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Kate Johnson Appointed President and CEO, Joins Board of Directors;
Jeff Storey to Retire
DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced Kate Johnson has been appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors with the transition date expected to be November 7, 2022. Johnson succeeds Jeff Storey, who has announced his retirement after a distinguished 40-year career within the telecommunication and technology industries, including Lumen and its predecessors. Storey will remain with the company through December 31, 2022, to ensure a smooth transition.
Johnson is a technology executive with an extraordinary track record of success. She specializes in leading digital and business transformations to drive growth, having held key leadership roles across a variety of Fortune 100 companies including Oracle, General Electric and Microsoft. Most recently, Johnson led Microsoft U.S., the company's largest business with a remit for all of the company's sales, services, marketing and operations. During her four-year tenure in this role, she led the division through a substantive cultural transformation while nearly doubling enterprise revenues.
"Kate's appointment and the strategic transition announced today are the culmination of a succession plan that Jeff and the board have been engaged in for the past several years," said T. Michael Glenn, Chairman of Lumen's Board of Directors. "We are confident she is the right leader to take the reins at this important moment in Lumen's history. Kate is an inspiring and motivational leader who is known for identifying and creating growth. She is the ideal CEO for Lumen."
Johnson stated, "I am proud to take on the CEO role and eager to advance the strategy Jeff and the team have created. Lumen has made significant progress strengthening its balance sheet, expanding its fiber footprint and enhancing its portfolio of digital capabilities. I'm looking forward to leading this great company through its next chapter and helping customers leverage the Lumen platform to power amazing digital world experiences."
Glenn continued, "On behalf of the board, I thank Jeff for his leadership and commitment to Lumen during his time with the company. Thanks to his contributions, Lumen is leveraging the areas of our business that we believe are best poised for growth. The imprint Jeff leaves on Lumen is noteworthy – giving our customers better, faster and more secure connectivity. He led with care and empathy during challenging times including the pandemic, ensuring employees stayed safe and customers connected. He leaves Lumen with a strong foundation in place."
"It has been a privilege to serve as Lumen's CEO," said Storey. "Throughout my time with the company, I have been incredibly impressed by our team's commitment to Lumen and to our core purpose of furthering human progress through technology. I am proud of all that we have achieved together as we have driven forward on Lumen's transformation journey. However, when I took this amazing job, I always spoke openly with the board about my future timeline for retirement. I am confident that the organization has the strategy in place to deliver on its priority of achieving profitable revenue growth. I am very excited to welcome Kate to Lumen. I believe her experience, leadership and enthusiasm are exactly what we need as we drive the company forward."
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com/home, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks in the United States.
Except for the historical and factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control, including the finalization of transition planning. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation and expressly disclaims any such obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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The joint venture would combine Bernstein Research Services' premier global equity research and execution platform with Societe Generale's equity research and execution capabilities to form a leading global cash equities and equity research business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. and PARIS, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB), a leading global investment management and research firm, and Societe Generale (EURONEXT: GLE), a leading European bank, announced today their plans to form a joint venture combining their cash equities and equity research businesses.
For both Bernstein Research's and Societe Generale's clients, including institutional investors and corporate and financial institution issuers, this new joint venture would offer a comprehensive global suite of world-class services across cash equities and research, combined with Societe Generale's integrated equity capital markets, equity derivatives and prime services platforms. The joint venture would provide premier investment insights into the American, European and Asia Pacific equity markets, in addition to unparalleled liquidity access and leading global trading technology. The merged entities would bring complementary strengths and a shared vision of a leading full-service equity brokerage business to support the needs of global investor and issuer clients.
Bernstein Research and Societe Generale are committed to fostering a strong cultural identity for the joint venture, building on Bernstein Research's long-standing history of renowned fundamental research and both organizations' innovative quantitative approaches that have been core to their success. This new joint venture aims to expand these strengths and bring in new and unique perspectives, expertise and insights to better serve its clients.
Societe Generale intends to take a 51% interest in the joint venture, with an option to reach 100% ownership after five years (1). The business would be run as a long-term partnership under the Bernstein name, headquartered in London. Upon closing, Robert van Brugge, CEO of Bernstein Research, would become CEO of the new entity for an initial term of five years, and Stephane Loiseau, Head of Societe Generale's cash equities business, would become Deputy CEO.
"In Societe Generale, we have a strategic partner who is committed to strengthening and growing our world-class cash equities and research business," said Seth Bernstein, AllianceBernstein's President and CEO.
"This partnership with one of the most recognized firms in research and cash equities, combined with our global leadership in equity derivatives, would create an indisputable leader across the equity business for the benefit of our issuer and investor clients," added Slawomir Krupa, Head of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, Societe Generale.
"This partnership gives us the opportunity to participate in the high added value segments of the global equities business," said Robert van Brugge. "And, importantly, it would also allow us to preserve and expand our firms' unique strengths, expertise, and cultures," added Stephane Loiseau.
The proposed transaction has received the support of Societe Generale's and AllianceBernstein's Boards of Directors. The closing is expected to occur before the end of 2023. The transaction is subject to workers council consultation, approval of regulators, and customary closing conditions. AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition for their staff, clients, and partners.
An equalization payment from Societe Generale to AllianceBernstein would occur at the close of the transaction.
As AllianceBernstein will own less than 50% of the joint venture, AllianceBernstein anticipates deconsolidating Bernstein Research from its financial statements following the close of the transaction. The deconsolidation is expected to have a modestly positive impact on AllianceBernstein's operating margin. The planned joint venture is not expected to have an impact on AllianceBernstein's asset management business or Bernstein Private Wealth Management's business.
Ardea Partners served as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to AB.
- The joint venture would be 100% consolidated by Societe Generale from an accounting and regulatory perspective. A call option would be granted to Societe Generale to purchase the 49% owned by AllianceBernstein and reciprocally, a put option would be granted to AllianceBernstein to sell its 49% to Societe Generale as of the 5th anniversary of the closing date, and for a one-month period each successive year thereafter.
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients in major world markets. As of October 31, 2022, AllianceBernstein had $627B in assets under management. Additional information about AllianceBernstein may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world's societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses: French Retail Banking; International Retail Banking, Insurance & Financial Services; and Global Banking & Investor Solutions.
Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion Index, Euronext Vigeo (Europe and Eurozone), STOXX Global ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index (World and Europe).
For more information, you can visit our website www.societegenerale.com.
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PHOENIX, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Now through Dec. 31, Make-A-Wish® is calling on families in every community to help raise urgently needed funds to create life-changing wishes for children battling critical illnesses. Families For Wishes connects caring people to the No. 1 most trusted nonprofit operating locally across 50 states. The campaign aims to improve kids' emotional and physical well-being through virtual fundraisers that help grant wishes—because every child deserves a childhood and wish kids at local children's hospitals are waiting for the hope and joy of a wish this holiday season.
Communities of families, friends and more can create their own unique Families For Wishes fundraising page at familiesforwishes.org and raise funds that can immediately launch a child onto a journey filled with exciting possibilities, creating a turning point in their treatment and recovery.
"A wish is the most valuable gift you can give this holiday season," said Leslie Motter, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America. "The instant a child's wish is granted, they experience a powerful joy that nurtures their emotional well-being. Co-workers, relatives, friends and loved ones near and far have the power to come together to create hope and, in turn, a way for children to reclaim their childhood and believe in brighter days ahead."
Funds raised through Families For Wishes will make it possible for more wish kids like 6-year-old Keegan to experience the long-lasting impact of a wish. When he was 4 years old, Keegan received a devastating cancer diagnosis that turned life as he knew it upside down – and he was forced to stop playing hockey, a sport he loved. After entering remission, he was finally ready to pursue his goal of becoming a hockey player again. He knew his heartfelt wish was to have an ice-skating rink in his backyard.
"[Keegan's wish is] hopefully a joyful conclusion to the journey we've been on, and the ice rink represents the reward at the end," said Keith, Keegan's dad.
Families can start their individual fundraiser by following these steps:
- Visit familiesforwishes.org.
- Enter a U.S. zip code to find a Make-A-Wish team nearby. Funds raised will support families in the team's chosen area.
- Create a family fundraising page, add a picture and begin fundraising.
To learn more about Make-A-Wish and how to make life-changing wishes possible for children with critical illnesses by joining a Families For Wishes team, visit familiesforwishes.org.
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the #1 most trusted nonprofit operating locally in all 50 states throughout the U.S. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff, and more than 24,000 volunteers across the country, Make-A-Wish delivers hope and joy to children and their families when they need it most. Make-A-Wish aims to bring the power of wishing to every child with a critical illness because wish experiences can help improve emotional and physical health. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 520,000 wishes in nearly 50 countries worldwide; more than 350,000 wishes in the U.S. and its territories alone. For more information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
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The list of charges against former President Donald Trump keeps growing. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Florida added new felony charges against Trump and two of his employees at Mar-a-Lago. Trump and two others are now charged with seeking to delete key security footage at a moment when the investigation into Trump's alleged possession of classified documents grew more serious. My good friends at the NPR Politics Podcast talked through what it all means. Justice correspondent Carrie Johnson began the conversation with Susan Davis and Domenico Montanaro by pointing out that these latest charges happened at a moment when she and other reporters were waiting on an entirely different potential indictment of Trump.
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: So while a bunch of us were sitting in the federal courthouse in D.C. waiting for something to happen with respect to the January 6 grand jury, instead, the activity was happening in South Florida again. Donald Trump has now been charged with a total of 40 federal criminal offenses...
DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Wow.
JOHNSON: ...In South Florida in connection with the hoarding - alleged hoarding of documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. And there are two elements to this superseding indictment, two new facets here.
The first is that Trump has been charged with another count of willful retention of information related to the national defense. This seems to be about a military presentation regarding Iran that Trump was allegedly waving around to aides at Bedminster, his New Jersey golf club, that was mentioned in the earlier indictment. And the prosecution says they now have these papers. And the reason why this is important is because they also have an audiotape of someone at that meeting of Trump allegedly saying, you know, this is a secret, and I could have declassified it when I was president, but I didn't. And so it's still a secret. And it could be powerful evidence of his state of mind, really.
SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: And, Carrie, what is the other component to this?
JOHNSON: The other component is that there are new obstruction of justice charges here against former President Trump, his valet, Walt Nauta, and a third Mar-a-Lago employee, Carlos De Oliveira. The allegation here is that after the FBI and the Justice Department issued a subpoena for security footage of Mar-a-Lago, Trump, Nauta and this third man, Carlos De Oliveira, cooked up a plot to try to delete the security footage to keep it out of the hands of the FBI. And there's some allegation about De Oliveira telling another Mar-a-Lago employee, the boss really wants this done. And this is hard stuff. This is hard stuff, if it's true, for a jury to hear in a case that's so important about national security.
DAVIS: And is it unusual in a case like this for having additional charges brought, especially in such a high-profile investigation?
JOHNSON: It's not super unusual. Prosecutors often will sift through their evidence and realize there's a bit more here. We did know already that some additional Mar-a-Lago employees were under government scrutiny. Now a third person has been charged. It's not clear to me why this delay. We do know the prosecutors had said in open court that they were having a hard time getting into Walt Nauta's phone. And perhaps that was really one of the reasons for these additional charges now.
DAVIS: Domenico, has there been any response from former President Trump?
MONTANARO: Well, you can imagine Trump's not happy. And he's, you know, again, blasting the Justice Department, blasting President Biden, blaming him for this and blasting the special counsel, saying that this is just another attempt to derail his presidential campaign. Of course, we're stuck in this situation where, you know, if he's running for president, he's saying, don't prosecute him. But when he was president, the Justice Department didn't want to prosecute him because of their protocols. So clearly, he's trying to use this as a shield, his run for president, to say you really shouldn't be prosecuting me, and this is just all political.
DAVIS: Speaking of political, Domenico, he is still the front-runner for the Republican nomination. And we have new polling out from the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
MONTANARO: Yeah, it's actually brand new. We just got this in. We just got out of the field. And it shows that Republicans are, you know, softening a little bit in their support for Trump overall. But he's still the big player. You know, when we asked about whether or not he's done anything wrong or if he's done something illegal or just something unethical, 51% of people overall said that he, they believe, has done something illegal. Democrats have gone up six points in thinking that since June. Not surprising there.
But when you look on the Republican side, you know, back in June, 50% said that he had done nothing wrong. Now it's down to 41%. You know, that's starting to get toward the outside portion of the margin of error. So that's a little bit of significant movement there. And when we asked about whether or not they want Trump to be the nominee, last month, it was almost two-thirds who said that. Sixty-four percent of Republicans said that they wanted Trump to be the nominee. I mean, he's down six points now to 58%. Now, could these numbers jump back up? Could they change based on how Trump spins some of this? Sure. But we may be seeing a little bit of a pylon effect.
DAVIS: You know, it is a fascinating dynamic because we continue to talk about the Republican primary and how he's still very strong among the base. But these are also an indication that if he were to be a general election nominee, you know, understatement - this is a tremendous amount of political baggage to be bringing into a national election.
MONTANARO: Huge amount of baggage and none of it's popular with independents. It's really the swing group there. And I think we're going to have to watch the fact that, you know, Trump hasn't been able to get over 46% in a general election. Right now, it looks like he is really moving toward being the nominee. Given that Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, his operation has seemed to kind of take a nosedive in some respects, laying off a bunch of staffers and all of that. But, you know, when it comes to a general election, he's had a significantly difficult time, Trump, in getting above 46%. We're going to have to watch those third parties and see, with all this disaffection, if people decide to go to someone else.
DAVIS: Carrie, this is significant news in the classified documents case, but this was not the indictment news we were expecting this week. We still are expecting to hear likely within days, news about the January 6 investigation.
JOHNSON: Yeah. That's right. Lawyers for former President Trump appeared at the special counsel Jack Smith's office, and presumably to try to convince them not to move forward with an indictment related to Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump called that a productive meeting. We do not have a readout from the special counsel. The grand jury here in D.C. may be back next week, and I'll be here, too, watching and waiting.
DAVIS: Domenico, I personally am very interested to see what the impact of a possible January 6 indictment is, because I think the potential allegations in that case for a lot of voters are in a completely different realm from what's happening in New York about covering up hush-money payments to cover up an extramarital affair, even the classified documents, you know, there's a dispute over whether he could keep them or not. January 6 is about subverting an election. It's about, you know, trying to overturn an election fraudulently trying to overturn election. Voters might see that very differently than these other investigations.
MONTANARO: Yeah. You know, we've pulled on this previously because I was really interested to see if Trump being convicted would change anything with Republicans, and we really didn't see much change. You still had, you know, over 60% of Republicans saying that they wanted Trump to be the nominee if he was convicted of a crime. Now, this was a couple of months ago when this was asked. But in reality, if he is actually convicted of something by a jury of his peers and there are still more pending charges and maybe convicted of something else, do these numbers really start to change and shift? He does have a significant, you know, stronghold on a on a solid share of the Republican Party.
But, you know, right now, the biggest problem in the Republican primary for any alternatives is no one seems to be emerging. But, you know, I really tell people, don't pay much attention when it comes to these horse race numbers in national polls because these - you know, primaries are not decided nationally. They're decided in the early states. And we're starting to see a difference in the polling in places like Iowa and New Hampshire as compared to what we're seeing overall nationally. Trump's lead is much, much smaller in the early states.
DETROW: That was NPR's Domenico Montanaro, Carrie Johnson and Susan Davis. You can hear the NPR Politics Podcast every weekday afternoon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — One year after a shooter terrorized July Fourth paradegoers in Highland Park, community members gathered Tuesday to honor the seven people who were killed, commemorate the day and reclaim the space to move forward.
The city hosted a series of events aimed at giving people an opportunity to heal together. But even as hundreds of residents of the Chicago suburb convened to honor their fallen, singing the National Anthem in unison softly, other U.S. cities were reeling from a fresh spate of gun violence.
Highland Park officials said they approached the event planning with a trauma-informed perspective.
“Nobody wanted a parade. It was inappropriate,” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said. “But it was important for us to say that evil doesn’t win. And this is our parade route, and this is our community that we are taking back.”
Hundreds gathered for a Remembrance Ceremony at City Hall that included remarks from Rotering and several spiritual leaders, a musical performance and a moment of silence. Many wore matching blue shirts — the local high school’s color — that read, “We Are Highland Park.”
Attendees then walked last year’s parade route together.
The events offered no floats, performers or giveaways.
Jessica Morales, Kevin Flynn, and their two small children attended the parade last year, and scrambled inside a nearby store when they shooting began. “It was really scary,” Morales said.
They returned this year to pay their respects to the people who died and “not ignore the holiday, but remember what happened, and take the positive,” said Morales, as the couple’s 5-year-old and 1-year-old, decked out in red, white and blue, explored the busy, grassy expanse outside City Hall after the ceremony.
“We just want to keep the memory alive of what happened. It will always be with us. That’s why we come to events like this,” Morales said.
Mietra Namdari walked the half-mile parade route with her three children, 13, 11 and 7, pointing out law enforcement officers positioned on rooftops, as the shooter had been.
“They’re here to keep us safe,” she told her children.
Molly Dillon, 34, grew up in Highland Park and said she missed last year's parade but has attended more than 25 times — “almost every year it wasn’t pouring down rain,” added Dillon’s father, Robert. This year, Molly wore a white T-shirt that said “gun control now.”
“It’s completely normal to walk that parade route. I’ve walked in it, I’ve watched it. And it’s also completely surreal and totally strange because this context is new for us,” Dillon said.
At night, the city planned to have a drone show instead of fireworks to avoid the noise that could sound like gunfire, Rotering said.
“I recognize for so many in our community, it’s too soon.”
Security was tight: Attendees had to register before each event, show a QR code and pass through security.
The day’s events were “a good way to celebrate, but remember, at the same time,” said Flynn, his young daughter in his arms.
