but China is building 30, and Taiwan is building 19. One of purposes of the Taiwan visit is a stark reminder that we need resiliency and independence. But it's important to affirm the One China policy and make clear we don’t want to have military escalation in the area. SFGATE: Let’s talk 2024. You said in July you won’t challenge Biden if he runs because you think he’s the best bet for beating Donald Trump, whom you think would “destroy” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a 2024 primary. There have been two polls from the last couple weeks showing Trump around 45% and DeSantis around 35%. I’m sure you remember the 2016 Democratic primary when Hillary Clinton was leading Bernie Sanders by even more than that much closer to the primaries and the race dramatically tightened once campaigning actually began. Why won’t that happen here? Khanna: I’ll tell you why: Bernie had a working class base. If you look under the hood at these polls, DeSantis has college-educated voters while Trump has folks without a college degree. That second group is the heart and soul of the Republican base. As a candidate, I think having the working class is important. DeSantis is basically winning the Never Trump John Kasich coalition by consolidating it. I would rather the country not have to go through another Trump candidacy, but I have not seen someone who is able to puncture his working class base in the GOP. I wish someone would, but I have yet to see it. SFGATE: Is Biden in better shape now than he was a month ago? You have the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS bill, gas prices coming down, all of that in the last few weeks. Khanna: I think so. I got criticized when I said I’d be for Biden in 2024 because I see Trump as an existential threat to the country. I want to make sure we win, and if Biden is running, I'll support him. SFGATE: Have you seen the Dark Brandon memes? Khanna: The what? SFGATE: Dark Brandon memes, they’re all over social media. Khanna: I’ve seen Brandon memes but not Dark Brandon. What’s that? SFGATE: You kind of need to see it with your own eyes. I'll let you go on Twitter to discover it on your own.	https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ro-khanna-talks-joe-manchin-17361675.php	2022-08-10 14:51:28	1	https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ro-khanna-talks-joe-manchin-17361675.php
US State Department now classifies WNBA player Brittney Griner as ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia By Jennifer Hansler and Wayne Sterling, CNN The State Department has now classified WNBA player Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia and her case is now being handled by the office of the US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) Roger Carstens, a State Department official confirmed to CNN. The SPEHA office leads and coordinates the government’s diplomatic efforts aimed at securing the release of Americans wrongfully detained abroad. They played a major role in securing the release of US citizen and former Marine Trevor Reed from Russia last week. “When it comes to our efforts to free Americans, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Ambassador Carstens, he will go anywhere, he will talk to anyone if it means that we’re able to come home with an American, to reunite that American with her or his family,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Monday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, was arrested in February at a Moscow airport and accused by Russian authorities of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance — an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. She plays for Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason. On Tuesday, the WNBA said it will honor Griner during the 2022 season with her initials (BG) and jersey number (42) along the sidelines of all 12 home courts. “As we begin the 2022 season, we are keeping Brittney at the forefront of what we do through the game of basketball and in the community,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement. “We continue to work on bringing Brittney home and are appreciative of the support the community has shown BG and her family during this extraordinarily challenging time.” Last season, Griner finished second in Most Valuable Player award voting. She led the Mercury to the WNBA Finals, where Phoenix lost to the Chicago Sky in four games. The WNBA season starts Friday and Phoenix begins its season at home against the Las Vegas Aces. Russian authorities did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on the State Department’s “wrongfully detained” classification in the Griner case. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.	https://localnews8.com/sports/cnn-sports/2022/05/03/us-state-department-now-classifies-wnba-player-brittney-griner-as-wrongfully-detained-in-russia-2/	2022-05-03 18:11:56	1	https://localnews8.com/sports/cnn-sports/2022/05/03/us-state-department-now-classifies-wnba-player-brittney-griner-as-wrongfully-detained-in-russia-2/
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022 _____ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 257 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Coke County in west central Texas... Northwestern Runnels County in west central Texas... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bronte, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Robert Lee around 305 PM CDT. Tennyson around 330 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Oak Creek Reservoir and The Intersection Of Highway 208 And Ranch Road 2662. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Northeastern Callahan County in west central Texas... Southeastern Shackelford County in west central Texas... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Moran, moving south at 15 mph. Putnam around 325 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include I-20 Near The Callahan-Eastland County Line. This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 312 and 323. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. _____ Copyright 2022 AccuWeather	https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-DALLAS-FT-WORTH-Warnings-Watches-and-17305676.php	2022-07-14 20:40:29	0	https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-DALLAS-FT-WORTH-Warnings-Watches-and-17305676.php
NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Unity Software, Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980. The investigation concerns whether Unity and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. On May 10, 2022, after the market closed, Unity announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022. The Company also reduced its fiscal 2022 guidance, citing "challenges with monetization products." Specifically, Unity stated that "a fault in [Unity's] platform . . . resulted in reduced accuracy for [its] Audience Pinpointer tool, a revenue expensive issue given that [the] Pinpointer tool experienced significant growth post the IDFA changes." On this news, Unity's stock price fell $17.83 per share, or approximately 37%, to close at $30.30 per share on May 11, 2022. The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com CONTACT: Robert S. Willoughby Pomerantz LLP rswilloughby@pomlaw.com 888-476-6529 ext. 7980 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Pomerantz LLP	https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/06/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-behalf-investors-unity-software-inc-u/	2022-07-06 05:23:53	1	https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/06/shareholder-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-behalf-investors-unity-software-inc-u/
Which Valentine’s Day gift is best if you’ve been dating for less than a year? Valentine’s Day seems to catch some people off guard or leave them feeling unprepared, perhaps no group more than the new couple who’s been dating for under a year. If you’ve just started dating, gift-giving and holiday protocol can be challenging to navigate because nobody wants to risk coming on too strong or worse, coming off like they don’t care enough. The good news is that you have a lot of options. Finding the right gift for your partner will depend heavily on their preferences and the state of your relationship, but one great pick is the Plants for Pets Calathea Plant. What to know before you buy a Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating for less than a year Valentine’s Day staples Chocolate and roses have been Valentine’s Day staples for generations. They can work on their own or as part of a larger gift if desired. The next step is jewelry or something that shows you’re a little more serious. Combine any of these options with dinner, drinks or a night out, and you can fulfill your obligation for your first Valentine’s Day, but they aren’t the most creative. You might have to try a little harder if your goal is to make a memorable impression. Get personal Try breaking the mold by opting for something unique and aligned with your new partner’s interests. This could be a book, personalized stationery, electronics, clothes or something as simple as cooking them a meal. What to look for in a quality Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating for less than a year Keep it fun Don’t stress or overthink things this early in the relationship. If you’re a brand new couple and it’s not really appropriate to get heart-themed gifts, maybe opt for a gag gift or something that will get a laugh. It’s a great way to acknowledge the holiday without being too serious. Just keep in mind that this could backfire if your partner feels differently about the occasion, so tread carefully when going with this option. Mix and match When in doubt, hedge your bets. Instead of purchasing one main gift, try picking out a few smaller gifts that check different boxes — maybe one traditional, one functional, one sweet and one funny. It shows thought and doesn’t require you to break the bank. How much you can expect to spend on a Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating for less than a year Since there is a wide range of different gifts you can give your partner for Valentine’s Day, it’s no surprise that pricing can vary significantly. Your budget also plays a key role. If you’ve only been dating for a year, you’ll most likely want to spend less than you would if you had been together for an extended period. With that in mind, you can find thoughtful gifts your partner will love for under $50 and some for as little as $10. Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating for less than a year FAQ What’s the most popular gift for Valentine’s Day? A. The most popular Valentine’s Day gift is still chocolate, followed by caramel and “sweetheart candies.” There are many variations of these staples, such as chocolate-covered strawberries or even heart boxes of beef jerky. Is there anything I shouldn’t give someone I’ve been dating for under a year? A. Each relationship is different, and you know your partner better than anyone else. However, according to studies, some gifts considered “no-nos” are Spanx, appliances, exercise equipment or an item you want more than your partner does. What’s the best Valentine’s Day gift to buy if you’ve been dating for less than a year? Top Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating less than a year Plants for Pets Calathea Plant What you need to know: If your valentine is a keen plant parent or could use some greenery to brighten up their home, this is ideal. What you’ll love: This live plant comes in a 4-inch pot. It’s attractive, lush and relatively easy to care for. It’s nontoxic to cats and dogs, so it’s great if the person you’re dating has pets. What you should consider: It comes in a nursery pot, so you might also want to buy a decorative planter to make it a more attractive gift. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Top Valentine’s Day gift if you’ve been dating for less than a year for the money Joyin Valentine’s Day Poop Emoji Toilet Paper What you need to know: At the start of a new relationship, sometimes the best gift is one that makes your partner laugh, and this Valentine’s Day, see if festive toilet paper does the trick. What you’ll love: This budget-friendly, humorous and entertaining gift comes with three different messages. This isn’t just a gag gift: It’s nontoxic, BPA-free and completely functional. What you should consider: Some customers have noted that this toilet paper is scratchier than other household brands. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Worth checking out Stainless King Vacuum-Insulated Travel Tumbler What you need to know: Coffee or tea lovers will be stoked to be able to take hot drinks with them wherever they go. What you’ll love: The 16-ounce capacity means it holds around the same amount as a large mug. It keeps its contents hot for around 7 hours or cold for around 18 hours. It has a leakproof lid and comes in a choice of four colors. What you should consider: The lid has several parts that must be disassembled for a thorough cleaning. Where to buy: Sold by Amazon Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews. Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals. Ryan Dempsey writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money. Copyright 2023 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. 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BILLINGS - It’s often the most rewarding jobs that are the most demanding, and this is true when it comes to school district superintendents, especially over the last few years. There’s currently a nationwide superintendent shortage, according to the American Association of School Administrators, and Montana has more than a dozen superintendent positions open statewide. Among the reasons why: Explosive protests and contentious school board meetings, which have made the last few years challenging for school superintendents across the country. “We saw just an explosion of emotion, right? The masking, no masking, vaccination, no vaccination, sex education, curriculum, critical race theory, all of the above,” said Billings Public Schools Superintendent Greg Upham. These are just a few of the factors behind the national school superintendent shortage, and the numbers are shocking. According to the American Association of School Administrators, 25% of superintendents nationwide resigned in 2021. “The job just is a lot more complex and difficult than it used to be. So people are not necessarily choosing to go into the superintendent's role,” said Dave Wick, Columbia Falls Public Schools superintendent and president of the Montana Association of School Superintendents. Wick said 16 positions are currently open in Montana. “Our superintendents are aging. Some of us are retiring after many years in the field,” Wick said. Both Wick and Upham will be retiring this year after decades in the school system. Finding replacements hasn’t been easy. “What I’m really concerned about... is less people going into the education profession in the classroom. We have fewer students in our university systems that are in education right now,” said Upham. Fewer educators mean a smaller pool of superintendents to choose from. “Low pay has something to do with it. The cost of living is higher than the salary we’re offering,” Wick said. Despite that, both men are optimistic, trusting that qualified educators will step forward at a time when they’re needed more than ever. “I have hope. Do I have concerns? I have more concerns about people not going into the field of education. But I have more hope that we’ll play our cards right. It’s a great profession. It’s a great living. It’s a powerful profession,” said Upham.	https://www.kxlf.com/news/montana-news/montana-school-districts-struggling-to-find-new-superintendents-amid-national-shortage	2023-03-29 15:32:01	0	https://www.kxlf.com/news/montana-news/montana-school-districts-struggling-to-find-new-superintendents-amid-national-shortage
2021-2022 Civil Grand Jury Publishes "Safe and Accessible Parks for All" SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021-2022 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury today released a report titled "Safe and Accessible Parks for All," which addresses shortcomings in how the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) evaluates pathway surface conditions of its 220 parks in the City, and how the RPD makes accessibility information available to the public. The RPD routinely assesses its 220 parks and computes overall park scores for each. These assessments score twelve features such as lawn, trees, restroom, and hardscapes etc. These assessments, however, are not disclosed on each park's description on RPD's website. Moreover, the Jury found that these assessments omit scores for pathway surface conditions in a park. Such omissions adversely inform maintenance schedules, which can lead to unsafe situations. Therefore, the Jury recommends a new scoring feature called Pathway Condition to be included in RPD's routine assessments and other City audits. "Carving out a specific scoring feature that looks just at pathway conditions will help identify parks with poor surface conditions," said Michael N. Hofman, the jury foreperson. "Then our Parks team can fix them in a timely manner to ensure everyone is able to safely enjoy a park in the City, regardless of their physical conditions or limitations." "Separately, we'd like to see our city parks adopt an accessibility communication standard similar to that one on the California State Parks website," said Hofman. "Adding pictorial symbols to their website in addition to text descriptions, means our parks would provide information, such as disability access, easily available to help park-goers choose a park that best suits their needs." About the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury The Civil Grand Jury is a government oversight panel of volunteers who serve for a period of one year. It makes findings and recommendations based on its investigations. Civil Grand Jury reports may be viewed online at https://civilgrandjury.sfgov.org/report.html View original content: SOURCE San Francisco Civil Grand Jury	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/06/24/make-pathway-surface-information-available-san-franciscos-parks/	2022-06-24 16:36:12	0	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/06/24/make-pathway-surface-information-available-san-franciscos-parks/
Partnership Will Enable NextNav's TerraPoiNT for Mass Market Applications MCLEAN, Va., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextNav, a leader in next generation GPS, announced the successful integration of its TerraPoiNT advanced location technology into GCT's LTE chipset. GCT, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G and 5G solutions, will offer resilient 3D GPS equivalent performance into its GDM7243i chip. This integration enables NextNav's TerraPoiNT capability to be brought into mass market applications such as timing for critical infrastructure, position/navigation for cars, IoT, and drone/eVTOL markets in GPS-challenged environments. "As a leader in multi-system chipset systems, GCT is uniquely positioned to drive innovation in the increasingly important mass market applications for indoor and urban environments," said Jeemee Kim, GCT Chief Technology Officer. "We are pleased to bring our best-in-class technologies together and to support the NextNav TerraPoiNT network with GCT's GDM7243i chipset, which offers flexible architecture, a high fidelity wide area indoor/urban location capability with low power consumption, and connectivity suited for mass market devices." NextNav's TerraPoiNT terrestrial-based network has an initial footprint across 47 major markets including a commercial scale deployment in the San Francisco market. TerraPoiNT is deployed much like a cellular network, but offers consistent Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services to every point within a covered metropolitan area, as well as accurate timing, horizontal positioning, and altitude information – particularly important capabilities for urban and indoor areas where GPS systems tend to be most challenged. TerraPoiNT provides a resilient, complementary layer to GPS, with signals 100,000 times stronger and an ability to operate independent of GPS. TerraPoiNT also has signal encryption, making it far less vulnerable to jamming or spoofing as is often the case with GPS signals. With an agile signal design, it can operate on a variety of spectrum bands. GCT's GDM7243i chipset supports NextNav's TerraPoiNT as well as LTE and GPS solutions, enabling a variety of use cases across positioning, navigation and timing. - The chipset flexibly supports a range of frequencies including all of the LTE bands worldwide for further implementation across global markets including both the 920-928 MHz spectrum owned by NextNav within the United States, as well as the 855-860 MHz where NextNav's TerraPoiNT operates in Japan. - The RF front end of the chipset also supports a large signal dynamic range, i.e. from weakest signal below noise floor to strongest signal close to base-station/beacon. This dynamic range is required for a terrestrial system such as TerraPoiNT (complementing GNSS satellite-based signal processing). - The chipset is designed for ultra low-power consumption and small