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Savage is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announced that 40 of the targeted 120 patients have been enrolled in the Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal – Ticagrelor (STAR-T) trial, achieving the first enrollment milestone and triggering a pre-specified Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) review. This pivotal study intends to support both U.S. FDA and Health Canada marketing approval of DrugSorb-ATR in the United States and Canada, respectively, to remove the anti-thrombotic agent, ticagrelor (Brilinta®, AstraZeneca), during cardiothoracic surgery.
Dr. Michael J. Mack, Director of the Cardiovascular Service line at Baylor Scott & White Health System, Chairman of the Baylor Plano Research Center in Texas and co-Principal Investigator of the STAR-T trial commented: "Reaching our first trial enrollment milestone of 40 patients is a critical first step in the execution of the landmark STAR-T trial. Currently, cardiac surgeons are either forced to delay life-saving heart surgery in patients who are on antithrombotic drugs or proceed to operation when they are at very high risk for bleeding. The DrugSorb-ATR device is a novel approach that could potentially allow these high-risk surgeries to proceed in a safe and timely manner. We have designed two rigorous, pivotal trials to test the efficacy and safety of this novel device that if successful could make it available to all U.S. cardiac surgeons, so they can join their international colleagues who have it available and use it routinely in their everyday practice. We are currently focused on bringing the STAR-T trial across the finish line, so we can then turn our attention to STAR-D. I'd like to thank all of the participating centers and investigators for helping us reach this first crucial enrollment milestone and we remain very excited to welcome our Canadian colleagues who should begin contributing to enrollment very soon."
Dr. Efthymios N. Deliargyris, Chief Medical Officer of CytoSorbents stated, "We are pleased to have enrolled a third of our STAR-T pivotal study, which now triggers the first safety review by the independent DSMB of the study. We are now working diligently to complete the necessary operational steps including data collection and validation to support the upcoming DSMB safety review which is estimated in approximately 2 months. With our full attention and resources now dedicated to STAR-T and the upcoming addition of Canadian sites, we anticipate the momentum to continue and project that we can achieve the next study milestone of 80 patients enrolled in Spring 2023 that will trigger the next DSMB safety review and the pre-specified interim analysis.
About CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO)
CytoSorbents Corporation is a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and in cardiac surgery through blood purification. Its lead product, CytoSorb®, is approved in the European Union and distributed in 75 countries worldwide. It is an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber that reduces "cytokine storm" or "cytokine release syndrome" in common critical illnesses that can lead to massive inflammation, organ failure and patient death. In these diseases, the risk of death can be extremely high, and there are few, if any, effective treatments. CytoSorb is also used during and after cardiothoracic surgery to remove inflammatory mediators that can lead to postoperative complications, including multiple organ failure. As of September 30, 2022, more than 186,000 CytoSorb devices have been used cumulatively. CytoSorb was originally launched in the European Union under CE mark as the first cytokine adsorber. Additional CE mark extensions were granted for bilirubin and myoglobin removal in clinical conditions such as liver disease and trauma, respectively, and for ticagrelor and rivaroxaban removal in cardiothoracic surgery procedures. CytoSorb has also received FDA Emergency Use Authorization in the United States for use in adult critically ill COVID-19 patients with impending or confirmed respiratory failure. The DrugSorb™-ATR antithrombotic removal system, based on the same polymer technology as CytoSorb, also received two FDA Breakthrough Device Designations, one for the removal of ticagrelor and another for the removal of the direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) apixaban and rivaroxaban in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during urgent cardiothoracic procedures. The Company is currently conducting the FDA-approved, randomized, controlled STAR-T (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Ticagrelor) study of 120 patients at 30 centers to evaluate whether intraoperative use of DrugSorb-ATR can reduce the perioperative risk of bleeding in patients receiving ticagrelor and undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. This pivotal study intends to support both U.S. FDA and Health Canada marketing approval of DrugSorb-ATR in the United States and Canada, respectively, for this application. The STAR-T trial will be followed by the STAR‑D (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal-Direct Oral Anticoagulants) pivotal trial evaluating the intraoperative use of DrugSorb-ATR to reduce perioperative bleeding risk in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery and taking direct oral anticoagulants, including apixaban and rivaroxaban.
CytoSorbents' purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic substances from blood and other bodily fluids by pore capture and surface adsorption. Its technologies have received non-dilutive grant, contract, and other funding of approximately $48 million from DARPA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Material Command (USAF/AFMC), and others. The Company has numerous marketed products and products under development based upon this unique blood purification technology protected by many issued U.S. and international patents and registered trademarks, and multiple patent applications pending, including ECOS-300CY®, CytoSorb-XL™, HemoDefend-RBC™, HemoDefend-BGA™, VetResQ®, K+ontrol™, DrugSorb™, DrugSorb™-ATR, ContrastSorb, and others. For more information, please visit the Company's websites at www.cytosorbents.com and www.cytosorb.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Wyoming Man Dead After Hitting Curb, Being Thrown From Motorcycle
A Wyoming man is dead after being thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a curb, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.
The crash happened around 4:44 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, near the intersection of Sunset Drive (Interstate 80 Service Road) and Interchange Road in Rock Springs.
According to a fatality crash summary, 71-year-old Thomas Crumpton failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, causing his motorcycle to travel upon some gravel on the shoulder and rotate clockwise.
The motorcycle then collided with a curb, causing Crumpton to separate from the bike.
Crumpton, who was not wearing a helmet, was reportedly taken to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he passed away on Tuesday, May 23.
The summary says driver inattention possibly contributed to the deadly crash.
Crumpton is the first motorcyclist to die on Wyoming's highways this year.
According to his obituary, Crumpton was a resident of Rock Springs for 44 years and a former resident of Montana and Alabama.
He served in the Army during Vietnam and was honorably discharged, and was a coal miner for more than 30 years before retiring in 1994.
Fatal Crash in Downtown Casper on May 23
2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths
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(WHNT) — Tinder released a “dating dictionary” of Gen Z terms and what they really mean in an effort to help older singles, hopefully without making them feel the sting of graying hair even more in the process.
The release came after research showed that 62% of singles between 18-25 feel they speak an entirely different language compared to millennials and others when it comes to dating.
Words like “affor-dating,” “breadcrumbing,” “cushioning,” “kittenfishing,” “ick” and “eco-dumping” were included in the dictionary, with plenty of others that may be a little more recognizable.
Affor-dating, which may be a little obvious, is short for an affordable date. Think coffee dates, walks, etc.
Breadcrumbing (unrelated to Hansel and Gretel) is a reference to low-effort flirting, showing some interest. The intent is to keep the other person interested without any actual commitment.
Cushioning pretty much means that someone is keeping several “backup” relationships in their pocket in case the main one doesn’t work out.
Eco-dumping is what it sounds like: dumping someone over their lack of commitment to environmental issues.
Kittenfishing is basically a lesser form of catfishing, but still changing some aspects of yourself to come off as more attractive, though not your entire physical appearance.
Icks are turn-offs or things someone doesn’t like or finds repulsive.
A majority of the words were used from the “Tinder’s Year In Swipe 2022” report published in December, which showed it was mainly younger adults using the newer phrases.
Feel like you need to brush up on your vocabulary before your next swipe? Check out the Dating Dictionary in its entirety, which is a good idea if you don’t want to get “benched” (or set aside as a backup while your prospective sweetheart continues to date others.) | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/dont-be-an-ick-tinders-dating-dictionary-aims-to-clear-the-flirty-confusion/ | 2023-03-12 14:18:16 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/dont-be-an-ick-tinders-dating-dictionary-aims-to-clear-the-flirty-confusion/ |
ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday.
The treatment of migrants living in Turkey under temporary protection is a breach of international law, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report.
The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria.
Turkey houses the world’s largest refugee population, mostly 3.6 million Syrians who fled the decade-long war in their country.
Human Rights Watch said deported Syrians told researchers that Turkish officials arrested them in their homes, workplaces and on the street. They were then detained in poor conditions, with most suffering beatings and abuse, and forced to sign documents agreeing to “voluntarily” return to Syria.
After being driven in handcuffs to the Syrian border — journeys sometimes lasting up to 21 hours — they were forced across at gunpoint, the Syrians said.
“In violation of international law Turkish authorities have rounded up hundreds of Syrian refugees, even unaccompanied children, and forced them back to northern Syria,” said Nadia Hardman, refugee and migrant rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.
The legal principle of nonrefoulement, which Ankara is bound to by international treaty, prohibits the return of anyone to a place where they would face a real risk of persecution, torture or a threat to life. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria last month restated that Syria is not safe for returnees.
Amid a dire economic crisis, sentiment toward refugees in Turkey has turned for the worse, with attacks on Syrian homes and businesses.
Facing approaching elections, the government now aims to return increasing numbers of people to areas of northern Syria under the control of the Turkish military.
Earlier this month a Turkish official said nearly 527,000 Syrians had returned voluntarily. Announcing a home-building project in Syria’s northwest Idlib region in May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it would facilitate the return of 1 million refugees from Turkey.
Erdogan has recently signaled a change in policy toward Syria, suggesting the possibility of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Ankara previously demanded Assad’s removal as it backed opposition groups. Many Syrians living in Turkey fear warming relations could led to greater pressure on them to return.
“Although Turkey provided temporary protection to 3.6 million Syrian refugees, it now looks like Turkey is trying to make northern Syria a refugee dumping ground,” Hardman said.
Human Rights Watch interviewed 37 Syrian men and two boys between February and August, as well as relatives of those deported to Syria.
They all said they were deported together with dozens or hundreds of others and were forced to sign forms they understood to be voluntary repatriation agreements. One 26-year-old from the north Syrian city of Aleppo said a Turkish official told him that anyone who tried to re-enter Turkey would be shot.
Hardman said the European Union should suspend its funding of migration detention and border controls until forced deportations end. Under a 2016 deal, the EU has provided 6 billion euros in aid to Turkey in return for reducing the flow of migrants to Europe. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-rights-group-turkey-forces-hundreds-to-return-to-syria/ | 2022-10-24 20:07:07 | 1 | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-rights-group-turkey-forces-hundreds-to-return-to-syria/ |
SaaS Company Announces New CPO Amidst Rapid Growth
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc., the marketing platform for multi-location brands, has announced continued triple-digit revenue and employee growth as the company closes the books on the first half of 2022. In addition to realizing revenue growth of 120% compared to the first half of 2021, the SaaS organization cemented partnerships with notable brands across various industries, continued to release future-focused integrations and product optimizations, secured top business accolades, and bolstered its leadership team with a number of seasoned industry experts. In doing so, SOCi further solidified its position as the leading platform for enterprise level multi-location marketing.
Contributing to the immense growth of SOCi in 2022, the company has inked partnerships with some of the most recognizable multi-location brands in the U.S., including Ford Motor Company/FordDirect, Jersey Mike's, Rent-A-Center, Smashburger, and Taco John's. In total, 75 new multi-location brands made up of over 100,000 locations have joined the brand's customer portfolio since January 2022.
"SOCi works tirelessly to deliver innovative technologies and solutions for the complex needs of multi-location enterprises, and in so doing helps hundreds of thousands of local businesses and communities thrive and prosper," said Afif Khoury, CEO of SOCi. "It is more important than ever for national and global brands that transact locally to effectively reach and engage with their customers in a local and authentic way."
To meet the growing number of complex needs of multi-location marketers, SOCi rolled out several updates to its platform in the first half of 2022. The company launched a listings integration with Olo for restaurant brands to provide them with full funnel visibility and more robust consumer insight. Additionally, SOCi launched Google rankings visibility within SOCi Listings, which gives customers the ability to see how each of their specific locations ranks within Google at both the account and local level. To-date, there are over 300,000 Google Business Profiles managed within the SOCi platform.
Due to the company's unrelenting dedication to product innovation, growth, and its people, SOCi received several recognitions and awards including a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and Entrepreneur's Top Franchise Suppliers, each for the fifth year in a row. SOCi also earned G2's Best Software Awards for Marketing and Digital Advertising Products, was named one of Forbes' Best Startup Employers in America, secured a spot on the Inc. 5000 Regionals 2022: Pacific list, and was included on The Financial Times List of America's Fastest Growing Companies.
SOCi has grown its year-over-year headcount by 125% compared to the first half of 2021. Because of this, SOCi has welcomed Pam Perry as its chief people officer who will help the company invest further in the continuity of the culture and career paths of its employees. SOCi also welcomed two additional key members to the leadership and advisory team, including Shoaib Zahoori, who joined SOCi as the company's SVP of Strategy and Revenue Operations, and, Brandon Rhoten, who became a member of SOCi's Industry Advisory Board which focuses on continuing the company's verticalization efforts to deliver tailored solutions and localized strategy to the industries it serves.
To learn more about SOCi and how its growth will continue to support multi-location brands across verticals, visit www.meetsoci.com.
SOCi is the marketing platform for multi-location brands. We empower businesses like Ace Hardware, Sport Clips and Anytime Fitness to scale marketing efforts across all digital channels in a way that's brand directed, locally perfected, and data connected. As one central place to scale marketing, SOCi makes the impossible possible by enabling top brands and their locations to strengthen and scale their digital presence across limitless local search and social pages while protecting what matters most, their reputation. For more information on how SOCi can help fuel your localized marketing success, visit us at www.meetsoci.com or message us at hello@meetsoci.com.
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in IonQ, Inc. ("IonQ" or the "Company") (NYSE: IONQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of IonQ investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 30, 2021 and May 2, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
IONQ investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in IonQ during the relevant time frame, you have until August 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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The unsung legacy of a Black woman who fearlessly fought for her liberty in court ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation is being memorialized. On Sunday, a statue honoring Elizabeth Freeman will be unveiled in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Freeman’s journey exemplifies the power of resilience in the face of oppression. Born in Columbia County, New York, during the 1700s with the birth name Mum Bett, she endured the harrowing, inhumane perils of enslavement alongside her younger sister Lizzie. She and her sister were forcibly taken to a plantation in Sheffield owned by Colonel John Ashley, where they were held in bondage against their will.
Bett was determined to seek liberty. After overhearing a public reading of the Sheffield Declaration—which implemented elements included in the United States Declaration of Independence and the Massachusetts Constitution—Bett and an enslaved man named Brom enlisted the support of attorney Theodore Sedgwick and began to take the necessary steps towards legally fighting for emancipation.
In 1781, Sedgwick filed a court document with the Berkshire Court of Common Pleas that deemed Bett’s enslavement unconstitutional. The case Brom and Bett v. Ashley was taken to the County Court of Common Pleas of Great Barrington that same year. Bet and Brom won the case in which they received their freedom, 30 shillings and had their legal fees covered.
After being legally liberated on August 21, 1781, Bett changed her name to Elizabeth Freeman. She did paid housework for Sedgwick and later became a midwife and nurse. She purchased a home for her and her family two decades after being emancipated. Freeman died in 1829, but her brave impact has reverberated for generations. Her case ultimately set a precedent for other legal “freedom suits,” which eventually prompted the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to forbid slavery within the state.
Politician and civil rights attorney Deval Patrick, Massachusetts’ first Black governor, and his wife Diane played a pivotal role in ensuring this project came to fruition.
“What I love about the story is that this remarkable woman, enslaved, sometimes brutalized, unable to read, listened carefully to the conversation around the table as the men she was serving discussed the concepts of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as ‘inalienable rights,’” Patrick shared in a statement, according to the news outlet. “I love that this powerless woman could imagine these powerful ideas as her own and could persuade others to test that question. And I love that the Massachusetts courts had the integrity of purpose to take her question seriously.”
After honoring other women trailblazers in Berkshire County last year, State Rep. William Pignatelli wanted to introduce a statue of Freeman that symbolized her courage. The sculpture will stand at the First Congregational Church. In addition to the bronze 8-foot monument created by Brian Hanlon, a scholarship fund for local high school students has been launched to pay homage to Freeman.
News about Freeman’s statue comes a year after it was announced a monument honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman was coming to the city of Newark.
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Which Ninja food processor is best?
Love cooking, but tired of endless chopping and slicing? A Ninja food processor makes prep a breeze, so you can make your favorite meals in half the time. If you want a reliable food processor with all the blades and discs you’ll need, the Ninja BN602 Professional Advanced 9-Cup Food Processor is an excellent model.
What to know before you buy a Ninja food processor
Types of Ninja food processors
The most popular type of Ninja food processor is the standard full size model. It comes with a range of blades and discs and has a large capacity.
Ninja also makes blender/food processor combos, which are primarily blenders but also come with a food processor bowl attachment. These are great for buyers who want both a blender and a food processor and don’t have either yet.
Finally, you can buy Ninja mini choppers, which are tiny versions of food processors. They don’t come with discs, so they can only chop, dice and puree.
Wattage
The wattage of the motor tells you how powerful a food processor is. Full size Ninja food processors have powerful 1,000 watt motors, so they’re more than capable of taking on heavy duty food processing tasks like kneading dough and making peanut butter.
Bowl size
The bowl size or capacity tells you how much you can process at any one time. Full-size Ninja food processors have large 9 cup capacities, which is great when cooking for a crowd or when you want to chop all your ingredients at the same time. Mini choppers have capacities of around 3 cups, which is a decent size for chopping ingredients one at a time.
What to look for in a quality Ninja food processor
Blades and discs
Full size Ninja food processors generally come with two blades—one sharp blade for chopping and one dull plastic blade for kneading. The discs that come with food processors are used for shredding and slicing ingredients. Some Ninja models include multiple discs with special settings like crinkle cutting, while others come with just one reversible disc.
Chute
The chute is used for adding ingredients while the food processor is running, which is useful when using discs or when making recipes that require ingredients to be added gradually.
Control type
Full size Ninja food processors usually have digital touch panels, which are easy to use and wipe clean. Ninja mini choppers tend to have basic one-touch pulse controls.
How much you can expect to spend on a Ninja food processor
Mini Ninja food processors cost around $40, while blender/food processor systems can cost as much as $200. A standard full size Ninja food processor should cost around $100.
Ninja food processor FAQ
Is a food processor the same thing as a blender?
A. Although they look fairly similar, food processors and blenders aren’t the same thing. Blenders are generally designed for pureeing or liquidizing wet foods, like soups, smoothies and juices. To run effectively, they need some liquid in the mix. Food processors, on the other hand, are designed for processing drier foods. The standard blades can chop and dice vegetables, while blades slice and shred. Some models come with a dough hook for kneading bread doughs.
Are Ninja food processors good?
A. Ninja is a trusted brand in the world of kitchen appliances and its food processors receive high ratings from customers. They’re durable, well-made and easy-to-use. Full size models come with a range of handy attachments and accessories.
What’s the best Ninja food processor to buy?
Top Ninja food processor
Ninja BN602 Professional Advanced 9-Cup Food Processor
What you need to know: This top-tier Ninja food processor is for avid cooks who want a versatile model.
What you’ll love: This food processor comes with a chopping blade and a kneading blade, along with three discs for slicing, shredding, grating and more. The powerful 1,000-watt motor can take on practically any ingredient.
What you should consider: One user found that the stem that holds the discs can be unstable.
Where to buy: Sold by Bed Bath and Beyond
Top Ninja food processor for the money
What you need to know: This affordable mini chopper is perfect for anyone who doesn’t need a full size food processor.
What you’ll love: The 2-cup capacity is the perfect size for chopping individual ingredients and making dips. It’s extremely easy to use with one-touch operation. The stainless steel blades are strong and sharp.
What you should consider: Unlike full-sized food processors, it doesn’t have discs for shredding and slicing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Ninja BN601 Professional Plus 9-Cup Food Processor
What you need to know: This powerful yet reasonably priced processor has a simple digital control pad.
What you’ll love: With this model, you’ll receive a disc for shredding and slicing, plus two sets of blades for chopping and kneading. It’s powerful enough to tackle any task thanks to the 1,000-watt motor.
What you should consider: This food processor only features one reversible disc for both shredding and slicing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City School Board’s Naming Committee needs your help!
The committee wants to hear your thoughts as they work to name the Administration Building on Campbell Avenue and the new Roanoke Technical Education Center beside William Fleming High School.
From now until Tuesday, Feb. 28, you can offer feedback on the name nominations by taking a survey, which can be found here.
There will also be a public meeting at the Administration Building on Douglass Avenue on Feb. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. if you wish to voice your concerns in person. You will need to register by noon on the day of the meeting by emailing the Board Clerk at boardclerk@rcps.info or calling 540-853-1655. You can also do this by arriving 15 minutes ahead of the meeting to sign in. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/02/23/public-input-needed-as-roanoke-works-to-name-new-educational-buildings/ | 2023-02-23 13:42:05 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/02/23/public-input-needed-as-roanoke-works-to-name-new-educational-buildings/ |
Readfield voters went to the polls on Tuesday to elect officials to serve on the select board and school board and decide on several key referendums.
Election results will be available here from the Bangor Daily News and its elections partner, Decision Desk HQ. Use the table below to see the latest. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/readfield-election-results-june-14/ | 2022-06-18 22:48:57 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/readfield-election-results-june-14/ |
Hugh Freeze is on a roll, this time taking advantage of a blue-chip program’s horrid week on the recruiting trail.
Kayin Lee, a four-star from Ellenwood, Georgia, changed his commitment from Ohio State to Auburn.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound cornerback became the 21st member of the 2023 class and the second prospect to switch schools during the early signing period. Overall, he’s the eighth flip since Freeze was named head coach. Like Highland Home defensive lineman Keldric Faulk, assistant coach Zac Etheridge played a role in getting Lee on the Plains, as did returning assistant Wesley McGriff.
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Lee played at Cedar (Ga.) Grove for head coach Miguel Patrick, who then joined Ryan Day’s staff at Ohio State. Lee committed to the Buckeyes on June 27 with 10 interceptions recorded heading into his senior year. But a shift in Colombus changed the outlook on Lee’s commitment. Patrick left for UAB and the Buckeyes have lost multiple elite prospects in the lead-up to Wednesday, including top 2024 quarterback Dylan Raiola. Day cited name, image and likeness opportunities as a factor in the current cycle.
The Tigers had previously been among Lee’s finalists, along with Georgia and Oregon. Seizing an opportunity, Freeze and co. got Lee on campus on Dec. 2. Also like Faulk, Lee represents a motivated effort by Auburn’s new staff to get physical, difference-making players on board.
247Sports recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins scouted Lee in March, writing: “A lunchpail type of cornerback that is physical enough to play in the boundary, but also fluid enough to get it done on the field side. ... Aggressive with his hands and will put his hip right on a wide receiver. Does a nice job of reading and reacting to what’s going on in front of him.”
Auburn has five defensive backs in the class, which has risen nearly 40 spots on the 247Sports Composite team rankings. The group is currently at No. 8 in the Southeastern Conference, behind Texas A&M and South Carolina. While more additions may come through the transfer portal, the Tigers may be done for the start of the signing period as Freeze’s press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Customer reviews rank Arkose Labs as no. 1 in "Likelihood to Recommend," "Ease of Setup," and "Ease of Use" categories in the new G2 Grid® Report.
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkose Labs™, the global leader in bot management and account security, has been named Leader in G2's Bot Detection and Mitigation Winter 2023 Grid® Report. The company has achieved this recognition for three consecutive quarters.
Arkose Labs announced the recognition today, citing strong customer collaboration, an innovative product suite and differentiated roadmap, and high technology efficacy, as the drivers for its near-perfect ratings. G2 ratings are calculated based on several criteria, including customer reviews.
Arkose Labs delivers value into the marketplace by working closely with enterprise CISOs to stop adversarial attacks. As a result of Arkose Labs' distinct approach, CISOs consistently save their companies millions of dollars on downstream benefits, such as reducing support time managing compromised accounts, decreasing fraud case management for payment teams, lowering disruption rates for new customers, and reducing infrastructure cost by removing high volumes of bad bot traffic.
This report is a much-anticipated view into cybersecurity vendors that detect and mitigate prevalent types of online attacks: account takeovers, credential stuffing attacks, fake account creations, IRSF/SMS Toll Fraud, phishing, etc. Reviews written by actual customers weigh heavily on the individual scoring for each vendor.
According to G2, 100% of customers rated Arkose Labs 4 or 5 stars for an overall score of 4.9, the highest among vendors; 100% of customers believe Arkose Labs is headed in the right direction, 100% rated it for Ease of Setup, and 98% said they would be likely to recommend its products. Additionally, Arkose Labs received a 99% score in the Quality of Support category and 98% in the Ease of Doing Business With category.
"We're humbled by the new G2 ratings, as they reflect the daily collaboration between our team and customers to stop bad actors," said Kevin Gosschalk, founder and CEO, Arkose Labs. "In providing our customers with award-winning service and an outstanding product, CISOs can be confident that our solutions produce a material ROI, as well as protect their systems and strengthen the online environment they create for consumers."
Outstanding customer support has long been recognized by industry analysts and customers as one of Arkose Labs' primary differentiators. Its cutting-edge bot management technology is supported by a 24 x 7 x 365 Security Operations Center (SOC) and threat research team dedicated to providing customers with maximum defense against large-scale attacks. The SOC provides active mitigation, working right alongside with customers during attacks and adapting the Arkose Labs decision engine to evolving threats.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in mixed trading Thursday as more signs of a strong job market have worries about interest rates weighing heavier on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in early trading and on track for a third straight fall. The Nasdaq composite was also down, 0.6% lower, as another rise in yields in the bond market added more pressure on technology and high-growth stocks in particular.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was stronger, up 80 points, or 0.2%, at 32,742, as of 9:52 a.m. Eastern time, largely because of a leap for Salesforce following a strong earnings report.
Most stocks fell as more data rolled in to show that the job market is remaining far more resilient than expected, even though the Federal Reserve has jacked up interest rates at the fastest pace in decades. A report showed that fewer workers applied for unemployment benefits last week for a third straight week.
While that’s good news for workers and the overall economy in the near term because it indicates layoffs are low across the country, the fear is that a too-strong jobs market could add upward pressure to inflation. It’s the latest piece of data to show that the overall economy, as well as inflation, are staying stronger and higher than expected.
A separate report Thursday showed that labor costs were higher than earlier reported for the last three months of 2022, while productivity was revised down. Both could add pressure on inflation. It follows other reports over the last month showing overall job growth, spending by consumers and inflation at multiple levels of the economy all remain higher than expected.
That’s forced Wall Street to raise its forecasts for how high the Fed will ultimately take interest rates. It also means a delay in any hopes for upcoming cuts to rates. Traders are now in closer alignment with what the Fed has long been saying about keeping rates higher for longer, with many expecting the central bank to ratchet up its own forecasts later this month.
The swing has been clear in the bond market, where Treasury yields have shot higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.06% from 4.00% late Wednesday and from less than 3.40% earlier this year. It helps set rates for mortgages and other loans that shape the economy, and it’s near its highest level since November.
The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, rose to 4.95% from 4.88% and is close to its highest level since 2007.
Higher rates can drive down inflation because they slow the economy, but they also raise the risk of a recession down the line. They likewise hurt prices for stocks and other investments.
They tend to most hurt investments seen as the riskiest, most expensive or forcing their investors to wait the longest for big growth. That’s hit technology and high-growth stocks in particular.
Telsa was helping to lead the way lower for the stock market. It sank 6.6% after saying its next generation of vehicles will cost half as much, though providing few details about its design in a presentation to investors. Hormel Foods, the company behind Spam and Applegate meats, also fell. It sank 6.9% for one of the largest losses in the S&P 500 after reporting weaker profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected.
On the winning side was Salesforce, which topped forecasts for its profit and revenue last quarter. It also gave a stronger-than-expected forecast for upcoming results. It leaped 13.5%.
Macy’s rose 11% after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the holidays than analysts expected.
It ran counter to several other big retailers that have offered discouraging forecasts recently given the struggles of some U.S. households amid still-high inflation.
Stock markets overseas were mixed to lower.
New data out of Europe Thursday showed that inflation eased slightly in the 20 countries that use the euro currency but remains higher than economists expected.
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Lindale coach says tough schedule gets team ready for district
Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 11:54 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LINDALE, Texas (KLTV) - Lindale Head Coach Chris Cochran said Friday’s win over Van “had a district-championship feel.”
Cochran said his team’s brutal preseason schedule will have them ready for district play in two weeks.
In the meantime, the Eagles are prepping for a showdown against a very tough undefeated Gilmer team.
“They always have speed and athleticism but it feels like it’s 10-times that this year,” Cochran said.
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Scenes of devastation along the Pajaro River: ‘The water is still coming in. It’s rising’
Crowds of onlookers stood on the Watsonville side of the Pajaro River Bridge looking at the swollen muddy river rushing below and the closed-off, submerged town of Pajaro on the other side.
Emergency responders — sheriff’s deputies, police, county divers and boat rescue crews — were parked along the bridge behind yellow tape.
Police and county sheriff deputies stopped both the curious from crossing, as well as a few people who said they had family members or businesses on the other side.
One man, who declined to provide his name, said his grandmother was stuck on the other side in a flooded home. The police would not let him cross but took down her address and promised to check.
Flash flood warnings remain in effect for parts of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Tulare and Sonoma counties, according to the National Weather Service.
Connie and Victor Alvarez, owner of Alvarez Collison and Paint, said they were trying to get in to check on their business. They said they’d been notified by Monterey County that their business was probably flooded and there was concern that toxic chemicals and solvents could be getting into the water.
As the most recent storm moved out of the region Saturday, this Central Coast community was among the hardest hit. A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues.
“So, we’re here to check,” said Connie Alvarez as she waited for a sheriff’s deputy to check to see if she had permission to cross.
Javier Gomez, legislative analyst for Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, pointed to rushing water pouring south and west along the flooded streets of Porter, San Juan and Brooklyn.
“The water is still coming in,” he said. “It’s rising.”
Three blocks upstream, on the other side of a flooded area, three people were walking east, along the river, carrying large black plastic bags. Gomez said those were probably some of the “hundreds” of people who didn’t heed the evacuation warnings.
Amid frustration and fear, residents in the San Bernardino Mountains have stepped in to help one another and provide services they say were lacking from the county.
“I don’t know how many stayed,” he said. “But we’ve been doing back-to-back rescues all day. Feels like there were at least 100.”
Monterey County Sheriff Deputy Mike Hampson said many of the same people had been evacuated in January when the river got high.
“At that time, they were displaced for about a week,” he said, noting that this time it’s probably going to be longer — as crews will have to clean flooded and contaminated streets and homes and restore electricity to the area.
He said many people who evacuated last night are also now trying to come back to get their pets and belongings. He can’t let them in. He said the Fire Department is taking down addresses and checking on animals.
“It’s hard,” he said. “You can hear dogs barking in some of the houses.”
At the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds, about 150 evacuees from Pajaro were talking, drawing, going through donated items — such as clothing and blankets — and getting ready for what they guessed would be a stay of at least a few weeks.
Andres Garcia, 39, said this was the third time he’d been evacuated from Pajaro by the flooding river. He was here in January, and also in 1995 — when the town was flooded, “even worse” than it is now, he said. He added that he’s unable to work right now — the mountain bike shop that employs him is also underwater.
He’ll probably have to claim unemployment, he said, shaking his head. He, his wife and their 8-year-old daughter left the inundated city early Saturday after they got a knock on the door from a sheriff’s deputy urging them to leave.
Garcia said they left before the water got too high, but he has no idea what state his house is in now. His neighbor, Laura Garcia, left after dawn.
She showed a video of water sloshing through her house — lapping against a crib, chairs, dining room set and shelves.
Andres Garcia said many people will be out of work as long as the water stays high — especially people who toil in the now submerged fields around the area.
“They can’t do anything while it’s like this,” he said.
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Ohio’s education department said it would investigate the apparent use of fascist materials by a home-schooling network after reports that the pro-Nazi group is run by a couple living in the state. The course materials denigrate the intelligence of African Americans and celebrate Adolf Hitler.
But there’s likely little the state can do because while the state mandates that certain topics be taught, it does not govern details of what home school can and cannot include.
Last week, the Anonymous Comrades Collective, a group of anti-fascism researchers, reported that an organization called Dissident Homeschool was distributing pro-Nazi curriculum via a Telegram channel that has more than 2,300 subscribers.
The group’s leaders call themselves Mr. and Mrs. Saxon, but the Anonymous Comrades research team identified them as Katja and Logan Lawrence of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. HuffPost confirmed their identities in a subsequent report.
The Lawrences could not be reached for comment.
The messages and lessons distributed by the home schooling network are filled with Nazi, white supremacist and racist lessons, according to excerpts posted by the Anonymous Comrades Collective. When the network reached its 1,000th subscriber, leaders celebrated with a photo of boys delivering a Nazi salute. “Mrs. Saxon” wrote, “It fills my heart with joy to know there is such a strong base of home-schoolers and homeschool-interested national socialists. Hail Victory.”
She told a podcast called “Achtung! Amerikaner” that she started the network because she was having trouble finding “Nazi approved school material for my home-schooled children.”
She also said: “We are so deeply invested into making sure that that child becomes a wonderful Nazi.”
One lesson distributed by the network teaches students that Black people have lower IQs than White people do. The lessons venerate Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and denigrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Mrs. Saxon” also talks of celebrating Adolf Hitler’s birthday with favorite German foods, bragging about making a “swastika apple pie.”
In a lesson reported by HuffPost, children are taught handwriting by copying a quotation about “the behavior of the blacks” that begins: “A leopard does not change his spots just because you bring him in from the jungle and try to housebreak him and turn him into a pet.”
Nazis murdered 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. In recent years, the United States and other countries have seen a rise in antisemitism, including comments from high-profile figures such as the rapper Ye; greater acceptance of stereotypes and tropes; and rising incidents of antisemitic graffiti and other incidents.
In Ohio, parents who want to home school their children must notify the local school district and provide 900 hours of instruction per year on a range of subjects including language, reading, geography, math and science. They also must provide an assessment of student work.
In a statement, Stephanie K. Siddens, Ohio’s interim superintendent of public instruction, condemned the Nazi home-schoolers but said nothing about how they might be stopped.
“I am outraged and saddened,” she said. “There is absolutely no place for hate-filled, divisive and hurtful instruction in Ohio’s schools, including our state’s home-schooling community. I emphatically and categorically denounce the racist, antisemitic and fascist ideology and materials being circulated as reported in recent media stories.”
The superintendent of the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools, Eric Landversicht, also responded to the reporting with a letter to the community. He said he could not discuss specific students and said there was nothing he could do to stop this teaching. He also said the district vigorously enforces a ban on discrimination in official programs and activities, and he offered counseling support for students who need it.
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest.
The Rebels announced Beard’s hiring on Monday and will introduce him Tuesday in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion. Beard is a four-time conference coach of the year and was AP’s national coach of the year in 2019.
But his two-year tenure at alma mater Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15. A prosecutor said his office determined that the charge of assault by strangulation/suffocation-family violence could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Texas suspended Beard after his Dec. 12 arrest and fired him three weeks later when Texas officials told Beard’s attorney he was “unfit” to lead the program. Beard was arrested when his fiancée, Randi Trew, called 911 and told officers that Beard strangled, bit and hit her during a confrontation in his home.
She later said that Beard didn’t choke her, and was defending himself, and that she never intended for Beard to be arrested and prosecuted.
Beard replaces Kermit Davis, who was ousted on Feb. 24 after going 74-79 in nearly five full seasons.
“We thoroughly evaluated a number of outstanding candidates, and there is no doubt Coach Beard is one of the top coaches in the nation,” said Keith Carter, the school’s vice chancellor for athletics. “After conducting due diligence and speaking to a number of individuals on and off the court, it was evident he is the right person to guide our team to greatness.”