size for mass market devices. "We designed TerraPoint to complement GPS/GNSS services and to leverage existing chipset platforms and applications, minimizing implementation costs and easing service adoption," said Dr. Arun Raghupathy, NextNav Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Engineering. "By complementing TerraPoiNT receivers with commercial GCT chipset capabilities, we've reached a milestone in demonstrating that TerraPoiNT signals can be received on an LTE/GPS capable chipset hardware – all in a compact form-factor suitable for mass market devices. We're thrilled that GCT's scale and proven track record of delivering highly programmable chipsets will ensure broad availability of the high-quality 3D indoor positioning delivered by our TerraPoiNT network. We plan on mass market customer trials and commercial proof of concepts in the coming months leveraging GCT's chipset." A 2021 Department of Transportation Report highlights the superior performance of NextNav location technology in side-by-side tests. NextNav was the only solution in the DOT test that addressed every use case for position, navigation, and timing, and functioned in all indoor and outdoor PNT scenarios, including airborne 3D positioning. In addition, it was the only technology capable of reporting a valid height or altitude estimate, enabling floor-level positioning. Source: NN-FIN About NextNav NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next generation GPS, enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon vertical location and resilient geolocation technology. The company's Pinnacle network delivers highly accurate vertical positioning to transform location services, reflecting the 3D world around us and supporting innovative, new capabilities. NextNav's TerraPoiNT network delivers accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services to support critical infrastructure and other GPS-reliant systems in the absence or failure of GPS. For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn. About GCT GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless designer and supplier of advanced 5G and 4G LTE semiconductor solutions. GCT's market-proven solutions have enabled fast and reliable LTE connectivity to numerous commercial devices such as smartphones, tablets, hotspots, USB dongles, routers, M2M applications, etc., for the world's top LTE carriers. GCT's system-on-chip solutions integrate radio frequency, baseband modem and digital signal processing functions, therefore offering complete 4G platform solutions with small form factors, low power consumption, high performance, high reliability and cost effectiveness. 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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities arrested 10 people Tuesday suspected of smuggling drugs from South America to Europe and seized 105 kilograms (230 pounds) of cocaine, police said. The arrests made in coordination with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took place in northern Greece's port city of Thessaloniki, where police said the drugs were unloaded from a merchant ship several days earlier. The cocaine was hidden in a consignment of bananas from Ecuador that was headed for North Macedonia, police said in a statement. Thessaloniki is major gateway for goods heading to markets in North Macedonia and other Balkan countries. The suspects, identified as seven Greek and three Albanian nationals, were arrested after they allegedly removed the drugs from hollow external sections of the shipping containers that held the bananas, police said. Greek police said the operation was carried out with assistance from the DEA. They said they were seeking the arrest of one more person.	https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/greek-police-arrest-10-seize-cocaine-from-banana-18088620.php	2023-05-09 18:33:39	0	https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/greek-police-arrest-10-seize-cocaine-from-banana-18088620.php
MORRISVILLE, N.C., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inceptor Bio, a biotechnology company advancing cell therapies for difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced a collaboration with University of Minnesota. The aim of this collaboration is to build a novel induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) platform that will accelerate Inceptor Bio's best-in-class next-generation cell therapies platforms. Under the terms of the agreement, Inceptor Bio will receive an exclusive license to the technology developed under this collaboration. Inceptor Bio plans to advance multiple cell therapy products into clinical studies incorporating the iPSC platform into its proprietary K62 platform for CAR-M therapy, which increases the phagocytic capabilities of macrophages and supports an M1 anti-tumor phenotype, as well as its novel co-stimulatory domain, M83, for CAR-NK therapies. "iPSC-derived cell therapies have the potential to enable the next frontier of cell therapies. We are excited to work with Dr. Beau Webber at University of Minnesota and his team to develop this unique platform," said Mike Nicholson, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer at Inceptor Bio. "The team at University of Minnesota is confident that Inceptor Bio is the right partner for building a differentiated iPSC platform to advance novel cell therapies," said Beau Webber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology. "We are deeply encouraged by Inceptor Bio's progress in the cell therapy arena, and we look forward to being part of future developments to help cure difficult-to-treat cancers." "This partnership is an important step in continuing to execute on our strategy of advancing cell therapies to bring a more positive prognosis and quality of life to patients with difficult-to-treat cancers," said Abe Maingi, Vice President, Business Development at Inceptor Bio. "We are thrilled to be able to develop and deliver on the promise of iPSC-derived cell therapies." Inceptor Bio is a biotechnology company developing multiple next-generation cell therapy platforms to deliver cures for underserved and difficult-to-treat cancers. Inceptor Bio is building platforms in CAR-T, CAR-M, and CAR-NK. Inceptor Bio is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. More information is available at www.inceptor.bio. Media Contact Abe Maingi abe.maingi@inceptor.bio View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Inceptor	https://www.weau.com/prnewswire/2022/06/30/inceptor-bio-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-university-minnesota-develop-novel-ipsc-platform-advancement-next-generation-allogeneic-cell-therapies/	2022-06-30 12:32:49	0	https://www.weau.com/prnewswire/2022/06/30/inceptor-bio-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-university-minnesota-develop-novel-ipsc-platform-advancement-next-generation-allogeneic-cell-therapies/
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A criminal investigation looking into the hesitant police response to the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers will be finished by the end of the year, Texas’ state police chief said Thursday. Col. Steve McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a public meeting in Austin that the Texas Rangers’ findings would be turned over to prosecutors “within two months.” But he offered no indication whether any of the nearly 400 officers who waited more than 70 minutes before confronting a gunman at Robb Elementary School on May 24 would face charges. “The criminal investigation is looking at police officers, plain and simple,” McCraw said. He also defended the Texas state police troopers in the face of widening scrutiny. There were 91 state troopers at the scene. Several Uvalde families demanded his resignation during the meeting. McCraw’s appearance before the state Public Safety Commission provided the first update of the Uvalde investigation in weeks, although little new information was revealed. Families of many of the children killed in the attack have spent months accusing the Department of Public Safety of slow-walking the investigation, withholding information and trying to minimize its responsibility. The commission oversees state police and is a board of four members, all appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, a longtime supporter of McCraw. The board did not ask McCraw any questions about Uvalde. The meeting came a week after the department fired one of seven troopers subject to an internal investigation into their actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. Jesse Rizzo, whose 9-year-old niece Jacklyn Cazares was among the victims, said misleading and false comments from authorities about the police response has compounded the small town’s grief and eroded trust in law enforcement. “The aftermath that came after that was absolutely unacceptable, hurtful, painful,” Rizzo said. “Every single time seemed like lie after lie, disinformation.” McCraw on Thursday apologized for the department originally saying that the gunman had been able to gain access to the school because a teacher had propped open an exterior door with a rock. The teacher had gone back and shut the door, but it did not lock. But McCraw insisted his department “did not fail the community,” drawing condemnation from the assembled Uvalde families. “If you’re a man of your word then you would retire,” Brett Cross, the uncle of 10-year-old victim Uziyah Garcia, told McCraw. “But unfortunately it doesn’t seem like you’re going to do that because you keep talking in circles.” Another of the state troopers under internal investigation was Crimson Elizondo, who resigned and later was hired by Uvalde schools to work as a campus police officer. She was fired less than 24 hours after outraged parents in Uvalde found out about her hiring. ___ Associated Press writer Jake Bleiberg contributed from Dallas. ___ More on the school shooting in Uvalde: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting	https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-texas-police-uvalde-officers-probe-to-be-over-by-year-end/	2022-10-27 20:16:05	0	https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-texas-police-uvalde-officers-probe-to-be-over-by-year-end/