Beard has led three different programs to the NCAA Tournament since 2016, including an appearance in the 2019 championship game and an Elite Eight run the year before at Texas Tech. He is 237-98 as a head coach and 11-5 in the NCAA Tournament.
“I am honored to be joining the Ole Miss family and excited to get started at this great university,” said Beard, who was 29-13 at Texas. “I can’t express how grateful I am to Chancellor (Glenn) Boyce, Keith Carter and the rest of the search committee for their belief in me to lead this program. I am really looking forward to being an active part of the Oxford community.”
Beard spent five seasons at Texas Tech, going 112-55 at a program that had endured five losing seasons in the previous six years. The Red Raiders went to their first Elite Eight in his second season and made it to the national championship game in 2019.
Beard led Little Rock to a 30-5 record and a Sun Belt Conference title in his lone season, making the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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On Wednesday night, Charlie Baker told Sam Kennedy with a laugh: “This is all on you.”
“This” is Baker’s new job, incoming president of the NCAA.
It is a role Kennedy, the Red Sox CEO and president, helped fill after being reached by Len Perna, NCAA-affiliated headhunter who works for TurnkeyZRG, back in September.
“(Perna) was describing what college sports needed and he started to walk me through the qualifications that they were looking for and Charlie just immediately popped into my head, so I suggested that they have a conversation,” Kennedy told the Globe on Thursday.
“It’s so great that it came together, I’m so excited for Charlie and (Baker’s wife) Lauren and the family and honestly, college sports, which needs this – badly.”
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The NCAA is facing a number of legal challenges as it navigates a new landscape of NIL — name, image, likeness — which allows athletes to market their persona on an individual basis. Then, there’s the growing amount of money in broadcasting sports, particularly in football, as conferences negotiate high-price television and streaming deals.
But why is Baker a good fit? Kennedy explained his reasoning.
“First of all, he’s a former student-athlete, he’s always been passionate about sports, especially college sports, he’s got experience as CEO, he’s had experience in private equity but he’s very empathetic and has tons of compassion,” said Kennedy. “And, perhaps most importantly, he is politically wired into the White House and Congress and the Senate. He understands how to get things done, and the NCAA has a ton of challenges right now and a ton of opportunities. He just seems to be the perfect leader at the perfect time.”
Kennedy said it took little effort to pique Perna’s interest in Baker.
“I don’t think Len was thinking necessarily about a sitting politician, but he immediately got it when I started to describe Charlie,” said Kennedy. “He asked me in what context I knew him, and I told them that I’ve been watching and had known Charlie back to his days as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim a little bit. But I really got to know him as governor, watching him lead the state for two terms, and especially through COVID and how he handled a crisis of epic proportions. You know, the whole world was disrupted, and Massachusetts was disrupted.
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“Len immediately got it that this is a guy who can lead with vision and strength, but also with kindness and empathy.”
As the recruitment commenced, Kennedy said he stayed in touch with both Baker and Perna.
“My only worry was that somehow Lauren might be upset with me for suggesting he take on something like this because it’s a massive challenge,” said Kennedy. “But anyone who knows the Bakers knows that Lauren is the strength and brains of the operation. They’re a team and it was incredibly important to Charlie that Lauren was fully on board, and Len understood that.”
Kennedy sees Baker as a viable candidate for virtually any position.
“I’m a registered Democrat but if I could handpick a President of the United States, it would be Charlie Baker without question,” said Kennedy. “He’s just one of the most impressive leaders – he’s bipartisan, he gets people, he understands business, he cares about not-for-profits, he’s just extraordinary, He doesn’t engage in all the BS out there. So, it was an honor to play a very small part in this whole thing.”
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Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 employees
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN
Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, marking the second round of significant job cuts for the tech giant in four months.
The latest layoffs, announced on Tuesday, come after Meta said in November that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce, or 11,000 jobs, in the single largest round of cuts in the company’s history.
“Overall, we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post Tuesday.
This is a developing story. More to come…
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John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist knows it’s too soon after his shot late this summer, especially since he’s not at high risk from the virus.
It’s the kind of calculation many Americans will face as booster shots that target currently circulating omicron strains become available to a population with widely varying risks and levels of immunity.
Here are some things to know:
HOW ARE THE NEW BOOSTERS DIFFERENT?
They’re combination or “bivalent” shots that contain half the original vaccine that’s been used since December 2020 and half protection against today’s dominant omicron versions, BA.4 and BA.5. It’s the first update to COVID-19 vaccines ever cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
WHO’S ELIGIBLE?
Updated shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are authorized for anyone 12 and older, and rival Moderna’s version is for adults. They’re to be used as a booster for anyone who’s already had their primary vaccination series — using shots from any U.S.-cleared company — and regardless of how many boosters they’ve already gotten.
IF I JUST GOT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BOOSTERS, SHOULD I GET THE NEW KIND RIGHT AWAY?
No. The FDA set the minimum wait time at two months. But advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s better to wait longer. Some advise at least three months, another said someone who’s not at high risk might wait as long as six months.
“If you wait a little more time, you get a better immunologic response,” said CDC adviser Dr. Sarah Long of Drexel University.
That’s because someone who recently got a booster already has more virus-fighting antibodies in their bloodstream. Antibodies gradually wane over time, and another shot too soon won’t offer much extra benefit, explained Wherry, who wasn’t involved with the government’s decision-making.
WHAT IF I RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM COVID-19?
It’s still important to get vaccinated even if you’ve already been infected — but timing matters here, too.
The CDC has long told people to defer vaccination until they’ve recovered but also that people may consider waiting for three months after recovering to get a vaccination. And several CDC advisers say waiting the three months is important, both for potentially more benefit from the shot and to reduce chances of a rare side effect, heart inflammation, that sometimes affects teen boys and young men.
HOW MUCH BENEFIT WILL THE NEW BOOSTERS OFFER?
That’s not clear, because tests of this exact recipe have only just begun in people.
The FDA cleared the new boosters based in large part on human studies of a similarly tweaked vaccine that’s just been recommended by regulators in Europe. Those tweaked shots target an earlier omicron strain, BA.1, that circulated last winter, and studies found they revved up people’s virus-fighting antibodies.
With that earlier omicron version now replaced by BA.4 and BA.5, the FDA ordered an additional tweak to the shots — and tests in mice showed they spark an equally good immune response.
There’s no way to know if antibodies produced by an omicron-matched booster might last longer than a few months. But a booster also is supposed to strengthen immune system memory, adding to protection against serious illness from the ever-mutating virus.
HOW DO WE KNOW THEY’RE SAFE?
The basic ingredients used in both omicron-targeting updated vaccines are the same. Testing by Pfizer and Moderna of their BA.1-targeted versions proved safe in human studies and CDC’s advisers concluded the additional small recipe change should be no different.
Flu vaccines are updated every year without human trials.
CAN I GET A NEW COVID-19 BOOSTER AND A FLU SHOT AT THE SAME TIME?
Yes, one in each arm.
WHAT IF I WANT TO WAIT?
People at high risk from COVID-19 are encouraged to get the new booster when they’re due. After all, BA.5 still is spreading widely and hospitalization rates in older adults have increased since spring.
Most Americans eligible for an updated booster have gone at least six months since their last shot, according to the CDC — plenty of time that another shot should trigger a good immune response.
But the original formula still offers good protection against severe illness and death, especially after that all-important first booster. So it’s not uncommon for younger and healthier people to time boosters to take advantage of a shot’s temporary jump in protection against even a mild infection, like Wherry did.
A healthy 51-year-old, Wherry said he postponed the second booster recommended for his age for seven months, until late summer — just before an international trip that he knew would increase his risk from unmasked crowds.
With the updated boosters now rolling out, he plans to evaluate in four or five months — when presumably his antibody level starts waning and he’s planning holiday gatherings, whether he’d benefit from another shot.
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SHISHMAREF, Alaska (AP) — “Home sweet home.” That’s how Helen Kakoona calls her Alaska Native village of Shishmaref when asked what it means to live on a remote barrier island near the Arctic Circle.
Her home and the traditional lifestyle kept for thousands of years is in peril, vulnerable to the effects of climate change with rising sea levels, erosion and the loss of protective sea ice.
So much has been lost over time that residents have voted twice to relocate. But Shishmaref remains in the same place. The relocation is too costly. In this Inupiat village of 600 residents live mostly off subsistence hunting of seals, fishing and berry picking. Some fear that if they move, they’d lose that traditional way of life that they’ve carried on from their ancestors.
On a recent day, hunters boarded boats at sunrise in the village’s lagoon and returned in the evening hauling spotted seals. Kakoona and her mother helped skin the seals with an “ulu” or women’s knife and prepared to cure them in a weeks-long process.
“No other place feels like home but here,” said Kakoona, 28. She tried to settle down in different towns, but she ended up returning to Shishmaref to stay with her mother, Mary Kakoona, 63.
“I know we gotta move sometime,” Mary said about a relocation that at times seems inevitable. “Water is rising and this island is getting smaller.”
Shishmaref is located on an island that is a quarter mile wide and about three miles long. It is one of dozens of Alaska villages that are under threat from climate change.
“We’ve been here all of our lives,” said Ned Ahgupuk, a Shishmaref resident, who on a recent day strolled on a beach at sunset with his girlfriend and their one-year-old son. Climate change, is “kind of” a concern, he said, but he won’t leave the island. “Everyone,” he said, “is like a big family caring for each other.”
Sadie McGill and husband Tracy McGill feel the same. On a chilly fall day, they played with puppies bred to be sled dogs in front of the home where she was born and raised. After living abroad, she recently returned to the village to take care of her aging mother. The effects of climate change worry her and she’d be willing to relocate but she’d prefer to remain home.
“It’s really sad to see our native land go and disappear into the ocean,” she said. “I want to stay here where we were raised and born — and (where) we know how to survive.”
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday.
Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered Saturday, city spokeswoman Sarah Ott said. Two other men — 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien — are still unaccounted for. Colvin, 42, is the first person confirmed to have died in the collapse.
No other details were immediately released. Prien’s daughter, Nancy Prien Frezza, told The Associated Press that she has not received any updates on the search for her father.
The Quad-City Times reported that Colvin’s son, Branden Colvin Jr., graduated from high school Saturday. He and other family members had been at the collapse site almost constantly, hoping for a miracle.
The discovery of Colvin’s body came a day after authorities announced that the search for survivors had been completed, with attention turning to shoring up the structure so recovery efforts could begin.
The remains of the six-story apartment building were constantly in motion in the first 24 to 36 hours after it collapsed on May 28, which officials said posed a risk to rescuers who were trying to search for survivors.
City officials had said earlier that Colvin, Hitchcock and Prien had “high probability of being home at the time of the collapse.”
Authorities have said that searching the building was extremely dangerous — and that it was constantly shifting and at risk of further collapse, putting rescuers at great risk. An Iowa task force completed a search for survivors on Thursday and began focusing on shoring up the structure for recovery efforts.
“We are doing the best we can to balance the building conditions and the safety of our responders,” Fire Chief Mike Carlsten told reporters during a briefing after the collapse. He said conditions have forced a response that may take “days and weeks” instead of what ideally would have been minutes or hours.
Mayor Mike Matson has said the debris pile “could be a place of rest for some of the unaccounted.”
Work to bring down the building was moving forward amid questions about why neither the owner nor city officials warned residents about potential danger even after a structural engineer’s report issued just days before the collapse indicated a wall of the century-old building was at imminent risk of crumbling.
Documents released by the city show that city officials and the building’s owner were warned for months that parts of the building were unstable.
Tenants also complained to the city in recent years about a host of problems they say were ignored by property managers, including no heat or hot water for weeks or even months at a time, as well as mold and water leakage from ceilings and toilets. While city officials tried to address some complaints and gave vacate orders to individual apartments, a broader evacuation was never ordered, records show.
Current and former residents told The Associated Press about interior cracks on the wall that ultimately collapsed that were reported to building management.
Andrew Wold, the building’s owner, released a statement dated May 30 saying “our thoughts and prayers are with our tenants.” He has made no statement since then, and efforts to reach him, his company and a man believed to be his attorney have been unsuccessful.
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WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction.
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding Murdaugh guilty of two counts of murder at the end of a six-week trial that pulled back the curtain on the once-prominent lawyer’s fall from grace.
Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced, which in South Carolina is typically right after the verdict but can be delayed if a judge chooses.
Through more than 75 witnesses and nearly 800 pieces of evidence, jurors heard about betrayed friends and clients, Murdaugh’s failed attempt to stage his own death in an insurance fraud scheme, a fatal boat crash in which his son was implicated, the housekeeper who died in a fall in the Murdaugh home, the grisly scene of the killings and Bubba, the chicken-snatching dog.
In the end, Murdaugh’s fate appeared sealed by cellphone video taken by his son, who he called “Little Detective” for his knack for finding bottles of painkillers in his father’s belongings after the lawyer had sworn off the pills.
Testimony culminated in Murdaugh’s appearance on the witness stand, when he admitted stealing millions from clients and lying to investigators about being at the dog kennels where the shootings took place but steadfastly maintained his innocence in the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.
“I did not kill Maggie, and I did not kill Paul. I would never hurt Maggie, and I would never hurt Paul — ever — under any circumstances,” Murdaugh said.
Murdaugh’s 52-year-old wife was shot four or five times with a rifle and their 22-year-old son was shot twice with a shotgun at the kennels near at their rural Colleton County home on June 7, 2021.
Prosecutors didn’t have the weapons used to kill the Murdaughs or other direct evidence like confessions or blood spatter. But they had a mountain of circumstantial evidence, led by a video locked on Paul Murdaugh’s cellphone for more than a year — video shot minutes before the killings that witnesses testified captured the voices of all three Murdaughs.
Alex Murdaugh, 54, had told police repeatedly after the killings that he was not at the kennels and was instead napping before he went to visit his ailing mother that night. Murdaugh called 911 and said he discovered the bodies when he returned home.
But in his testimony, Murdaugh admitted joining Maggie and Paul at the kennels, where he said he took a chicken away from a rowdy yellow Labrador named Bubba — whose name Murdaugh can be heard saying on the video — before heading back to the house shortly ahead of the fatal shootings.
Murdaugh lied about being at the kennels for 20 months before taking the stand on the 23rd day of his trial. He blamed his decadeslong addiction to opioids for making him paranoid, creating a distrust of police. He said that once he went down that path, he felt trapped in the lie.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Once I told a lie — I told my family — I had to keep lying,” he testified.
Prosecutor Creighton Waters grilled Murdaugh about what he repeatedly called the lawyer’s “new story” of what happened at the kennels, walking him moment by moment through the timeline and assailing his “fuzzy” memory of certain details, like his last words to his wife and son.
A state agent also testified that markings on spent cartridges found around Maggie Murdaugh’s body matched markings on fired cartridges at a shooting range elsewhere on the property, though the defense said that kind of matching is an inexact science.
Murdaugh comes from a family that dominated the local legal scene for decades. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were the area’s elected prosecutors for more than 80 years and his family law firm grew to dozens of lawyers by suing railroads, corporations and other big businesses.
The now-disbarred attorney admitted stealing millions of dollars from the family firm and clients, saying he needed the money to fund his drug habit. Before he was charged with murder, Murdaugh was in jail awaiting trial on about 100 other charges ranging from insurance fraud to tax evasion.
Prosecutors told jurors that Murdaugh was afraid all of his misdeeds were about to be discovered, so he killed his wife and son to gain sympathy to buy time to cover his tracks.
Murdaugh’s lawyers will almost certainly appeal the conviction based on the judge allowing evidence of the financial crimes, which they contend were unrelated to the killings and were used by prosecutors to smear Murdaugh’s reputation. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/02/lawyer-alex-murdaugh-has-been-convicted-of-murder/ | 2023-03-03 01:16:00 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/02/lawyer-alex-murdaugh-has-been-convicted-of-murder/ |
Integrations will further improve and automate construction project management
CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Constru, a leader in breakthrough computer vision technology for the construction sector, has established strategic integrations with leading platforms Oracle, Procore and Autodesk. The integrations will further enable and streamline construction project management work such as scheduling, progress and payments tracking and 3D modeling for global ENR400 companies. Additionally, the company has launched an OpenAPI (OAI) enabled offering, a construction industry first for AI based vision and analytics platforms, promoting leading API standards and a vendor-neutral description format to ensure seamless integration with other platforms in the ecosystem.
"We are extremely excited for the release of Constru Schedule, including our live partnership with Oracle Primavera Cloud Service," said Michael Sasson, CEO of Constru. "This integration will take construction project management to the next level by providing data and actionable insights to improve performance, reduce costs, and inform critical decisions throughout the construction process. Processes that typically take 30+ work hours for engineers can now be done in a fraction of the time."
Constru's integration with Oracle Primavera Cloud is the first time that progress tracking will be able to be automated within the platform. Planned schedules can be connected with actual jobsite progress from Constru's computer vision and AI platform. Constru's ability to track over 25 work categories and 250 construction jobs enables full project coverage, automated progress tracking per schedule item, and features such as 2/4/6 week lookahead schedules.
In addition to Oracle Primavera Cloud, the Constru platform is being integrated with Procore and BIM360 (Autodesk Construction Cloud), extending the functionality into all leading construction management platforms. Constru also offers support for data sync with MS Project and PowerProject.
Constru's OpenAPI (OAI) is an industry-first for computer vision and AI analytics platforms that will enable additional integrations that can be launched within weeks. "As the global construction industry continues to grow, we see a strong trend of leading companies looking to integrate new technologies into all aspects of their business," said Keren Yaniv, Constru's VP Product. "Our primary focus is solving customer pain points and improving the performance of their projects. Enabling easy access to data and supporting quick integrations will allow our customers to fully leverage the Constru platform."
Constru is building the future of efficiency with an AI-powered construction solution that turns captured imagery into insights for better data-driven decision making. We drive efficiency on projects by providing teams the ability to get first-hand, image-based data, process it for insight, and see it in context mapped to project plans. Enabling owners, developers, and general contractors to consistently finish projects ahead of schedule and under budget, our customers report average reduction in overall projects costs of 2-4%. For more information, visit constru.ai.
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MADRID (AP) — Europe’s spate of fierce wildfires abated somewhat Thursday amid cooler temperatures, with French firefighters starting to get the upper hand over two major blazes, Spain taming a fire that killed two people and no new outbreaks reported in Portugal.
But a fire in Slovenia on the border with Italy kicked up strongly Thursday, forcing the evacuation of three villages.
Spanish firefighters were tackling nine blazes, with two said to be especially dangerous in the northwestern Galicia region. Some of the 11,000 people evacuated because of the fires in Spain began returning home, and a major highway in the northwestern Zamora province reopened after two days.
Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and a drought have worsened Spain’s wildfires this year. Thursday’s highest temperature in Spain was forecast to be 32 C (90 F).
In France, more than a week of round-the-clock battling against ferocious flames by more than 2,000 firefighters and up to 10 water-dropping planes was slowly winning out against two major wildfires in the tinder-dry pine forests in southwestern France.
The Gironde region’s fire service said both blazes, which had forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, were contained.
Although firefighters in France were still tamping down hot spots that could reignite blazes, the fire service said it expects to have tamed the fires’ embers within days. Officials said they will probably be able to declare the fires completely extinguished within weeks.
Officials in Slovenia, meanwhile, said the raging blaze in the southwestern Kras region was the biggest since the country became an independent nation in 1991.
“The fire is nowhere near its end,” Srecko Sestan, head of Slovenia’s civil protection service, told the official STA news agency.
The fire has engulfed 2,000 hectares (nearly 5,000 acres) and set off unexploded ordnance left over from World War I. More than 1,000 firefighters have been fighting the blaze, aided by the Slovenian army and police, as well as helicopters from Austria, Slovakia and Croatia.
In Bosnia, a days-long fire in the southern Blidinje nature park prompted authorities to declare a natural disaster because of the danger it posed to a protected conservation area.
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Tucson Tanque Verde had no answers as Tucson Sahuaro compiled an 81-48 victory in an Arizona boys basketball matchup.
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- Strengthens its Commitment to ESG Across Office Building Portfolio
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coretrust Capital Partners, a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and operating company based in Los Angeles, has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI), strengthening its commitment to incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into its development and operational decision-making.
Formed in 2006, PRI is an independent agency that is widely considered to be the leading proponent of responsible investment, providing a framework for integrating ESG factors into investment decision-making and ownership practices. Coretrust joins more than 3000 leading global companies, pension funds, financial entities, academic institutions and others in signing the UN PRI. The signatories of the PRI collectively had more than $121 trillion in assets under management at March 31, 2021.
"Investment decisions are fundamental to addressing environmental challenges facing our planet and Coretrust is proud to join this group of forward-thinking investors who are collaborating to create a better future for society," said John Sischo, co-founder and Managing Principal of Coretrust.
David Atkin, CEO at the Principles for Responsible Investment, comments: "We're pleased to welcome Coretrust Capital Partners as a signatory to the PRI and look forward to working with the organization across the spectrum of responsible investment issues in the future."
Further aligning its operations with the UN PRI principles, Coretrust has achieved carbon neutrality across its portfolio following a comprehensive program of decarbonization and major infrastructure investments at its properties. These include: FourFortyFour S. Flower in downtown Los Angeles, Two Liberty Place in Center City Philadelphia, and PASARROYO office campus in Pasadena, CA.
"Coretrust recognizes that real estate investment decisions are increasingly informed by ESG factors, influencing our industry to prioritize sustainability and carbon neutrality," Sischo adds. "The UN PRI program is playing a key role in promoting this momentum."
Sustainability is a longstanding core principle of Coretrust and dates back to the late 1990s when its team developed the 950,000-square-foot California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento. For seven years, the CalEPA Headquarters held the distinction as the world's first highrise LEED Platinum building," notes Sischo. "The CalEPA Headquarters set new environmental standards for office buildings and today Coretrust properties are similarly leading the way in sustainability, carbon neutrality and tenant health safety."
Acknowledged as an industry leader by reputable third-party organizations, Coretrust's portfolio has received the first-ever Global UL Healthy Building Marks for Indoor Air and Water Quality, the first commercial real estate GBAC Star certifications from ISSA, and WELL Building Institute's Health and Safety Certification. In addition, Coretrust office properties have earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and Energy Star Certification from the U.S. Department of Energy.
About Coretrust Capital Partners
Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC ("Coretrust") is a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and management/operating company. Coretrust is nationally recognized for the development and redevelopment of well-located and architecturally distinct office properties. Over their 30 years working together, the Coretrust founders have become known for creating value for investors through their ability to provide tenants market leading office environments with exceptional design, amenities, sustainability, and wellness. Coretrust is a Registered Investment Advisor providing fiduciary investment management services to institutional clients in both co-investment and separate accounts. Coretrust maintains offices in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Dallas. For more information, visit www.coretrustcapital.com
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The average Kingsport-area customer of American Electric Power’s (AEP) Appalachian Power subsidiary will see a 32.1% increase in monthly bills starting in just a few weeks.
AEP applied to the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC) in late September saying it planned to raise its so-called Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Rider (FPPAR). That annual process allows AEP to “true-up” the amounts it pays for raw fuel and purchased power and essentially pass those on to consumers.
“Customers will start seeing this in December,” said an Appalachian Power spokesperson. The spike entails a 32.1% price increase for those who use 1,000 kWh — meaning those who once saw a $106 bill should expect to see a $140 bill next month.
The AEP subsidiary attributed the rate changes to the climbing costs of coal, natural gas and purchased power. The new tariff went into effect on Nov. 1 and will entail a $34 monthly increase for those using 1,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month and includes residential, commercial and industrial customers.
AEP Appalachian Power first filed changes in its rate on Sept. 29, according to a petition filed by the Tennessee Attorney General’s Consumer Advocate Division. The petition, which was sent to the TPUC in Nashville, states that “consumers’ interests, rights, duties, or privileges may be determined or affected” by the tariff change.
The Consumer Advocate Division requested that the proposed tariff be suspended until officials conduct a hearing on the matter.
A local power customers’ advocate primarily representing industry, East Tennessee Energy Consumers, also filed as a potential intervenor in the case in order to have standing. The group did not allege the proposed increases were unjustified in its first filing.
On Tuesday, that group filed a brief stating that it “has no objection to the proposed changes to the FPPAR charges.
AEP Appalachian Power also serves customers in Southwest Virginia, who may see a price hike in their electric bill if approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Last month, officials reported that the average customer’s monthly bill would increase by $20, from $127 to $147, as reported by WJHL’s sister station WRIC in Richmond. There will be a hearing on Dec. 13 to discuss the proposal.
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Findings to showcase the promise of company's 'Macrophage Conditioning' approach in reversing immunosuppression within acidic tumor microenvironment and driving anti-tumor activity
OXFORD, UK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pathios Therapeutics Limited ("Pathios"), a biotech company focused on the development of first-in-class therapies for cancer, today announced that new preclinical data highlighting the therapeutic potential of the company's novel GPR65 inhibition platform will be the focus of a poster presentation at the upcoming 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2022). Presented results will showcase the company's unique approach to "macrophage conditioning" with novel GPR65 inhibitors as a means to reversing the immunosuppression that results from an acidic tumor microenvironment, and, in turn, driving anti-tumor activity. SITC 2022 is being held November 8-12, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Details of the company's presentation at SITC 2022 are as follows:
- Title: Inhibition of Acid Sensing by GPR65 Normalizes Gene Expression in Macrophages, Increases Immune Cell Infiltration in Tumors, and Restrains Subcutaneous MC38 Growth in Mice
- Presenting Author: Alastair Corbin, DPhil, senior scientist at Pathios
- Date/Time: Friday, November 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- Location: Poster Hall C
Additional information on the 37th Annual Meeting of SITC is available through the conference website at: https://www.sitcancer.org/2022/home
The acidic tumor microenvironment, inherent to many cancers, causes a profound immunosuppression of infiltrating immune cells. This environment disarms the anti-cancer immune response and negates the effectiveness of current immunotherapies. This is particularly evident in tumor associated macrophages (TAM), where acidity is sensed by the cell-surface receptor GPR65, leading to the widespread suppression of a host of pro-inflammatory mediators and anti-tumorigenic genes, as well as the upregulation of several tissue repair genes and angiogenic factors.
Launched in 2017, Pathios is a drug discovery and development company focused on translating innovative science into new medicines. Pathios was founded by a team of experienced biotech and pharmaceutical industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and clinicians. The company is focused on developing small-molecule inhibitors of the pH-sensing G protein-coupled receptor GPR65 to target immunosuppressive macrophages in advanced cancers. To date, Pathios has secured a total of US$33M in Series A funding from the leading venture capital firms, Canaan Partners, and Brandon Capital. Pathios is headquartered at the Innovation Centre on Milton Park, a key science precinct south of Oxford, UK. For more information, please visit www.pathios.com.
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MILPITAS, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation ("KLA") (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced the Reference Yield and Total Consideration (each as summarized in the table below) to be paid in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Amount") of its 4.650% Senior Notes due 2024 ("Notes").
The Maximum Amount represents the aggregate principal amount of Notes subject to the Tender Offer and excludes any Accrued Interest or Early Tender Payment (each as defined below). The Tender Offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 21, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a detailed description of the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer is open to all registered holders (individually, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") of Notes.
The Reference Yield for the Notes and the Total Consideration for the Notes are summarized in the table below:
The Total Consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes was determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the fixed spread set forth in the table above plus the yield to maturity of the U.S. Treasury reference security (the "UST Reference Security") set forth in the table above on the bid-side price of such UST Reference Security as of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on July 6, 2022.
Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 5, 2022 (the "Early Tender Date") will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
KLA expects to accept for purchase and make payment for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date on July 7, 2022 (the "Early Settlement Date").
Holders of all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase are eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date (the "Early Tender Payment"). In addition to the Total Consideration, Holders of Notes accepted for purchase will receive accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest").
Because the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered would exceed the Maximum Amount, KLA expects that it will accept validly tendered Notes on a prorated basis in accordance with the Offer to Purchase.
Because KLA expects to accept for purchase the Maximum Amount of Notes, no additional Notes will be purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer after the Early Settlement Date. As described in the Offer to Purchase, all Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase will be promptly returned to the tendering Holder's account.
KLA expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to terminate the Tender Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Tender Offer is not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of Notes being tendered but the Tender Offer is subject to certain conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase.
KLA has retained BofA Securities and Citigroup to act as the dealer managers (the "Dealer Managers") for the Tender Offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been retained to act as the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer. Requests for assistance relating to the procedures for tendering Notes may be directed to the Tender and Information Agent either by email at kla@dfking.com, or by phone (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers only) or (800) 290-6424 (for all others toll free). Requests for assistance relating to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Securities at (980) 387-3907 (collect) or (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or via email at debt_advisory@bofa.com or to Citigroup at (212) 723-6106 (collect) or (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or via email at ny.liabilitymanagement@citi.com. Beneficial owners may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders with respect to, Notes. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase made available to Holders of Notes. None of KLA, the Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee with respect to Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Tender Offer. Holders are urged to evaluate carefully all information in the Offer to Purchase, consult their own investment and tax advisers and make their own decisions whether to tender their Notes in the Tender Offer, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Extremism and political violence is the beat my guest, Alan Feuer, covers for The New York Times. He's been reporting on the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, as well as doing some reporting on the House Select Committee's January 6 investigation. Over the past few years, Feuer has done extensive reporting on the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took the lead in confronting police, crossing police lines and breaching the Capitol on January 6.
He contributed to a remarkable New York Times video showing how they led the charge. The video is based on court documents, text messages, a video recording of a Proud Boys meeting to prepare for the 6 and videos recorded on the 6 from many sources, in which The Times was able to locate exactly where and when Proud Boys were during the attack. Five members of the group have been charged with seditious conspiracy. On Tuesday, after the House Select Committee heard testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to Trump's final chief of staff, Mark Meadows, Feuer wrote about how this could lead the former president closer to federal criminal charges. We recorded our interview yesterday.
Alan Feuer, welcome to FRESH AIR. Busy time for you, huh? (Laughter).
ALAN FEUER: Indeed, it is. Thanks for having me, Terry.
GROSS: Oh, my pleasure. One of the things you flagged when you were writing live about the Hutchinson testimony for The New York Times was that Trump asked Meadows, Trump's final chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to contact Roger Stone and Mike Flynn on the night before January 6. And Cassidy Hutchinson doesn't know what was said but knows the conversation took place. Why do you think that is so important?
FEUER: Yeah. So the phone calls that Hutchinson describes between Meadows, Stone and Flynn are important, if unresolved, for this reason. While we don't know what Meadows may have said to Stone and Flynn, what we do know is that Stone and Flynn both have extensive contacts to far-right militia groups that were intimately involved in the attack on the Capitol. And I want to stress that those contacts are what they are, and we don't know if those contacts are - have any anything incriminating about them, right? And we may find out more about them, and we may not. And that will come in the fullness of time.
But it is without dispute that in the run up to January 6, there were two pre-January 6 big pro-Trump rallies in Washington, and one was in November, and one was in December. And Stone and Flynn both played very active roles in speaking at those events and in pushing the big lie that there was fraud in the election and then, you know, taking part in, you know, kind of the support of Trump's overarching message that he should stay in power. And at those events, Stone and Flynn were often accompanied by members of the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and a third group which we will probably hear more about soon called the 1st Amendment Praetorian, who served as both kind of personal bodyguards for them and did event security for the larger rallies. On January 6 itself, Roger Stone was guarded by a contingent of Oath Keepers.
GROSS: They're a militia group. They're a far-right militia group.
FEUER: They are a far-right militia group and one of...
GROSS: And Mike Flynn is Trump's former national security adviser.
FEUER: Mike Flynn is definitely - and both - let's not forget, as the committee pointed out yesterday, both Flynn and Stone received presidential pardons from Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to January 6, right? So you have a situation where two very close advisers to the president receive pardons from Trump in the weeks leading up to January 6. They then proceed, throughout the post-election period, to appear, you know, as sort of, you know, keynote-ish-like speakers at a bunch of pro-Trump rallies where the lies about the election are being spread. They are guarded by members of far-right groups. And, for example, you know, some members of Roger Stone's Oath Keeper security detail on January 6 itself are part of the seditious conspiracy case that has been brought against the Oath Keepers. And interestingly, one of those three guys has pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and is cooperating with the government's investigation.
GROSS: Wow. OK. So if Mark Meadows at the time was Trump's chief of staff and Trump asked Meadows to contact Roger Stone and Mike Flynn the night before the insurrection, that kind of connects Trump to the planning for it? Is that what's being suggested here?
FEUER: Look; we don't know what conversation Meadows had with Stone and Flynn. It could - look; we have to leave open the possibility that, you know, it was, you know...
GROSS: Hi. How you doing? (Laughter).
FEUER: Hi. How you doing?
GROSS: Yeah.
FEUER: You know, you guys getting good service over there at the Willard Hotel, right? We have to leave that open. Nonetheless, it is a potential conduit in which Trump could be connected directly to these militia groups that, ultimately, were at the vanguard of the attack on the Capitol. We're going to hear more about this when the committee hearings resume in mid-July. Representative Jamie Raskin is going to lead another hearing that will specifically look at this question, the connections between, you know, Trump world, so to speak, and the militia groups on the ground that day. I'm not convinced yet that there is any smoking gun that the committee has found. I think that there is a lot of well-established and preexisting ties between Stone, Flynn and the militias and, of course, between Stone, Flynn and Trump, right? Those ties are kind of - if you know this world, they're there to be seen. The question is, were those ties used in a way to facilitate any criminal violence?
GROSS: And let's just bring up here that Mike Flynn, in a closed-door hearing with the January 6 House committee, was questioned by Lynne Cheney (ph), and she asked him if he believed in the peaceful transfer of power, and he took the Fifth.
FEUER: He also took the Fifth when he was asked if he felt that the violence that erupted at the Capitol was problematic legally and morally. And we should also point out that Roger Stone, in a similar fashion, took the Fifth multiple times during his own appearance in front of the House committee. So, you know, that is what it is. That is a closed box that we can't see into. And so, you know, what we do know is this - Roger Stone, for example, has long-term and pretty profound connections to the Proud Boys. He is - has been a kind of friend and associate of the Proud Boys' former chairman Enrique Tarrio for a long time. Tarrio is now locked up on seditious conspiracy charges of his own.
When Stone went to Washington for the January 5, January 6 - you know, those two days, he brought with him a member of the Florida Proud Boys, you know, which is the same kind of - which is - you know, Tarrio himself is from Florida. So he was literally accompanied that whole time by a member of the Proud Boys. You know, his relationship to Tarrio, for example, is close enough that when you used to call Tarrio's cellphone and it clicked over to voicemail, it was Roger Stone who was on the voicemail saying, like, you've reached Enrique Tarrio's phone or whatever.
GROSS: Oh, really? (Laughter) Wow.
FEUER: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. They have long-term ties going back to when Stone himself was being prosecuted for his involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation. And he ultimately ended up threatening the federal judge in his case by putting on social media an image of the judge with, like, crosshairs over her face, right? The people who actually made that image for him were Enrique Tarrio and a group of Florida Proud Boys. They were doing Roger Stone's social media work. So they have this long-term - you know, it's like - he's very enmeshed in that group.
And then, of course, as we were just talking about, Stone on January 6th was being personally bodyguarded by a contingent of Oath Keepers. So what does that mean? I - you know, you tell me, Terry. I don't know what it means, but, you know, presumably, people are looking into this. And as I mentioned, one of the guys who was on his team, on his Oath Keeper team, has pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and is cooperating.
GROSS: So what does Stone have to say about this?