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several dozen counties in Ohio and Kentucky have been added to the area where students receive reduced tuition rates at Marshall University in West Virginia. The university's board of governors expanded the metro tuition rate eligibility to cover a 100-mile radius from the Huntington campus. The rate already applied to bordering counties Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike and Scioto of Ohio and Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin and Pike of Kentucky. The new Ohio counties are Adams, Athens, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Vinton and Washington. New Kentucky counties are Bath, Bourbon, Bracken, Breathitt, Clark, Clay, Estill, Fleming, Harrison, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Powell, Robertson, Rowan and Wolfe. The expansion goes into effect in the fall of 2023, the school said. The metro rate is between the resident and nonresident tuition rates.	https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/marshall-university-in-wva-extends-lower-rates-to-wider-area/LYGJ2OWR45D4XCEKPZ3MRRI3TM/	2022-08-15 09:07:01	1	https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/marshall-university-in-wva-extends-lower-rates-to-wider-area/LYGJ2OWR45D4XCEKPZ3MRRI3TM/
Bust a rhyme with Beat Boxin' Blueberry! This friendly fellow was unfortunately found abandoned and tied to a tree. Now... View on PetFinder Beat Boxin' Blueberry Bust a rhyme with Beat Boxin' Blueberry! This friendly fellow was unfortunately found abandoned and tied to a tree. Now... View on PetFinder Related to this story Most Popular Last year the University of Richmond removed T.C. Williams' name from its law school. If you’ve walked the shoreline in Virginia Beach or the Outer Banks lately, you’ve likely come across a monster jellyfish or two. Known as mus… "I'm doing it so everybody where I come from can know it's possible," said the former Creighton Court resident. The House and Senate money committees release their dueling budget proposals, with a big divide over Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed $1 billion… The Democratic-led Senate also denies confirmation of Health Commissioner Colin Greene and a Youngkin appointee to the Parole Board.	https://richmond.com/beat-boxin-blueberry/article_400e3181-f39d-5058-8502-9dbb52802434.html	2023-02-11 10:57:46	1	https://richmond.com/beat-boxin-blueberry/article_400e3181-f39d-5058-8502-9dbb52802434.html
Officials: Plane fire at Miami airport, 3 minor injuries MIAMI (AP) — A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing Tuesday at Miami International Airport when its landing gear collapsed, though no serious injuries were reported, authorities said. The fire was caused by the collapse of landing gear on a Red Air flight arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin said in an email to The Associated Press. The plane was carrying 126 people, and three of them were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, he added. Other passengers were being bussed from the plane to the terminal. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue posted on Twitter that fire crews had placed the fire under control and were mitigating fuel spillage. TV news images showed the plane appeared to have come to rest in grass beside a runway and that the aircraft and an area all around it were apparently doused with white firefighters’ chemicals. At least three firefighting vehicles were positioned nearby. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/06/21/officials-plane-fire-miami-airport-3-minor-injuries/	2022-06-21 23:56:14	1	https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/06/21/officials-plane-fire-miami-airport-3-minor-injuries/
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Constructive Rate Case Outcomes in Arizona and Nevada Completed Sale of MountainWest Unlocking Value and Balance Sheet Flexibility through Spin of Centuri Managing Costs and Delivering Earnings Growth in 2023 LAS VEGAS, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) ("Southwest Gas" or the "Company") today reported 2022 financial results. "We delivered strong revenues across the portfolio in 2022, while actively managing inflationary cost pressures that impacted both the utility and Centuri," said Karen S. Haller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Gas. "The Company's comprehensive review of strategic alternatives was completed in December with our Board's unanimous decision to transform Southwest Gas into a fully regulated natural gas utility focused on delivering for our customers and communities. We reached a significant milestone in this process with the recent completion of the sale of MountainWest, and used the proceeds to de-lever our balance sheet. Across Southwest Gas Holdings, we are focused on executing our strategic plan to deliver continued earnings growth as we safely address the needs of our customers, invest in the communities we serve and enhance value for our stockholders." - For the fourth quarter of 2022, consolidated net loss was $281 million, or $(4.18) per diluted share, and adjusted net income was $78.0 million, or $1.16 per diluted share. Adjustments to fourth quarter 2022 earnings include $455 million related to a loss on reclassification of MountainWest as held for sale, including estimated selling costs, and $13.2 million of collective nonrecurring strategic review expenses and certain MountainWest integration costs. In the fourth quarter COLI was not a significant driver. - Consolidated net loss of $3.10 per diluted share (and adjusted consolidated net income of $3.00 per diluted share) for 2022, compared to consolidated net income of $3.39 per diluted share (and adjusted consolidated earnings of $4.00 per diluted share) for 2021. - Consolidated net loss of $203.3 million (and adjusted consolidated net income of $196.6 million) for 2022, compared to a consolidated net income of $200.8 million (and adjusted consolidated net income of $237 million) in 2021. - The pipeline and storage segment had a net loss of $284 million (and adjusted net income of $80.3 million) in 2022. - Company-owned Life Insurance ("COLI") policy cash surrender value declined $5.4 million (or $0.08 per diluted share) in 2022, compared to an increase of $8.8 million ($0.15 per diluted share) in 2021. The natural gas distribution segment recorded net income of $154.4 million in 2022, compared to net income of $187.1 million in 2021. This was driven primarily by increases in operations and maintenance expense and net interest deductions, offset by an increase in operating margin. Key operational highlights include: - 41,000 new meter sets added during the past 12 months; - Record twelve-month operating margin of $1.15 billion; - $705 million capital investment (includes non-cash items) during the year, a ~14% increase from 2021; - Arizona general rate case finalized with revenue increase of $54.3 million (the largest revenue increase in company history) and new rates effective February 1, 2023; - Nevada general rate case settlement finalized with rate relief effective April 2022; and - Southwest Gas Corporation ranked #1 in the West Large Segment by J.D. Power in the 2020-2022 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study & #1 in the West Segment in the 2020-2022 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study. Key drivers of 2022 performance as compared to 2021 include: - Increased operating margin by $55 million compared to 2021, including the impact of new general rates in Nevada effective April 2022; - A $53 million increase in O&M including increases from general inflationary impacts, collective pipeline integrity/reliability/event-driven costs ($8 million), higher reserves for uncollectibles primarily due to COVID ($7 million), labor and employee-related costs ($13 million), customer-related costs ($4 million), and legal settlements and claim-related costs ($5 million); - Depreciation and amortization increased $10 million due to a higher level of gas plant in service; - Other income decreased $2 million reflecting higher interest income and lower non-service components of pension costs, offset by a $14 million decline in COLI results and a $9 million reserve for a software project deemed non-recoverable from utility operations; and - Interest expense increased $18 million compared to 2021. - Initiated 2023 net income guidance of $205 - $215 million (assumes $3 - $5 million of COLI earnings); - 2023 capital expenditures in support of customer growth, system improvements, and pipe replacement programs of $665 - $685 million; - 3 - Year capital expenditures of approximately $2.0 billion; and - 3 - Year utility rate base compound annual growth rate of 5% - 7%. The utility infrastructure services segment had net income of $2.1 million and adjusted net income of $3.5 million in 2022, compared to net income of $40.4 million and adjusted net income of $52.1 million in 2021. While revenues increased $601.7 million compared to 2021, Centuri's performance was impacted by inflation, customer supply chain challenges affecting mix of work, and increased amortization and interest related to Riggs Distler. Key operational highlights include: - Diversified revenue business mix; - $94 million in clean energy offshore wind projects for 2022; and - Fully integrated Riggs Distler. Key drivers of Centuri's 2022 performance as compared to 2021 include: - Negative impact on work mix and volume due to certain customers' supply chain challenges in procuring necessary materials and equipment; - Fourth quarter revenue growth of approximately 22% when compared to fourth quarter 2021; - Storm revenue increased $4.4 million year-over-year; - Increases in fuel cost due to inflation ($32.7 million, including $7.3 million for Riggs Distler); - Recognition of a $7.5 million loss on a gas infrastructure bid project due to higher than anticipated costs and scheduling delays; - Increased interest expense ($40.4 million) and increased depreciation and amortization expense ($37.7 million) primarily associated with the acquisition of Riggs Distler; - Amortization of purchased intangibles increased $12.4 million as compared to 2021; and - Prior-year results included $14 million of transaction-related expenses for the Riggs Distler acquisition. - 2023 revenues of $2.8 billion to $3.0 billion; - 2023 adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.5% - 11.0%; and - 2023 - 2026 adjusted EBITDA CAGR 9% - 11% (adjusted EBITDA excludes costs of strategic review, one-time acquisition costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense). The sale of MountainWest was completed on February 14, 2023. Proceeds from the sale were used for consolidated debt reduction. In 2022, MountainWest contributed $80.3 million of adjusted net income. Southwest Gas Board of Directors unanimously determined to take strategic actions to simplify the Company's portfolio of businesses. Effective as of February 14, 2023, Southwest Gas has closed on the sale of MountainWest to Williams for $1.5 billion in total enterprise value. Additionally, Southwest Gas is actively pursuing a spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Centuri, to form a new independent publicly traded utility infrastructure services company. The spin of Centuri will unlock value for stockholders and enhance transparency through more direct comparability to pure-play industry peers and strengthen stockholder alignment. The Company expects to complete its planned spin of Centuri during the fourth quarter of 2023 or first quarter of 2024. The spin is expected to be tax free to Southwest Gas and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, subject to Arizona Corporation Commission approval, SEC registration and IRS Private Letter Ruling to confirm tax-free nature of spin structure. Southwest Gas will host a conference call on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. The associated press releases and presentation slides are available at https://investors.swgasholdings.com. The call will be webcast live on the Company's website at www.swgasholdings.com. The telephone dial-in numbers in the U.S. and Canada are toll free: (844) 695-5521 or international (412) 317-5438. The conference ID is 10174510. The webcast will be archived on the Southwest Gas website. Southwest Gas Holdings currently has two business segments: Southwest Gas Corporation is a dynamic energy company committed to exceeding the expectations of over 2 million customers throughout Arizona, Nevada, and California by providing safe, reliable, and affordable service while innovating sustainable energy solutions to fuel the growth in its communities. Centuri Group, Inc. is a strategic infrastructure services company that partners with regulated utilities to build and maintain the energy network that powers millions of homes and businesses across the United States and Canada. Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and the Company's expectations or intentions regarding the future. These forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of words such as "will", "predict", "continue", "forecast", "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "outlook", "could", "target", "project", "intend", "plan", "seek", "estimate", "should", "may" and "assume", as well as variations of such words and similar expressions referring to the future, and include (without limitation) statements regarding expectations of continuing growth in 2023. In addition, the statements under headings pertaining to "Guidance and Outlook" that are not historic, constitute forward-looking statements. A number of important factors affecting the business and financial results of the Company could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the timing and impact of executing (or not executing) on various strategic alternatives, including whether we will spin Centuri, the timing and amount of rate relief, changes in rate design, customer growth rates, the effects of regulation/deregulation, tax reform and related regulatory decisions, the impacts of construction activity at Centuri, the potential for, and the impact of, a credit rating downgrade, the costs to integrate new businesses, future earnings trends, inflation, sufficiency of labor markets and similar resources, seasonal patterns, current and future litigation, and the impacts of stock market volatility. In addition, the Company can provide no assurance that its discussions about future operating margin, operating income, COLI earnings, interest expense, and capital expenditures of the natural gas distribution segment will occur. Likewise, the Company can provide no assurance regarding segment revenues, EBITDA, EBITDA margin or growth rates, that projects expected to be undertaken with results as stated will occur, nor that interest expense patterns will transpire as expected, that increases in costs will be timely incorporated in contracts and revenues, that customer materials will be available timely to efficiently complete projects, or that inefficiencies in the mix of work will not result, nor can it provide assurance regarding acquisitions or their impacts, including management's plans or expectations related thereto. Factors that could cause actual results to differ also include (without limitation) those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk" in Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.'s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's and Southwest Gas Corporation's current and periodic reports, including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed from time to time with the SEC. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its website or otherwise. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise. Non-GAAP Measures. This earnings release contains financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP measures include (i) adjusted consolidated earnings per diluted share, (ii) adjusted consolidated net income, (iii) natural gas distribution segment adjusted net income (loss), (iv) pipeline and storage segment adjusted net income, (v) utility infrastructure services segment adjusted net income (loss), and (vi) adjusted corporate and administrative net loss. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate performance and in making financial and operational decisions. Management believes that its presentation of these measures provides investors greater transparency with respect to its results of operations and that these measures are useful for a period-to-period comparison of results. Management also believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures helps investors evaluate the Company's operating performance, profitability, and business trends in a way that is consistent with how management evaluates such performance. Adjusted consolidated net income for the three- and twelve-months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 includes adjustments to add back expenses related to the Riggs Distler acquisition, the MountainWest acquisition and integration expenses, stockholder activism and litigation, proxy contest and settlement, legal reserves, and the strategic review, along with losses on disposal groups held for sale, including goodwill impairment impacts and estimated selling costs. Management believes that it is appropriate to adjust for expenses related to the MountainWest acquisition and integration, and for losses on held for sale businesses, because they are expenses and charges that will not recur following these events. Management believes it is appropriate to adjust for expenses related to stockholder activism, proxy contest settlement, and stockholder litigation, as well as the strategic review, because these matters are unique and outside of the ordinary course of business for the Company. In addition, utility infrastructure services adjusted net income, adjusted loss for corporate and administrative, and adjusted consolidated net income include adjustments associated with acquisition-related costs related to the Riggs Distler and MountainWest acquisitions. Management also uses the non-GAAP measure operating margin related to its natural gas distribution operations. Southwest recognizes operating revenues from the distribution and transportation of natural gas (and related services) to customers. Gas cost is a tracked cost, which is passed through to customers without markup under purchased gas adjustment ("PGA") mechanisms, impacting revenues and net cost of gas sold on a dollar-for-dollar basis, thereby having no impact on Southwest's profitability. Therefore, management routinely uses operating margin, defined by management as regulated operations revenues less the net cost of gas sold, in its analysis of Southwest's financial performance. Operating margin also forms a basis for Southwest's various regulatory decoupling mechanisms. Management believes supplying information regarding operating margin provides investors and other interested parties with useful and relevant information to analyze Southwest's financial performance in a rate-regulated environment. (The Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Earnings Digest included herein provides reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures.) We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Non-GAAP measures to the corresponding forward-looking GAAP measure due to our inability to project special charges and certain expenses. Contacts For investor information, contact: Jamila Hashem, swx_ir@fticonsulting.com For media information, contact: Sean Corbett, (702) 876-7219, sean.corbett@swgas.com Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted net income (loss) and its comparable GAAP measure of Net income (loss) is presented below. Adjusted Diluted earnings per share is derived by dividing Adjusted net income (loss) by weighted average diluted shares, similar to the calculation of the related GAAP measure - Diluted earnings (loss) per share. Note that the comparable GAAP measures related to net income (loss) are also included in Note 13 - Segment Information in the Company's December 31, 2022 Form 10-K. 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Man charged with murder after girlfriend’s 1-year-old son dies PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - An Arizona man is facing a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son. KPHO reports a Maricopa County grand jury indicted 23-year-old Diego Miguel Garcia on one count of first-degree murder and child abuse. On Feb. 1, police and paramedics reported they were called to a Phoenix-area apartment regarding a report of an injured child. Police said a young boy had a brain bleed along with injuries to his head, back and abdomen. The 1-year-old died at a hospital the following day. According to police, the boy’s mother had left him in the care of her live-in boyfriend, Garcia, so she could go to work. Court documents stated that Garcia called her around 9 p.m. and said the child had hit his head while playing with another child and was bleeding from his lip. However, when she got home later that night, the woman said she couldn’t get her son to wake up and called 911. Garcia reportedly told investigators several stories about what happened, including that the child ran into the edge of a door and hit his head on a wall. The 23-year-old also told police that the boy fell off the couch and fell out of a crib, hitting his head, according to court documents. Authorities said Garcia was arrested and booked into jail. “Children are some of the most vulnerable in our community and when a child dies at the hands of an adult, this office will seek justice for the tragic loss of life,” County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said. Police said Garcia and the boy’s mother were together for about a month. Copyright 2023 KPHO via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.	https://www.kxii.com/2023/03/03/man-charged-with-murder-after-girlfriends-1-year-old-son-dies/	2023-03-03 22:27:30	0	https://www.kxii.com/2023/03/03/man-charged-with-murder-after-girlfriends-1-year-old-son-dies/