FEUER: Well, Stone adamantly denies that he had any role whatsoever in the violence that occurred at the Capitol on January 6th. And that has been his position more or less since Day 1. So, yeah, that's where he's coming from.
GROSS: Well, let's take a short break here because there's really a lot more to talk about. So let me reintroduce you. If you're just joining us, my guest is Alan Feuer, who has been reporting on extremism and political violence for The New York Times and reporting on the Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. He's also done extensive reporting on the Proud Boys. We'll be right back. This is FRESH AIR.
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GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to the interview I recorded yesterday with Alan Feuer, who's been reporting on extremism and political violence for The New York Times. He's been covering the Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election as well as doing some reporting on the January 6th committee, the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. And he's been writing extensively over the years about the Proud Boys.
The Justice Department has been very careful and not talking about what it's doing exactly. So a lot of people are wondering what, if anything, will these Justice Department investigations lead to? So where are we, to your knowledge, in the Justice Department's investigations? Like, what are the paths that you know of that it's pursuing now?
FEUER: So the most obvious and sort of least newsworthy path is, of course, the fact that 840-plus criminal cases have been filed against people who were physically involved in the storming of the Capitol, right? Let's set that aside 'cause I think everybody knows about that.
What the Justice Department is also pursuing is a investigation into whether crimes were committed by people who put their names to these slates of, you know, fake pro-Trump electors in states that Joe Biden actually won. Those people are mostly, like, state-level Republican officials in Arizona and Pennsylvania and Michigan and Georgia and other key swing states that were the fulcrum of the election, right? And these people got together, and they kind of did this thing that had never been done before and said, hey, Biden won the state, but we are going to create this other, you know, document that says that Trump won the state. And we're going to use that, and we're going to send it up to Mike Pence for use on January 6th.
So this wing of the election starts with those people, and it looks ultimately towards the people who kind of devised and implemented that plan, who are lawyers close to Donald Trump. And so we've seen subpoenas that have gone out from this grand jury that's investigating the fake elector angle. And sort of - right there in the subpoenas are names like Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and sort of lesser-known names like Jenna Ellis, Boris Epshteyn and them. But they're mostly a bunch of lawyers who kind of put all this together. There is also a grand jury investigation that is looking into people who organized, spoke at, provided security for Trump's event at the Ellipse on January 6th.
GROSS: Is that the seditious conspiracy angle?
FEUER: Well, the seditious conspiracy charges are already lodged, right? They're lodged against the Proud Boys. They're lodged against the Oath Keepers. The question is, what is the connection between the militia groups that have been charged with sedition and the political organizers with whom those groups worked multiple times in the post-election period? And what is their connection, if any, to folks inside the White House?
And that - I suppose if you're asking about the political organizer bucket and - is that the seditious conspiracy investigation? I would say, yeah, kind of, because the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers figure into that broader investigation, right? That doesn't mean that there will be seditious conspiracy charges brought against anyone else. But that is all part of the same kind of large universe of characters, if that makes any sense. And this thing is like multitentacled, and it's like an octopus's, you know, arms all wrapped around each other. It's very complicated. It's very overlapping. And it's very hard to sort through.
And I should say, there's one extra thing that just happened last week that we're still trying to figure out, which is that some lawyers who were involved in this, namely John Eastman and a former Justice Department official named Jeff Clark, had their phones seized by the Justice Department. And, you know, it's not entirely clear which lane of the investigation that feeds into. But we do know that it is part of the broader January 6 effort by DOJ.
GROSS: Let's talk about your writing about the Proud Boys. And the Proud Boys are the far-right, pro-Trump group known for starting fights and inciting violence. Five of them are facing charges of seditious conspiracy. And so why have you been keeping your eye on them?
FEUER: In short, because I've been following them since they, essentially, were created in 2016. I've been writing about them, you know, on and off for, you know, what is now, you know, more than half a decade. And so when it became clear that they were at the forefront of what happened at the Capitol, I just sort of inevitably became involved in the criminal cases that started getting filed, you know, in connection with January 6.
GROSS: So the Proud Boys played a key role in the attack on the Capitol. They were there in five different locations, igniting the group that stormed the police lines and tried and succeeded into breaking into the Capitol. And so before we get to the details of how they managed to do that, let's talk about a video call that was leaked to The New York Times. And I don't know if it was leaked to you personally. This is a call of a meeting held by Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, a week before January 6. And he and some top lieutenants held a video conference with a handpicked crew and started a new special chapter called the ministry of self-defense. What was it?
FEUER: The ministry of self-defense was, as you described, was a handpicked crew of what I'll call elite members of the Proud Boys who were chosen by Tarrio and his top leaders for what one of them described as their throttle control. The idea was this - there was a pro-Trump rally in Washington on December 12, 2020. It got very violent in its aftermath. There were street fights after nightfall. Some members of the Proud Boys got stabbed. This took place around the time when Tarrio and a group of his members vandalized a historic Black church and stripped down a Black Lives Matter banner from the facade and burned it in the street. So that event was kind of a disaster all around.
And, you know, if you take Tarrio's description of the ministry of self-defense at face value - and we can talk about whether we should do that or not - that group was chosen so as to avoid the chaos and sort of, you know, lack of discipline and order that took place in December when the Proud Boys returned to Washington on January 6. And so they put together not only, you know, a kind of group of trusted members, but they organized them in this kind of hierarchical structure and 10-man teams. And they imposed a bunch of, you know, rules of order, you know, no drinking, you know? Adopt a defensive posture. Stay away from so-called normie protesters, meaning just, like, normal sort of pro-Trump supporters, you know? And, you know, kind of obey police lines on the ground on January 6. What's fascinating about this meeting, which goes almost 2 hours, is that virtually none of what Tarrio was suggesting actually happened on the ground on January...
GROSS: The opposite.
FEUER: The opposite happened. So what's the difference here, right? What's going on? And that's just sort of an open question.
GROSS: Well, one difference is that Tarrio couldn't be in Washington on January 6 because shortly before that, he was arrested - right? - for carrying two high-capacity rifle magazines.
FEUER: He was arrested directly in connection with the banner burning at the church that I described, right? And then, when he was being prosecuted - when he was arrested, he was coming off the plane. It's January 4, two days for January 6. He's flying into D.C. He's coming off the plane. He's essentially told that he's going to be arrested. He gets off the plane. He's arrested. They charge him with the banner burning. They process him, lo and behold, he's carrying two high-capacity rifle magazines imprinted with the Proud Boys, you know, like, rooster logo. I don't know if you can picture it, but whatever. And that's what takes him off the table for January 6 because as part of his release conditions by the judge, he is ordered to leave Washington, D.C. and not come back.
GROSS: If you're just joining us, my guest is Alan Feuer. He's a reporter for The New York Times who's been covering the Justice Department investigation into the attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Terry Gross. And this is FRESH AIR.
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GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I am Terry Gross. Let's get back to the interview I recorded yesterday with Alan Feuer, who covers extremism and political violence for The New York Times. He's been reporting on the Justice Department's investigation into January 6th and attempts to overturn the election. He's also written extensively about the Proud Boys, the far-right extremist group that took the lead January 6th in confronting police, crossing police lines, removing barriers and breaching the Capitol. Five of the Proud Boys are charged with seditious conspiracy including the group's leader, Enrique Tarrio. But he was arrested when he arrived in Washington on January 4th. So on the 6th, he wasn't able to be with the Proud Boys at the Capitol.
All right. So the person who takes over for him on January 6th as the leader of the group is Joe Biggs. Just tell us a little bit about Joe Biggs.
FEUER: So it's sort of Biggs and another guy. But sure, Joe Biggs ends up kind of having what I'll call tactical control on the ground. Biggs is a former soldier, former Army sergeant, who saw combat overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. He then transitions into a kind of interesting role in right-wing media. He ends up befriending Alex Jones, the conspiratorial-minded impresario of Infowars, and becomes an Infowars correspondent and goes all over the - you know, the world sort of doing right wing-affiliated reporting for Alex Jones.
He ultimately ends up joining the Proud Boys sort of, like, around 2018, and he becomes very close to Tarrio. They both live in Florida at the time. And Biggs and Tarrio start doing a bunch of what they do, these provocative street rallies that often end in brawls, many of them out West in liberal bastions like Portland. And, you know, Biggs is involved in the Proud Boys all throughout the very hot summer of 2020 when the Proud Boys are fighting with Black Lives Matter activists in the street who were coming out after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. And that's a sort of like, you know, like - it's the most recent sort of upsurge of, well, preelection that the Proud Boys were involved in.
GROSS: So in a video before January 6th, Biggs says, this time we're not going to be wearing the colors you're used to seeing us in - 'cause they basically wore - was it orange? And what was the other color?
FEUER: It's black and yellow.
GROSS: Black and yellow, yeah. They basically used to wear black and yellow, you know, identifying themselves as Proud Boys. But this time, he says, they're not going to do that. He says, this time, myself and other leadership decided we're going to go incognito. We're going to be blending in like an old lady with some pins in her hand making a sweater. You won't know who's standing beside you. It could be Antifa. It could be me. What's the significance of that?
FEUER: The significance on the ground - right? In other words, the result of it is that it was impossible to know in the melee that took place at the Capitol who was a Proud Boy and who was not. And so when we all looked at this video of the day in real time, we didn't know at first how many Proud Boys were involved in key advances and breaches at the building because there was no way to know who they were. And so what the passage of time and the grueling labor of dozens, if not hundreds, of volunteer, open-source intelligence researchers has shown us is that there were way more Proud Boys in the crowd operating on the ground in tactical fashion than we originally knew.
And I want to stress here for a sec that the work, the grueling, painstaking, detailed work of finding these people in the videos of that day is an astonishing accomplishment because there is no single, you know, like, catchall basin for these videos. Don't forget, January 6th is this massive, digital crime scene that was documented by people with their own cameras that they put online. It was documented by, you know, like, news media cameras that was broadcast on TV. There was CCTV footage from the Capitol security cameras. There was body-worn cameras on the police that day. And slowly, all of this visual evidence has kind of seeped into the public. And there are people out there who did nothing for months but look through clip after clip after clip and angle after angle after angle, identifying Proud Boys in the crowd.
GROSS: And this was work that was done for a really remarkable New York Times video that you were part of analyzing and putting together, that connects text messages, court documents and the videos that you were just describing so that you can see exactly where the Proud Boys were during all the breaches of the Capitol. And you could see that they took a leading role. Joe Biggs is suspected of starting the first breach of police lines at the Capitol. And this was about 15 minutes before Congress was set to start certifying the results of the election. How did he set it off, according to your knowledge?
FEUER: As you said, there is a crowd gathered outside the most exterior barricades of the Capitol grounds just before Congress is about to go into joint session. And at some point, a guy comes up to Biggs who has no clear-cut connection to the Proud Boys. There is video of Biggs having some sort of exchange with this guy, puts his arm around - you know, they put their arms around each other. You could see them talking. You don't - we don't know - we don't have video or audio of what was said.
But what we do know is that immediately after speaking to Joe Biggs, this guy - his name is Ryan Samsel. He's a barber from Pennsylvania. He walks alone - separates himself from the crowd and walks directly up to the barricades behind which there's a small group of cops. He starts to kind of rattle the barricade and agitate and sort of confront the police at that barricade. Within seconds, others join him at the barricade. And within minutes after that, that barricade falls. And that is essentially the tipping point of the entire riot that day.
Now, when Ryan Samsel gets arrested, he tells the FBI what happened that day. And he says that Joe Biggs, in their conversation, encouraged him to go up and agitate and confront the cops. And, you know, he kind of demurred and said he hesitated. He said he didn't want to do it. And he claims that Biggs flashed a gun at him - like, you know - like, kind of flashed a gun from his waist, questioned his manhood and said, go do it. And so he did. Now, Joe Biggs, let's be clear, entirely denies that account. Joe Biggs has not been charged with having a gun. Nonetheless, that is the story that Samsel himself has provided the FBI with how this all kind of kicked off.
GROSS: So once the barricades are breached, what do the Proud Boys do next? They move to another location - right? - and start instigating there.
FEUER: Yeah. So what ultimately happens is a series of complicated, I will call tactical, maneuvers by the Proud Boys that day. And each one, it - you can kind of see a pattern of behavior in the visual evidence. They locate a kind of key, sensitive point at the Capitol. They kind of instigate other rioters around them who may - who aren't necessarily affiliated with the Proud Boys at all to kind of get everybody upset and encouraged. They kind of - they oftentimes sort of take part in, you know, instigating violence against the police. And then they let the crowd do its thing. They almost step back once the crowd has been excited and they - you know, the crowd moves through. And they kind of do the same thing again and again.
GROSS: By constantly moving, inciting the crowd to violence and then, like, moving to another location, do you think the Proud Boys were trying to become more invisible? I mean, remember, like, they're not wearing their colors, so they're not easily identified. Once the police lines are breached, they often, like, move away and go to another location. So it's kind of like wiping away their fingerprints.
FEUER: So, look, if you talk to the Proud Boys' lawyers, they will adamantly deny that there was a preplanned conspiracy to storm the building, to do any of this stuff, that - you know, like, there's no - they'll say there's really no smoking gun evidence. There's no text from, you know, Tarrio to Biggs or from Tarrio to others or Biggs - that says, here's the plan - right? - ABC. That said, the visual evidence is what it is, and you can see them using these tactics again and again that day. And whether it was purposeful or whether they were just making it up in the minute, you know, you are right in that what they are doing on the ground is pushing other people forward, allowing the chaos and violence to accelerate. And then they themselves recede and move on.
GROSS: Let's take a short break here. If you're just joining us, my guest is Alan Feuer, who's been reporting on the Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election, as well as reporting extensively on the Proud Boys. We'll be right back. This is FRESH AIR.
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GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to the interview I recorded yesterday with Alan Feuer, who's been reporting on the Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. And he's been reporting over the years extensively on the Proud Boys, including their role in the insurrection on January 6.
So now that five members of the Proud Boys, including the leader, Enrique Tarrio, are charged with seditious conspiracy, what are the Proud Boys up to?
FEUER: So in the immediate aftermath of January 6, as the Justice Department was rounding up members across the country, there are now - almost 50 members of the Proud Boys have been charged that we know of publicly. The group went into a tailspin of panic and paranoia, right? Everybody thought that the other guy was working with the FBI and that there was this kind of, like, you know - like, snitch mania went through the Proud Boys. What they ultimately ended up doing was sort of taking a step back from marquee, big-picture, public rallies, the stuff that they had been doing essentially since the beginning of the Trump administration. And they started to home in on local issues. So members of Proud Boys chapters in Wisconsin and Michigan and in small-town Ohio started showing up at school board meetings where hot-button issues like the teaching of anti-racist curricula were being discussed.
You know, more recently, Proud Boys have started showing up at drag queen shows at libraries because that is the new hot-button culture war issue. And they are at the forefront of that on the ground. At the same time, the Proud Boys have mounted a concerted, purposeful effort to run for local political offices. And the best example of that has been going on in Miami, Fla., which is Enrique Tarrio's hometown.
Over the past several months, the Proud Boys have managed to gain a small but significant foothold on the executive committee, essentially the steering committee of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party organization. So these are the people who set policy for the local Republican Party in Miami-Dade. And, you know, it's really remarkable the extent to which they have been able to kind of lay hold to the levers of mainstream political power. And that's a purposeful thing. Tarrio, before his arrest, had spoken about wanting to run for office himself. I think he already had run for office, at least tried to at one point.
GROSS: So I want to talk with you a little bit about the origins of the Proud Boys because it dates back to Gavin McInnes, who was one of the founders of Vice. And his intention was a kind of, like, rude, like, male-only, you know, macho, we love to fight and drink and make crude jokes men's club. Tell us about what his original intent was.
FEUER: Well, it's an interesting question about what his intent was, of course. He set this up...
GROSS: Well, I guess you can't answer that, but yeah.
FEUER: Well, no, no. But I just want to - but it's to the point here, right? It's to the point because he sets it up as, you know, a so-called drinking club. We're like the Elks or the Shriners. We're just guys looking for some guy time. He had a podcast, you know, at that point. And he would, you know, invite, like, his buddies over the podcast. They'd start drinking. They'd take over a bar. And it was all kind of codified around this sort of male, macho culture, right? But, you know, the notion that the Proud Boys were ever just a drinking club, it kind of obscured something that was a little different and a little darker. That's what I'm talking about, like, the intent thing.
And what I'm talking about is the Proud Boys had, from the beginning, styled themselves as what McInnes liked to call Western chauvinists, right? And, essentially, what that meant to the group was that, you know, it was a way to fight back against a perceived belief on the left that Western culture was inherently racist and sexist. And it was a way to suggest that - you know, that manly men have nothing to be ashamed of, that, you know, Western culture, which is, of course, by McInnes' own description, mostly white culture, should have no kind of racial guilt for its position of hegemony. And it kind of mixed these quasi-white nationalist notions in a friendly, digestible package that disavowed overt white nationalism but allowed for this kind of band of brotherhood based on male grievance and sort of, you know, resentful anger toward the left.
GROSS: Yeah, and people of color and women (laughter), resentment toward them.
FEUER: Yeah. Well, what's interesting is that - I would say this, the overt misogyny of the Proud Boys was always there from the beginning. The Proud Boys have always allowed in members of any race. I remember being at a bar with a group of Proud Boys after a rally in June, 2017. And you did see a, you know, mostly white crowd. But there were absolutely have been and - there always have been members of minorities who, for whatever reason, joined the group. In fact, Enrique Tarrio, who took over the leadership from McInnes, is himself of Afro-Cuban descent. And so that is an interesting - I think, you know, that McInnes, who is a shrewd media operator, very savvy in that area, has always played the line between kind of overt, you know, expressions of white nationalism and, you know, a more palatable version that allows for a kind of plausible deniability.
GROSS: Well, let's take a short break here. If you're just joining us, my guest is Alan Feuer, a reporter for The New York Times who's been covering the Justice Department's investigation into attempts to overturn the election. And he's also reported extensively on the Proud Boys, including their role in the attack on the Capitol. We'll be right back. This is FRESH AIR.
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GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to the interview I recorded yesterday with Alan Feuer, who's been reporting on extremism and political violence for The New York Times. He's been covering the Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election, as well as doing some reporting on the January 6 House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. And he's written extensively about the Proud Boys and their role in the January 6 attack.
So the Proud Boys were never meant to be, like, an intellectual club. When McInnes started it, he said, we're bringing back hedonism, stupidity, ugliness. We're getting rid of taboos. We're getting armed. And we're having fun. And I hope you'll join us. So that says something right there - especially, we're getting armed.
FEUER: The Proud Boys have always celebrated violence. You know, I remember the first time I met Gavin McInnes. He complained to me that the true violent people were the leftist activists - right? - antifa. And I remember saying to him, OK, well, if that's the case, you know, if you find yourself confronting a violent antifa mob, you as a rugged Proud Boy and your manly men Proud Boys, why don't you just take a page out of the civil rights playbook and walk into the teeth of the antifa mob and let them beat you guys up on camera, and then everybody will see sort of, you know, who celebrates violence and who doesn't? And his answer to me was very telling. He's like, there's no way we would do that because we just like to fight.
GROSS: (Laughter).
FEUER: So they've always celebrated violence.
GROSS: Yeah, yeah. And this is crazy. You write, as a character-building exercise, the Proud Boys forbid masturbation and pornography and that the group's initiation rituals - and this is early on, you know, during the McInnes era, the group's initiation rituals included reciting the names of five breakfast cereals while being slugged by other Proud Boys members (laughter). Like, that sounds crazy.
FEUER: Well, see; but I think - I mean, first of all, yes, it is crazy. But the way you just laughed at it, because it is laughable, is kind of the McInnes mindset that if we can make part of this jokey and stupid and pranky...
GROSS: Right, yes.
FEUER: ...And like a frat, it deflates the seriousness of it.
GROSS: And I fell right into that, didn't I? I just laughed. Yeah.
FEUER: Well, I mean, whatever. But you're right - because it is silly, and it is goofy. But I have the sense that that was purposeful.
GROSS: That's a whole thing on the far right now is, like, putting everything into italics so it's kind of ambiguous. It's like, into scare quotes, saying, oh, that was meant to be a joke. I was being ironic. Yeah.
FEUER: Yeah, it's a little safety valve that McInnes has opened and closed very shrewdly over the years.
GROSS: So, you know, weapons were not only conspicuous on January 6; weapons seem to be entering politics in a new way, especially through several ads by Republicans in the primaries that show the Republicans, you know, the candidate, with a weapon. And the most extreme of these is a recent ad by Eric Greitens. And you actually wrote about this recently. Tell us about the ad for people who haven't seen it.
FEUER: Sure. So Greitens is running for the Senate in Missouri, and the ad essentially shows him standing with a shotgun outside a home, flanked by what looks like a military assault team dressed in full body armor, carrying AR-15-style weapons. And Greitens essentially says - he cocks - he racks the shotgun and says, we're going RINO hunting. You know, like, no limit, no - you know, bag and tag them. Here we go. And you see these armed and body-armored soldiers, SWAT team style, kick the door down and in they go.
And like you said, Terry, it's really kind of the most exaggerated use of weapons as an expression of political language that's come out in a season where Republican candidates have leaned very heavily on the use of firearms to codify a kind of devotion to anything from kind of, you know, manliness to traditional values, that the gun represents something sort of fundamental to the Republican vision of politics. And so Greitens' ad was just like - just took it to the next level. But his was clearly not the only one to do that.
GROSS: Alan Feuer, it's really been great to talk with you. Thank you so much for explaining so many things.
FEUER: Well, thanks for having me, Terry. I really appreciate it.
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Starting Tuesday, the US Bureau of Reclamation will suspend extra water releases from Utah's Flaming Gorge reservoir -- emergency measures that had served to help stabilize the plummeting water levels downstream at Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir.
Federal officials began releasing extra water from Flaming Gorge in 2021 to boost Lake Powell's level and buy its surrounding communities more time to plan for the likelihood the reservoir will eventually drop too low for the Glen Canyon Dam to generate hydropower.
Lake Powell in late February sank to its lowest water level since the reservoir was filled in the 1960s, and since 2000 has dropped more than 150 feet.
But Reclamation Bureau officials acknowledged late last summer that Flaming Gorge was also running precariously low.
The decision to suspend the monthly water releases, which were slated to continue through April, comes in the wake of a winter that has brought well above-average snowfall and precipitation in much of the West, which state and federal officials are hoping will buy them some more time as they scramble to come to an agreement on significant water usage cuts from the Colorado River Basin.
The suspension of Flaming Gorge releases was initially requested by four states in the upper Colorado River Basin -- Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. The system is like a water loan program from Flaming Gorge to Lake Powell "in times of crisis," said Chuck Cullom, executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
"With snowpack in the upper Colorado River system running upwards of 130% of the 30-year median, we have a unique opportunity -- perhaps once-a-decade opportunity -- to repay the loan," Cullom told CNN. "Aridity is our present and future and we're trying to adapt to this unique set of circumstances."
As of last week, snowpack across much of the upper Colorado River Basin was between 120 and 140% of normal. And the Arizona state climatologist's office recently reported that 2023 ranks in the top five years for the amount of water it expects to get out of the snowpack as it melts.
"We're well ahead of where we need to be from a snowpack perspective," said Paul Miller, a hydrologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. "We're very optimistic right now that we're in a good spot. This year is a good year to try and save water, to try to conserve water as best as we can; we have a lot of space in our reservoirs."
While agreeing to the suspension, officials from three lower basin states -- Arizona, California and Nevada -- have cautioned that stakeholders should wait to see how good the rest of the winter and spring precipitation is before ruling out any future Flaming Gorge releases to help prop up Lake Powell.
"We do need to see what the runoff is going to be; I'm hoping it's going to be good," said Arizona's top water official Tom Buschatzke. Still, Buschatzke cautioned that hydrology can taper off in the spring; with the nation's largest reservoirs so precipitously low, one year is not going to make enough of a difference.
"Even really good hydrology -- if it tracks the way it's been tracking -- it's going to buy us 6 months or a year at most," he said. "It's not going to stabilize the system in any meaningful way."
Feds will pay farmers to cut water, boost Lake Mead
After months of negotiations with farmers, tribes and cities, federal officials will soon announce the results of its first round of voluntary short-term water cuts in the Southwest, paid for with part of the $4 billion in drought relief funds that were passed in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Top officials at the Department of Interior and Reclamation recently told a group of Western senators that they expect to be able to save up to 10 feet of elevation in Lake Mead -- or about 650,000 acre-feet of water. That water savings will cost about $250 million of the total $4 billion, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who was in the meeting, told CNN.
Much of this water savings will come from farmers fallowing fields for one to three years. The longer a farmer agrees to fallow fields, the more money they get: A one-year agreement gets $330 per acre-foot, two years gets $365 per acre-foot, and three years gets $400 per acre-foot, according to the Interior Department.
Agreements to fallow fields have already been signed, but Reclamation is still negotiating a substantial part of the overall deal with California farmers -- meaning the final amount of water savings could ultimately change.
It was not immediately clear how much the Biden administration is paying individual farmers to fallow their fields.
Kelly noted that while 10 feet of water "might not sound like a lot," it would boost Lake Mead above the Tier 2 water cuts threshold, which went into effect in January. The Tier 2 shortage meant that Arizona, Nevada and Mexico had to reduce their Colorado River water usage, with Arizona facing the largest cuts -- 592,000 acre-feet -- or approximately 21% of the state's yearly allotment of river water.
The fallowing measures could leave enough water in Lake Mead this year to prevent another Tier 2 shortage next year.
Kelly said that additional portions of the $4 billion fund would go toward long-term water savings and conservation, like helping the West's farmers install drip irrigation systems, which use less water.
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GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Onion Global Limited ("Onion Global", the "Group" or the "Company") (NYSE: OG), a next-generation lifestyle brand platform that connects the world's fresh, fashionable, and future technology-based brands to young people in China and across Asia, recently announced that the Company has donated a batch of daily supplies to the Guangdong Rural Women Development Foundation ("the Foundation") in an effort to empower the development of rural areas supported by the Foundation. The daily supplies were mainly LUCA BRAND products from Onion Global's private label brand matrix.
The Guangdong Rural Women Development Foundation, China's first private foundation dedicated to meeting the development needs of rural women, was founded in 2013. The Foundation focuses on supporting rural women and children in terms of cultural life, rights and interests, and capability building by funding and implementing projects that provide resources and support for rural women to improve their living conditions. As of 2021, the Foundation has supported 153 rural women's associations, and has provided help in the form of financial support and offline training for rural women across 181 villages.
Some of the initiatives to empower women supported by Onion Global's charity program include:
- Offering entrepreneurial opportunities specifically for women through Onion Global's platform;
- Enabling industry to create opportunities for poverty alleviation by leveraging female key opinion consumers ("KOCs") to drive live streaming sales;
- Organizing embroidery training courses in which Miao batik craftswomen provide skills training for women in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, thereby boosting local economic growth.
Mr. Cong (Kenny) Li, Founder, and CEO of Onion Global, commented, "Since the rural revitalization strategy was proposed in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, China has committed to upholding principles including the principal position of farmers, integrated urban-rural development, harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, and development tailored to local conditions. To help rural women master new skills and increase their employment opportunities and income, Onion Global has leveraged hundreds of thousands of female KOCs on the platform to open up sales channels for agricultural products for rural women through live streaming sales and new media platform training. With these efforts, Onion Global has achieved value co-creation with rural women by integrating its business model with its charitable activities. With the Foundation's help, Onion Global has promoted sustainable economic development in the rural ecological environment, ultimately increasing the happiness and prosperity of the people in rural areas. By empowering rural construction with Internet, Onion Global will help rural areas to develop industries suited to local conditions, drive the development of surrounding villages, and improve the living and economic conditions of groups in need by focusing on women's employment, support for children and education as well as building cultural life. Onion Global endeavors to increase awareness and inspire action on issues related to women and rural ecology through its charitable donations. Going forward, Onion Global is committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibility, exploring more charitable projects by capitalizing on its own advantages, incorporating charity into its corporate culture, caring for women's growth, and giving back to society. Onion Global hopes to achieve a synergistic development between the corporation and society, thereby making significant contributions to local economic and social development."
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David Mixner is acutely aware that now he is one of the last pioneering voices in his community.
"I'm sort of sitting here by default, and I know it, and I know I carry that burden: To never let people forget," he said.
When he started his civil rights journey more than six decades ago, the world looked different.
First, he was a closeted anti-war activist. He saw firsthand homophobia alongside people he was fighting with. He asked himself one simple question that changed it all: "How can I have fought for all those people and not fought for myself?"
That question set off an awakening, personally and professionally.
"When I came out at 30, it was the greatest liberation in my life. My life began," Mixner said. "God put you here on the Earth for only one reason, and that is to help and serve others."
He spent his career trailblazing, working on campaigns, fighting bigoted initiatives and supporting his community through the AIDS epidemic.
"I lost 310 friends, my partner of 12 years. I gave 90 eulogies in two years," he said. "A lot of those people who were dying, even in their last couple of weeks, went to the streets and acted up, fighting for the right to live."
It propelled him to push those in his own political party to become more accepting.
"A lot of Democrats who I had worked on their campaigns and helped get them elected and even wrote checks for sent checks back because they didn't want me on the list of donors," Mixner said.
That included $1 million Mixner and his friends tried to donate to the Michael Dukakis Campaign, only to have it rejected.
Instead, he put his power behind Bill Clinton, who promised to work towards a cure for AIDS and to support gay people in the military. Mixner became one of the president's closest advisers. In 1993 Clinton announced Don't Ask Don't Tell, a policy that allowed the LGBTQ+ community to serve as long as they didn't openly talk about their sexual identity.
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"We're a nation that prides itself on honesty, probably more than any other nation," Mixner said. "George Washington didn't chop the cherry tree down. Honest Abe. We send people to prison more often for perjury for telling a lie than we do for the actual crime they committed. In business, we don't care what you do; just don't lie to us, unless you're gay. And then you're so bad and so evil, every institution, every individual, says, 'Please lie to us. You're the exception to the great American love affair with the truth.'"
That policy changed his life. He protested, got arrested, lost his job and then couldn't get work for almost four years. He says his relationship with the president was never the same.
In the 30 years since, reflecting on his entire career, Mixner says there are beautiful changes everywhere.
"We've gone from lobotomies to marriage, to having families to be able to put pictures of our families in the corporate boardrooms," he said.
He knows this progress is only as good as the next generation's ability to keep it.
"We never can let our guard down," Mixner said. "We're in a big battle right now to preserve what we've gained. You want me to be partially free? We want me to give you permission to take away my freedom for your political convenience? Oh, no. Oh, no, that's not negotiable."
Mixner believes the movement is in good hands moving forward, and his advice is crystal clear.
"Don't hate the haters. Don't make them become what they are. Don't surrender your basic humanity under attack. Just strengthen it. And the more powerful love is, the more we can defeat them," he said.
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) _ Good Times Restaurants Inc. (GTIM) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $469,000.
The Golden, Colorado-based company said it had profit of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, came to 6 cents per share.
The regional quick service restaurant chain posted revenue of $36.5 million in the period.
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HOUSTON and SAN MATEO, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, Helix, will begin working with Memorial Hermann Health System – a non-profit, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities – in a new partnership this month. The two organizations will launch a population genomics program designed to utilize DNA information to look for hidden health risks. Information will be used to help the health system better understand the health of its overall population and will give patients and their providers insight into their personal health in order to personalize patient care and create proactive care plans to address key risk factors.
With an anticipated 100,000 participants, this will be one of the largest population health programs in Texas. The program will be used by Memorial Hermann to redefine health care for the communities the system has served for more than 115 years. Participants will have firsthand access to their personal genetic data which can help providers initially determine a patient's risk for serious health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. By identifying these risks before symptoms arise, providers and patients can make proactive decisions on care, with a potential to delay, reduce or even prevent detrimental health effects. Participation in the program will be completely optional, at no cost to the participant.
"Unlocking the insights of DNA will allow our affiliated providers to create precise, personalized plans for our patients and protect more people from preventable disease," said Dr. David Callender, President and CEO of Memorial Hermann. "Our mission is to improve the health of all those we serve. We know that population genomics is an increasingly important resource helpful for providing patients with the best possible care and ultimately improving their long-term health."
Powered by one of the largest CLIA / CAP sequencing labs in the world, Helix enables the production of high-quality data at population scale using its proprietary Exome+® assay. Helix is also the first and only lab to receive FDA de novo authorization for a whole exome sequencing platform. The platform uses industry best practices when it comes to data security, to avoid any misuse of information being stored. In addition, participants have complete control over how their information is used and shared, and who receives their information.
By applying its end-to-end genomic platform and unique Sequence Once, Query Often™ model, Helix can run future tests without having to collect additional genetic samples beyond the initial genetic data collection, which entails a one-time saliva sample collected at home then mailed in. So, as new tests are created, providers and patients can have ongoing insights into their health.
"Our partnership with Memorial Hermann gives patients access to information that can change the course of their lives. For example, a patient who learns they are at high risk for a certain disease is able to make proactive decisions that can potentially change the course of the condition," said James Lu, M.D, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Helix. "This collaboration will also provide Memorial Hermann and its research partners with genomics data that will have lasting implications for critical health discoveries and improvements to patient care."
In addition to its work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Helix has already partnered with other well-respected organizations in the health care industry on similar initiatives. In such programs, as many as one in 75 participants have been found to be at risk for a serious health issue, of which 90 percent would not have been discovered through traditional practice.
"By identifying risks earlier, Memorial Hermann is innovating care delivery to go beyond standard medical practice. Working together with their providers, we hope to inspire patients – whether through medications, diet and exercise, behavioral changes or other medical options – to take greater control of their health," said Callender.
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First and only investigational Phase 3 trial to show positive results in these young children; results follow recent approval of Dupixent in people with eosinophilic esophagitis aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kilograms
Trial met its primary endpoint, with 68% of patients on higher dose Dupixent and 58% on lower dose Dupixent achieving histological disease remission at 16 weeks
Fifth pediatric pivotal trial across three type 2 inflammatory diseases to reinforce the well-established efficacy and safety profile of Dupixent
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PARIS, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that a Phase 3 trial assessing the investigational use of Dupixent® (dupilumab) in children aged 1 to 11 years with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) met its primary endpoint of histological disease remission at 16 weeks with both higher and lower dose weight-tiered regimens. There are no approved treatments for children with EoE under 12 years of age.
"Dupixent is the first medicine to alleviate key signs of eosinophilic esophagitis in children as young as 1 year of age in a Phase 3 trial. The efficacy of Dupixent demonstrates that in this age group, as in adults, IL-4 and IL-13 are key drivers of the type 2 inflammation underlying this debilitating disease," said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer at Regeneron, and a principal inventor of Dupixent. "Eosinophilic esophagitis can turn the basic and life-sustaining act of eating into a painful experience at a point in children's lives when proper nutrition and achieving a healthy weight is critical to ensuring they grow and thrive. The positive results from this Phase 3 pediatric trial show Dupixent has the potential to improve signs of eosinophilic esophagitis and support healthy weight gain in children from their first birthday."
EoE is a chronic inflammatory disease that damages the esophagus and prevents it from working properly. The results seen with Dupixent in adults and children with EoE demonstrate that IL-4 and IL-13 are key drivers of the type 2 inflammation underlying this disease. In children, common symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis include acid reflux, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, trouble swallowing, and a failure to thrive. These symptoms can impact growth and development, and can cause food-related fear and anxiety which can persist through adulthood. Diet adjustments, which oftentimes include the elimination of many foods, is the standard treatment for EoE, as well as the use of treatments not approved for the disease. These include proton pump inhibitors, swallowed topical corticosteroids, or in severe cases, a feeding tube, which may be used to ensure proper caloric intake and weight gain. Of the approximately 21,000 children under the age of 12 in the U.S. currently being treated for EoE, about 9,000 do not satisfactorily respond to the unapproved therapies they have been treated with and potentially require advanced therapy.