Peru’s ousted President Castillo challenges detention LIMA, Peru (AP) — Amid violent nationwide protests over Peru’s political crisis, ousted President Pedro Castillo told Peruvians Tuesday that he is being “unjustly and arbitrarily detained” and thanked his supporters for their “effort and fight” since he was taken into custody last week. Castillo spoke during a hearing to determine whether he will remain jailed for three years while authorities build a rebellion case against him. Castillo was detained Wednesday after he was ousted by lawmakers when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of an impeachment vote. “I will never renounce or abandon this popular cause that has brought me here,” Castillo said. Then, in apparent reference to the violent protests over his ouster, he urged the national police and armed forces to “lay down their arms and stop killing this people thirsty for justice.” The judge interrupted him, telling Castillo to limit his remarks to legal arguments. He said he would rule on Castillo’s detention later Tuesday. The protests have been particularly violent outside Peru’s capital, Lima. The Ombudsman’s Office of Peru reported Monday that seven people had died since the demonstrations began Wednesday, including five on Monday. All seven happened in rural, impoverished communities — strongholds for Castillo, a political neophyte and former schoolteacher of peasant roots. Four of the seven deaths occurred in Andahuaylas, a remote rural Andean community where the poor have struggled for years and where voters overwhelmingly supported Castillo during last year’s runoff election, which he won by 44,000 votes. Many businesses there remained closed on Tuesday, with streets blocked by burned tires, rocks and tree branches. Shoe store owner Vilma Zúñiga put up a sign that read “Congress is the worst virus. Out with Dina Boluarte,” referring to Castillo’s successor. She and other merchants decided to close their doors, losing potential sales ahead of the holidays. Attorney Ronaldo Atencio, speaking for Castillo’s legal team, argued that he didn’t raise weapons or organize people capable of overturning the existing government, as Peruvian law requires for someone to be charged with rebellion. He also said Castillo doesn’t present a flight risk, and never sought asylum from Mexico, as confirmed by the Mexican ambassador. Boluarte, Castillo’s running mate and vice president, was swiftly sworn in Wednesday after Congress dismissed Castillo for “permanent moral incapacity.” On Monday, she acceded in part to protesters’ demands, announcing in a nationally televised address that she would send Congress a proposal to move up elections to April 2024. She had previously asserted that she aimed to remain president for the remaining 3 1/2 years of her predecessor’s term. In the streets of Lima, officers have doused protesters with tear gas and repeatedly beat them. Outside the capital, demonstrators burned police stations, took over an airstrip used by the armed forces and invaded the runway of an international airport favored by tourists and hiking enthusiasts. The national police reported that 130 officers have been injured in clashes with demonstrators, according to state media. Boluarte on Tuesday begged protesters to calm down, explaining that she hadn’t sought the presidency. “I want to make a call to my brothers and sisters in Andahuaylas, calm down, calm down, please,” she said. “I don’t understand why my brothers… rise up against their compatriot Dina Boluarte when I haven’t done anything for that situation to exist or occur.” She spoke outside a hospital where a girl is being treated for an eye injury caused by a pellet fired during the protests . Boluarte said she had instructed the national police to not use any lethal weapons, “not even rubber bullets,” and that authorities are working to determine who used them to prosecute them. ____ Associated Press writer Franklin Briceño contributed to this report from Andahuaylas, Peru. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.kob.com/news/us-and-world-news/perus-ousted-president-castillo-challenges-detention/	2022-12-13 19:44:44	0	https://www.kob.com/news/us-and-world-news/perus-ousted-president-castillo-challenges-detention/
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX on Wednesday delivered slightly better profit in the second quarter even though volume was flat and the railroad still struggled to handle all the goods companies wanted to ship because it is having a hard time hiring. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said its profits grew 5% to $1.18 billion, or 54 cents per share. That’s up from $1.17 billion, or 52 cents per share, a year ago. Without a one-time gain on a real estate sale, the railroad earned 50 cents per share. CEO Jim Foote said CSX hasn’t been able to keep up with all the demand for shipments because it needs more employees, but hiring is difficult and attrition has been high. He said prospective employees are being more selective now about jobs based on quality of life factors, and the 24/7 nature of railroad jobs may seem less appealing even though the jobs pay well. “Our ability to to hire and retain new workers, which is vital to improving our service and growing the business, remains challenged,“ Foote said. ”We are not alone in facing this problem. The labor market is tight.” But the results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 47 cents per share. The freight railroad’s revenue jumped 28% to $3.82 billion in the period as CSX increased shipping rates and charged customers more fuel surcharges in response to soaring diesel prices. That topped the $3.64 billion that six analysts surveyed by Zacks predicted. Foote said he still expects double-digit growth in revenue and operating income this year because demand remains strong, and the economy does not appear to be faltering even in the face of high inflation and rising interest rates. CSX and the other major freight railroads have been struggling to handle all the shipments companies hired them to deliver this year, and those shipment delays have forced companies in a variety of industries to slow production or turn to shipping by truck, if possible, while they are waiting for trains. Railroads are trying to address the problems, but they have had a hard time hiring all the additional workers they need amid nationwide worker shortages. Rail customers and regulators say the railroads cut their workforces too deeply as they overhauled their operations and eliminated nearly one-third of the jobs across the industry. Railroads counter that they had enough workers to handle all the freight before the pandemic, but they are still slowly recovering from the job cuts they made when many businesses shut down in 2020. CSX said it now has about 6,667 of the 7,000 train crewmembers it needs, and it continues to hire aggressively. The railroad is also trying to reduce the number of new employees who quit after they complete training. Foote said he expects CSX will hit its hiring target by the end of the third quarter. But customer groups say railroad service continues to be lacking. And the improvements are likely to be slow because it takes so long to train new railroad workers. “We continue to see the same kind of problems,” said Jeff Sloan with the American Chemistry Council trade group. “I don’t think even the railroads are predicting a turnaround in the near future.” Edward Jones analyst Jeff Windau said CSX appears focused on hiring, and the company is making some progress. But he said the improvements are likely to come slowly because of all the hiring challenges. The railroads are also in the midst of difficult contract talks with their 12 major unions. The talks deadlocked after more than two years, and President Joe Biden appointed a special board of arbitrators last week to intervene in the talks and delay a possible strike at least until September while it tries to help resolve the dispute. CSX is one of the nation’s largest railroads, and it operates more than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of track in 26 Eastern states and two Canadian provinces after acquiring Pam-Am Railways in the northeastern United States earlier this year. _____ Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on UNP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/UNP	https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/csx-profit-grows-5-even-with-ongoing-delivery-delays/	2022-07-21 02:13:53	0	https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/csx-profit-grows-5-even-with-ongoing-delivery-delays/
Tribute's unique focus on the caregiver experience fuels its growth in new regions BOSTON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribute Home Care, a leading provider of home care services, announced the opening of a new office in Fairfax, VA to provide highly responsive, solution-oriented home care services to families in Northern Virginia. The company has grown rapidly with expansion throughout the northeast and opening in Chicago in 2021. "Northern Virginia is a great opportunity for us as we continue to see the need from families, care managers and senior living residences for a more personal and solution-oriented home care provider," said John Sneath, Tribute's founder and CEO. "We have a long history of success with Maryland's senior care community, so there has been a lot of interest in expanding our services into nearby Northern Virginia." Tribute's success is attributed to their industry-leading commitment to the caregiver. "Tribute has reinvented home care with a caregiver experience that's unlike any other home care provider," said John Sneath. Tribute hires the most qualified caregivers and provides them with 24/7 support, health benefits, paid time off and top-of-market salaries. "We recognize the love and care our remarkable caregivers bring to our clients, so we celebrate their success and reward them for the tremendous value they provide," said John Sneath. "Our remarkable people not only provide extraordinary care, but they do it in a way that lifts the spirit of everyone we touch. When talented Caregivers are valued and collaborate in a highly supportive environment, the care and love they provide clients is the best in home care." Tribute is now hiring Caregivers and accepting new clients in Northern Virginia. Details on the open roles and life at Tribute are available on their website at tributehomecare.com. Tribute Home Care's mission is to provide the highest quality senior care with a team of remarkable caregivers who lift the spirit of everyone they touch. Tribute is based in Boston, MA with offices in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois and Virginia. For more information, please visit tributehomecare.com. Contact: info@tributehomecare.com View original content: SOURCE Tribute Home Care	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/06/09/tribute-home-care-accelerates-growth-with-expansion-into-northern-virginia/	2022-06-09 14:37:52	0	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/06/09/tribute-home-care-accelerates-growth-with-expansion-into-northern-virginia/
DUBLIN, Calif., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: TriNet's Second Annual Small Business Week Virtual Summit TriNet's Small Business Week Summit will feature a curated series of discussions and interviews with thought leaders and experts who understand the unique challenges of running SMBs. Each session will incorporate topics that are top of mind, such as funding for growth, how to scale and stay agile, startup tracks, innovative ways to use the new HR tech, how the latest trends in HR could impact your business and much more. The virtual event will run during National Small Business Week, the country's weeklong celebration of the vital role that entrepreneurs and small businesses play in driving the U.S. economy forward. TriNet is also participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration 2023 National Small Business Week (NSBW) series of events with an interview with TriNet President and CEO Burton M. Goldfield and Michael Mendenhall, TriNet Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Communications Officer, who discuss their unique perspectives on key topics of interest to SMBs for the second half of 2023. Areas covered during their insightful session include access to capital, resiliency and focus, layoffs across the tech industry, recruiting, retaining and engaging talent, and more. WHEN: WHERE: Free registration and full schedule available here. About TriNet TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service industry-specific HR solutions, providing both professional employer organization (PEO) and human resources information system (HRIS) services. TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation, compliance, payroll, and R&D tax credit services, all enabled by industry-leading technology. TriNet's suite of products also includes services and software-based solutions to help streamline workflows by connecting HR, benefits, employee engagement, payroll and time & attendance. Rooted in more than 30 years of supporting entrepreneurs and adapting to the ever-changing modern workplace, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business and enabling their people. For more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE TriNet Group, Inc.	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/04/19/trinet-host-second-annual-small-business-week-summit-may-1-4/	2023-04-19 15:27:22	1	https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/04/19/trinet-host-second-annual-small-business-week-summit-may-1-4/
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The City of Midland has issued a traffic alert for a road project that will cause drivers to take alternate routes for at least a month. In a news release, Illinois Avenue between A Street and D Street will be closed starting June 6th. This comes as crews work to repair utilities and improve the road in the coming weeks. Drivers are asked to take alternate routes from June 6th to August 5th. Traffic will be detoured to Wall Street, Cuthbert Avenue, and Golf Course Road. According to the news release, local businesses in the area will be maintained at all times from either side of the closure. Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead and use the detours that will be in place starting next week.	https://www.yourbasin.com/news/month-long-major-road-project-in-midland/	2022-06-02 17:44:49	0	https://www.yourbasin.com/news/month-long-major-road-project-in-midland/
The flavor brand combines forces with 72andSunny as its creative agency of record DALLAS, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) – the award-winning flavor brand with nearly 2,000 restaurants globally – is excited to announce the appointment of 72andSunny as its new creative agency of record. The brand plans to continue scaling awareness through its new partnership by building upon existing momentum and winning more occasions with fresh, compelling creative. "This partnership marks the next chapter of Wingstop's growth story and I believe 72andSunny is the agency that will help us execute our strategy of achieving $2M AUVs," said Michael Skipworth, Wingstop's President & CEO. "While 2022 marked our 19th consecutive year of same-store sales growth, we continue to have a meaningful opportunity to scale brand awareness." Wingstop's partnership with 72andSunny begins immediately with plans to execute a strategic approach to marketing and attract new guests with attention-grabbing, mouth-watering new advertising spots and creative to follow. "We are thrilled to partner with Wingstop and amplify consumers' love for this brand in culture while using our creativity to unlock possibilities that drive growth," said Marianne Malina, 72andSunny's President of North America. "We were especially drawn to the world class leaders that drive this dynamic business. Their vision is ambitious and inspiring and together we will be unstoppable." Wingstop will announce fiscal first quarter 2023 financial results on May 3, 2023. Click here for more information. About Wingstop Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) operates and franchises more than 1,950 locations worldwide. The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and use of a best-in-class technology platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders, and chicken sandwiches, always cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of 11 bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips. In fiscal year 2022, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased 16.8% to approximately $2.7 billion, marking the 19th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, our system is comprised of independent franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 1,959 as of December 31, 2022. A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all stakeholders. Rounding out a strong year in 2022, the Company made Technomic 500's "Fastest Growing Franchise" list, was ranked #16 on Entrepreneur Magazine's "Franchise 500," won Fast Casual's Excellence in Food Safety award, and was named to Fast Company's "The World's Most Innovative Companies" list ranking #4 in the dining category. For more information visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and follow @Wingstop on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities at www.wingstopcharities.org. Media Contact Megan Sprague media@wingstop.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Wingstop Restaurants Inc.	https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/04/13/wingstop-sets-sights-20th-consecutive-year-same-store-sales-growth-with-new-agency-record/	2023-04-13 21:36:12	1	https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/04/13/wingstop-sets-sights-20th-consecutive-year-same-store-sales-growth-with-new-agency-record/
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Re 2019-1 Ltd. ("EMIR 2019-1") and Eagle Re 2020-1 Ltd. ("EMIR 2020-1" and, together with EMIR 2019-1, as applicable, the "Issuers" and each, an "Issuer") today announced that they have commenced fixed-price cash tender offers (each an "Offer") for the purchase of any and all of the applicable Mortgage Insurance-Linked Notes listed in the table below (the "Notes") beginning Monday, June 26, 2023. BofA Securities, Inc. has been engaged as the sole dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") for each Offer. The applicable Issuer is offering to purchase any and all of the related Notes listed below. The applicable Total Consideration to be paid by EMIR 2019-1 or EMIR 2020-1, as the case may be, to holders that tender Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the applicable Offer will be calculated based on the original principal amount of such tendered and accepted Notes, the applicable factor, and the applicable Tender Offer Consideration identified in the table below, plus any accrued and unpaid interest under the applicable Indenture upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the relevant Offer to Purchase of each of EMIR 2019-1 and EMIR 2020-1 dated June 26, 2023 (with respect to each of EMIR 2019-1 and EMIR 2020-1, as amended from time to time, each an "Offer to Purchase") and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery dated June 26, 2023 (collectively with the applicable Offer to Purchase, the "Offer Documents"). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the applicable Offer to Purchase. The tender offer period will commence on Monday, June 26, 2023, and expire at 5 p.m. New York City time on Friday, June 30, 2023 (the "Expiration Time"), unless extended. Holders must validly tender their Notes at or prior to the Expiration Time. Notes validly tendered may be withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, June 30, 2023, unless extended by the applicable Issuer, but not thereafter (except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are granted by such Issuer or otherwise required by law). Holders whose Notes are purchased in the applicable Offer will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the applicable Offer to Purchase) for the Notes. The Issuers expect the Settlement Date to occur on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Any Notes tendered using the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase are expected to be purchased on Thursday, July 6, 2023, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date. This announcement is neither an offer to buy nor a solicitation of offers to buy any of these securities. None of the Issuers, the Dealer Manager, or Global Bondholder Services Corporation, as the information agent for each Offer (the "Information Agent"), make any recommendation that any holder of the securities tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of the original principal amount of such holder's securities. Holders must make their own decisions whether to tender securities, and if so, decide on the original principal amount of securities to tender. Each Offer is being made only upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer Documents. Copies of the Offer Documents may be obtained from the Information Agent through their website at https://www.gbsc-usa.com/eagle, or by calling (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free). Questions regarding the Offer may be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (980) 387-3907 or (888) 292-0070 (toll-free); or Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free). This announcement does not constitute an invitation to participate in either Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such Offer under applicable securities laws or otherwise. The distribution of materials relating to each Offer, and the transactions contemplated by each Offer, may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions where it is legal to do so. Each Offer is void in all jurisdictions where it is prohibited. If materials relating to each Offer come into your possession, you are required by the applicable Issuer to inform yourself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to each Offer do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that an Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Manager or any affiliate of the Dealer Manager is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, such Offer shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliate on behalf of the applicable Issuer in that jurisdiction. View original content: SOURCE Eagle Re 2019-1 Ltd. and Eagle Re 2020-1 Ltd.	https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2023/06/26/certain-eagle-re-entities-announce-tender-offers-any-all-certain-outstanding-series-2019-1-2020-1-mortgage-insurance-linked-notes/	2023-06-26 14:29:41	1	https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2023/06/26/certain-eagle-re-entities-announce-tender-offers-any-all-certain-outstanding-series-2019-1-2020-1-mortgage-insurance-linked-notes/
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian central bank slashed its key interest rate Friday just a month after dropping it to where it was before sending troops into Ukraine, saying inflation is still easing partly as consumer demand falls. The bank lowered its key rate by 1.5 percentage points, to 8%. It said inflation expectations have “significantly decreased," reaching spring 2021 levels, while a decline in business activity was slower than expected in June. However, “the external environment for the Russian economy remains challenging and continues to significantly constrain economic activity," the central bank said in a statement. It had hiked the rate as high as 20% in the wake of the Feb. 24 military operation in Ukraine and the resulting Western sanctions that restrict dealings with Russian banks, individuals and companies. As sanctions and the exit of Western companies from Russia have led to global economic isolation, the central bank has managed to stabilize the currency and financial system by preventing money from leaving Russia and forcing exporters to exchange most of their foreign earnings into rubles. The ruble traded at 58.8 to the dollar Friday, making it worth more than the day before the invasion of Ukraine, when it took 78.8 rubles to reach $1. The bank said annual inflation fell to 15.9% in June, compared with 17.1% in May, and estimated it slid to 15.5% as of July 15. It cited “subdued consumer demand” and the ruble's exchange rate for the drop. “The recent essentially involuntary accumulation of savings is a compressed spring in the economy, which can cause dramatic consumption growth under certain circumstances," central bank head Elvira Nabiullina said at a news conference. “It can quickly speed up demand inflation when the offer of goods and services is limited.” The bank expects inflation to keep going down — to 12-15% this year, to 5-7% in 2023, and 4% in 2024. The interest rate cut comes as central banks around the world are rushing in the opposite direction, raising rates to combat inflation fueled by Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The European Central Bank on Thursday made a bigger-than-expected hike of half a percentage point as high energy prices tied to the military operation drive up consumer prices to 8.6%. Those energy costs are benefiting Russia, a major oil and natural gas exporter. Despite energy income growing and the central bank propping up indicators like the exchange rate, the long-term impact of Russia’s global isolation will be deepening economic stagnation and lower incomes for its people, economists say.	https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Russia-s-central-bank-slashes-rate-saying-17322283.php	2022-07-22 15:53:54	0	https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Russia-s-central-bank-slashes-rate-saying-17322283.php
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with an AR-15 in southwest Philadelphia killing five people and wounding four others including several children, the few people close to him had watched him grow increasingly agitated and erratic, sometimes pacing the house wearing a bulletproof vest, prosecutors and others have said. Now, in the wake of Monday’s bloodshed, officials are urging people to call police or the city’s mental health resource line when they see suspicious social media posts or think somebody might need help. And as Carriker’s possible mental health issues increasingly come into focus, the community he left shattered is trying to find ways to heal their own psychological trauma. Prosecutors earlier this week declined to speak to whether Carriker’s mental health played a role in the shooting. No one called to report his erratic behavior, and Carriker did not leave a long history of brushes with police or behavioral health crisis providers. But posts on Carriker’s Facebook page, which has since been taken down, showed a fervor for guns and self-protection and mentioned community patrols he had gone on seemingly alone. Other recent posts shared articles about what to do if you think an evil spirit is following you. The 40-year-old is charged with five counts of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons counts. Family and previous roommates have declined to comment or not returned phone messages left by The Associated Press. “If we are talking about somebody who is armed and not in their right mind and capable of doing harm, the option is to call 911,” said Chief Inspector Michael Cram, with the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau. “There is no better option if someone is in that type of crisis.” Cram heads the department’s new Behavioral Health Unit, which was started late last year. It includes a new co-responders program that pairs police officers with clinicians to respond to calls where someone might need behavioral health services. It’s one of a handful of directed efforts from the city and the police department to better address mental health concerns in the community. More than 2,000 of Philadelphia’s roughly 6,000 police officers have gone through Crisis Intervention Team training— a 40-hour module on mental health issues and how to respond to someone who is in a crisis, Cram said. Operators at the city’s 911 call center also receive that training to be able to identify calls that might be better suited for mental health professionals. Jill Bowen, deputy commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, said the city amplified its efforts to build out its behavioral health crisis system after the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in October 2020 and the protests that followed. Wallace’s family called for help because he was in the midst of a mental health episode. When two Philadelphia police officers arrived, they found Wallace armed with a knife. He refused commands to drop the weapon and amidst pleas from his mother to stop, the officers shot Wallace multiple times. Cellphone video captured the encounter and spurred protests throughout the community. Bowen said since 2020, calls to the city’s crisis services number and 988— the national suicide and crisis prevention hotline that went live last year— have increased every month. The city has added a mobile crisis unit, which sends people from or familiar with the communities to respond whenever possible, and distributed many trauma cards, which outline local resources and other information, she said. “You don’t have to wonder should I call? Or is this the right number? Just call. Whatever the question or need is… they will direct you appropriately,” Bowen said Meanwhile, in the days immediately following the shooting, the streets in the Kingsessing neighborhood were largely quiet — under a blanket of collective trauma. Community organizations and faith leaders wondered how they could give people a safe place to heal when such a large swath of the neighborhood had become a crime scene. The victims: Lashyd Merritt, 21; Dymire Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Joseph Wamah Jr., 31; and DaJuan Brown, 15, were killed while they were going to the store, visiting their grandparents, headed out to meet friends and living their lives. Rev. Cean James of the Salt & Light Church, which is a few blocks from where the shootings took place, opened his doors the next morning to anyone. He’s hosted vigils and invited both congregants and people outside the church to speak to a counselor or spiritual advisor on staff to process the shooting. “There’s an old saying in the African American community that Black people don’t go to therapy, they go to church,” James said. “A few years ago, I started wondering, what if people could go to church for therapy?” One of the pastors in the church has a Ph.D. in mental health counseling and the church pays for his services so that people can see him free of charge. James said the cost of counseling is prohibitive to many people in the community, and a lot of Black people have also had negative experiences with counselors that did not understand them, their culture or their community. James said he thinks people have started to feel a return to safety, in part because of having a safe space to talk and grieve with neighbors, but also as more information is released about Carriker and the seemingly isolated nature of the shooting. “People are out more than normal really (Friday), out comforting each other, talking with each other, being community for one another,” he said. “This is a strong and resilient community.”	https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-philadelphia-community-tries-to-heal-from-trauma-as-shooters-mental-health-comes-into-focus/	2023-07-08 00:58:52	1	https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-philadelphia-community-tries-to-heal-from-trauma-as-shooters-mental-health-comes-into-focus/