"We are incredibly excited to share results from this Phase 3 pivotal trial evaluating Dupixent in young children suffering from eosinophilic esophagitis – the first ever to show positive results across a variety of primary and secondary endpoints. The lack of treatment options for children living with eosinophilic esophagitis leaves many caregivers with the stress and burden of adapting their child's meals and their entire family's daily schedules to ensure healthy growth and development. In some cases, they must resort to off-label use of poorly studied treatments like steroids that can pose serious health risks when used long term," said Naimish Patel, M.D., Senior Vice President, Head of Global Development, Immunology and Inflammation at Sanofi. "The faster and larger than anticipated enrollment in this trial further emphasizes the unmet treatment needs for children with EoE and underscores the significance of these first-ever positive results."
In the Phase 3 trial, 102 children aged 1 to 11 were randomized to receive Dupixent, in either a higher dose (n=37) or lower dose (n=31) regimen based on body weight, or placebo (n=34). At 16 weeks, 68% of children on higher dose and 58% of patients on lower dose Dupixent achieved the primary endpoint of significant histological disease remission (peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count of ≤6 eosinophils [eos]/high power field [hpf]) compared to 3% of children on placebo (p<0.0001 for both). Additionally, children receiving higher dose Dupixent experienced the following changes at week 16:
- 86% reduction in peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count from baseline compared to a 21% increase for placebo (p<0.0001).
- 0.88 and 0.84 reduction from baseline in disease severity and extent, respectively, as measured at the microscopic level in biopsy specimens compared to a 0.02 and 0.05 increase for placebo (both p<0.0001).
- 3.5-point reduction in abnormal endoscopic findings from baseline compared to a 0.3-point increase for placebo (p<0.0001).
- A numerical improvement in the proportion of days children experienced symptoms of EoE from baseline, as reported by caregivers (Pediatric EOE signs/symptoms questionnaire [PESQ-C]), compared to placebo, though not statistically significant. The PESQ-C is a novel endpoint developed by Regeneron and Sanofi used for the first time in this trial, designed to assess symptoms in young children through their caregivers (as signs), as children may have difficulty verbalizing their symptoms themselves.
- As part of a prespecified exploratory analysis, a 3.09 percentile increase in body weight for age percentile from baseline compared to 0.29 for placebo.
Histological, anatomic and cellular secondary endpoints were also analyzed for the lower dose group, with all being nominally significant and generally comparable with the higher dose. More detailed results will be shared at an upcoming medical meeting, including additional data for the endpoints in the lower dose group.
Safety results were generally consistent with the known safety profile of Dupixent in its approved EoE indication for children and adults aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kg. For the 16-week treatment period, overall rates of adverse events (AEs) were 79% for Dupixent and 91% for placebo. AEs more commonly (≥5%) observed with Dupixent compared to placebo included COVID-19 (21% Dupixent, 0% placebo; all cases were mild or moderate and did not lead to study discontinuation), rash (9% Dupixent, 6% placebo), headache (8% Dupixent, 3% placebo), viral gastroenteritis (6% Dupixent, 3% placebo), diarrhea (6% Dupixent, 3% placebo) and nausea (6% Dupixent, 0% placebo). Rates of treatment discontinuation due to AEs prior to week 16 were 0% for Dupixent and 6% for placebo.
In May 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dupixent 300 mg weekly to treat patients with EoE aged 12 years and older and weighing at least 40 kg after granting the medicine Priority Review.
The potential use of Dupixent in children with EoE aged 1 to 11 years is currently under clinical development, and the safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority. These data will be discussed with regulatory authorities around the world, starting with the U.S. later this year.
About the Dupixent Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Trial
The Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of Dupixent in young children aged 1 to 11 years with EoE, as determined by histological and patient- or caregiver-reported measures. At baseline, 98% of these patients had at least one co-existing type 2 inflammatory disease such as food allergy, allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis.
Patients received Dupixent subcutaneously at either a higher dose or lower dose regimen based on their weight (ranging from ≥5 kg to <60 kg) over a 16-week period, at which point all endpoints were assessed. The dosing frequency ranged between every two weeks and every four weeks, based on weight.
The primary endpoint was histological disease remission. Secondary endpoints included histopathologic measures of the severity and extent of tissue scarring in the esophagus (EoE-HSS grade and stage scores, which measure changes in eight cellular and tissue features on 0-3 scales, respectively), and abnormal endoscopic findings (EoE Endoscopic Reference Score [EoE-EREFS] on a 0-18 scale), as well as changes in caregiver-reported symptoms (proportion of days with 1 or more EoE signs [e.g. stomach pain, vomiting, food refusal] by the Pediatric EoE Sign/Symptom Questionnaire-caregiver version [PESQ-C]). An exploratory endpoint assessed change from baseline in body weight for age percentile.
The trial is ongoing with a 36-week extended active treatment period to evaluate long-term outcomes.
About Dupixent
Dupixent, which was invented using Regeneron's proprietary VelocImmune® technology, is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the signaling of the interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) pathways and is not an immunosuppressant. The Dupixent development program has shown significant clinical benefit and a decrease in type 2 inflammation in Phase 3 trials, establishing that IL-4 and IL-13 are key and central drivers of the type 2 inflammation that plays a major role in multiple related and often co-morbid diseases. These diseases include approved indications for Dupixent such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) and EoE, as well as investigational diseases such as prurigo nodularis.
Dupixent has received regulatory approvals around the world for use in certain patients with atopic dermatitis, asthma, CRSwNP or EoE in different age populations. Dupixent is currently approved across these indications in the U.S. and for one or more of these indications in more than 60 countries, including in the European Union and Japan. More than 400,000 patients have been treated with Dupixent globally.
About Regeneron's VelocImmune Technology
Regeneron's VelocImmune technology utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron's co-Founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer George D. Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse, and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and developing VelocImmune and related VelociSuite® technologies. Dr. Yancopoulos and his team have used VelocImmune technology to create approximately one in five of all original, FDA-approved fully human monoclonal antibodies currently available. This includes REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab), Dupixent, Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab), Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb) and Inmazeb™ (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn).
Dupilumab Development Program
Dupilumab is being jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi under a global collaboration agreement. To date, dupilumab has been studied across more than 60 clinical trials involving more than 10,000 patients with various chronic diseases driven in part by type 2 inflammation.
In addition to the currently approved indications, Regeneron and Sanofi are studying dupilumab in a broad range of diseases driven by type 2 inflammation or other allergic processes in Phase 3 trials, including prurigo nodularis, pediatric EoE, hand and foot atopic dermatitis, chronic inducible urticaria-cold, chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic pruritis of unknown origin, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with evidence of type 2 inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis, allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and bullous pemphigoid. These potential uses of dupilumab are currently under clinical investigation, and the safety and efficacy in these conditions have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
U.S. Indications
DUPIXENT is a prescription medicine used:
- to treat adults and children 6 months of age and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 months of age.
- with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of moderate-to-severe eosinophilic or oral steroid dependent asthma in adults and children 6 years of age and older whose asthma is not controlled with their current asthma medicines. DUPIXENT helps prevent severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) and can improve your breathing. DUPIXENT may also help reduce the amount of oral corticosteroids you need while preventing severe asthma attacks and improving your breathing. DUPIXENT is not used to treat sudden breathing problems. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with asthma under 6 years of age.
- with other medicines for the maintenance treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) in adults whose disease is not controlled. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis under 18 years of age.
- to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older, who weigh at least 88 pounds (40 kg), with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with eosinophilic esophagitis under 12 years of age and who weigh at least 88 pounds (40 kg).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.
Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have eye problems.
- have a parasitic (helminth) infection.
- are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a "live vaccine" right before and during treatment with DUPIXENT.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you are taking oral, topical, or inhaled corticosteroid medicines; have asthma and use an asthma medicine; or have atopic dermatitis, CRSwNP, or EoE, and also have asthma. Do not change or stop your corticosteroid medicine or other asthma medicine without talking to your healthcare provider. This may cause other symptoms that were controlled by the corticosteroid medicine or other asthma medicine to come back.
DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:
- Allergic reactions. DUPIXENT can cause allergic reactions that can sometimes be severe. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms: breathing problems or wheezing, swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded, fast pulse, fever, hives, joint pain, general ill feeling, itching, skin rash, swollen lymph nodes, nausea or vomiting, or cramps in your stomach-area.
- Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision, such as blurred vision. Your healthcare provider may send you to an ophthalmologist for an exam if needed.
- Inflammation of your blood vessels. Rarely, this can happen in people with asthma who receive DUPIXENT. This may happen in people who also take a steroid medicine by mouth that is being stopped or the dose is being lowered. It is not known whether this is caused by DUPIXENT. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have: rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, a feeling of pins and needles or numbness of your arms or legs, or persistent fever.
- Joint aches and pain. Some people who use DUPIXENT have had trouble walking or moving due to their joint symptoms, and in some cases needed to be hospitalized. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or worsening joint symptoms. Your healthcare provider may stop DUPIXENT if you develop joint symptoms.
The most common side effects include:
- Atopic dermatitis: injection site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and itching, sometimes with blurred vision, cold sores in your mouth or on your lips, and high count of a certain white blood cell (eosinophilia).
- Asthma: injection site reactions, pain in the throat (oropharyngeal pain), high count of a certain white blood cell (eosinophilia), and parasitic (helminth) infections.
- Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: injection site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and itching, sometimes with blurred vision, high count of a certain white blood cell (eosinophilia), trouble sleeping (insomnia), toothache, gastritis, and joint pain (arthralgia).
- Eosinophilic esophagitis: injection site reactions, upper respiratory tract infections, cold sores in your mouth or on your lips, and joint pain (arthralgia).
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of DUPIXENT. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Use DUPIXENT exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. It's an injection given under the skin (subcutaneous injection). Your healthcare provider will decide if you or your caregiver can inject DUPIXENT. Do not try to prepare and inject DUPIXENT until you or your caregiver have been trained by your healthcare provider. In children 12 years of age and older, it's recommended DUPIXENT be administered by or under supervision of an adult. In children under 12 years of age, DUPIXENT should be given by a caregiver.
Please see accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.
About Regeneron
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to numerous FDA-approved treatments and product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
About Sanofi
We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY.
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As No. 1 McDonogh boys lacrosse successfully defended its league title, game-changing plays were made by a special senior trio.
In the Eagles’ Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship campaign, AJ Marsh shut down opponents’ top scoring threats. Fellow defenseman Mac Christmas gobbled up ground balls and proved unstoppable in transition. And attackman McCabe Millon was dynamite when the ball was in his stick.
Marsh, who was named The Baltimore Sun’s All-Metro boys lacrosse Player of the Year, is set to play at Navy. Christmas, a first-team selection, is heading to Duke. And Millon, who despite missing significant time because of injury earned second-team honors, is Virginia-bound as the country’s No. 1 recruit in this year’s graduated class.
Before they play at the next level, the three have one final opportunity to wear the same uniform when they represent the South team at the 18th annual Senior All-America Lacrosse Game on Saturday at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field. They will be joined by fellow MIAA A Conference standout Kyle Foster, a Boys’ Latin defenseman and Ohio State commit, in a game set for 8 p.m. and broadcast live on ESPNU.
“It’s the best,” Marsh said. “The whole year we play and it’s always so competitive, every single game. So to get here and play in a fun game like this and have one last opportunity to step on the field with those guys — it’s the best feeling and something I’ll never forget.”
This spring, the Eagles had the daunting task of trying to repeat as champions in the country’s top league. They did so emphatically, going 17-1 and beating No. 2 Calvert Hall, 14-5, in the final to become only the third program to win back-to-back titles since the league started in 1996.
The skills that Marsh, Christmas and Millon brought were vital, but equally important were the intangibles they shared: leadership, intensity and a team-first approach.
“They all play with super high motors, high energy and they love to have fun playing lacrosse,” McDonogh coach Andy Hilgartner said. “As intense and focused and as serious as they are, all that stuff, they just love making big plays on the field, and that translates to their style of play.”
Another common trait is their desire to get better.
While Millon says playing in the summer showcase will be exciting and memorable, it also serves a purpose that he wants to make sure benefits him moving forward.
“What I really want to get out of this All-America Game is to continue to diversify my game and continue to improve myself all around,” he said. “Being able to play with such stars, like maybe the best off-ball guy in the country or the best lefty dodger and to work off of them and learn from them and enjoy the time will be great.”
While McDonogh stakes claim to the two straight MIAA A crowns, Christmas, who was a transfer from Washington-area power Georgetown Prep, also captured his second league championship, having won an Interstate Athletic Conference title for the Hoyas in his sophomore year.
How well he fit in at McDonogh played a major role in the team’s success. Playing alongside Millon and Marsh made the transition easier.
“Playing with McCabe was really cool. When we needed something to happen on attack, that’s the guy you want to have. And playing with AJ was awesome. I watched what he did defensively and it was fun pushing transition with him. It’s really cool getting to play with them again and I’m really excited. It’s going to be great lacrosse for sure,” Christmas said.
A winner of five league crowns, McDonogh has developed a method that breeds consistent success. It starts with the seniors setting a positive tone.
“You only go as far as your seniors and there’s no doubt last year’s graduation class rubbed off on AJ and McCabe, which helped them lead what was an otherwise young team,” said Ty Xanders, Inside Lacrosse’s director of recruiting and high school content who heads the committee that selects the boys rosters. “I thought it was really cool to see how they brought in a transfer like Mac, who led by example, and how well they all balanced each other out.”
One last reward for the trio comes Saturday as they wrap up their high school careers in the grandest fashion.
Varsity Highlights
“To be recognized as one of those guys that can compete with some of the top guys in the country is so rewarding and feels so good and it kind of wraps up a lot of that hard work,” Marsh said.
“I think it’s going to be a very competitive game. They’re the best players in the country, so I think it will be such a fun opportunity to get up and down with guys you’re going to be playing against for years to come.”
Senior All-America Lacrosse Games
Saturday at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field
Girls: 5:30 p.m.
Boys: 8 p.m.
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EUREKA
BOYS' GOLF
Thursday, Sept. 22: 4 p.m. versus Tremont @ Pekin's Sunset Hills
Monday, Sept. 26: 4 p.m. vs. Lexington & Roanoke-Benson @ Kaufman Park
Wednesday, Sept. 28: 9 a.m. Illini Bluffs Regional @ Bartonville's Coyote Creek
GIRLS' GOLF
Thursday, Sept. 22: 4 p.m. vs. Elmwood & Olympia @ KP
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 4 p.m. vs. El Paso-Gridley & Farmington @ KP
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Sept. 22: 6:30 p.m. @ Fisher*
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 7 p.m. vs. Tri-Valley*
FOOTBALL
Friday, Sept. 23: 7 p.m. @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Sept. 24: 9 a.m. East Peoria Invitational @ Illinois Central College
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 4:15 p.m. EP-G Invite @ Furrow Vineyard
FIELDCREST
BOYS' GOLF
Thursday, Sept. 22: 4 p.m. vs. R-B @ Tall Oaks
Wednesday, Sept. 28: 9 a.m. Peru St. Bede Regional @ Spring Valley's Spring Creek
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Sept. 22: 7 p.m. vs. T-V* @ Downs
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 7 p.m. @ EP-G*
FOOTBALL
Friday, Sept. 23: 7 p.m. vs. Le Roy @ Veteran's Park
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Sept. 24: 10 a.m. Herscher Invite @ Limestone Park
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 4:15 p.m. EP-G Invite @ Furrow Vineyard
R-B
BOYS' GOLF
Thursday, Sept. 22: 4 p.m. vs. Fieldcrest @ Tall Oaks
Monday, Sept. 26: 4 p.m. vs. Lexington & Roanoke-Benson @ Kaufman Park
Wednesday, Sept. 28: 9 a.m. IB Regional @ Coyote Creek
CO-OP SOCCER
Thursday, Sept. 22: 4:30 p.m. vs. IB @ Glasford
Saturday, Sept. 24: 10 a.m. @ Limestone
Monday, Sept. 26: 4:30 p.m. vs. Peoria Christian
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 4:30 p.m. vs. DePue/Spring Valley Hall
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Sept. 22: 7 p.m. @ Henry*
Saturday, Sept. 24: 9 a.m. Knoxville Invite
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 6:30 p.m. @ Clinton
EUREKA COLLEGE
VOLLEYBALL
Friday, Sept. 23: 7 p.m. @ Fontbonne*
Saturday, Sept. 24: noon vs. Spalding (Ky.)* & 2 p.m. vs. Westminster,* both
@ Fulton, Mo.
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 7 p.m. @ Webster*
Wednesday, Sept. 28: 7 p.m. vs. Greenville* @ Reagan Athletic Complex
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, Sept. 24: noon @ Spalding (Ky.)*
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 7 p.m. vs. Webster* @ McKinzie Field
MEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, Sept. 24: 2 p.m. @ Spalding (Ky.)*
Tuesday, Sept. 27: 5 p.m. vs. Webster* @ McKinzie
FOOTBALL
Saturday, Sept. 24: 4 p.m. vs. Benedictine* @ McKinzie
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The European Union coordinator of talks to revive Iran’s nuclear accord with world powers said Tuesday he was traveling to Tehran, as the bloc makes a last-ditch effort to salvage the deal after a weekslong standstill.
Enrique Mora said he’d meet with Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani during his visit to the Iranian capital. “Work on closing the remaining gaps of this negotiation continues,” he tweeted.
Officials in Tehran confirmed Mora’s visit, seeking to portray it as proof of Iran’s diplomatic engagement and attention to economic problems.
“(The visit) shows the control of the government over the most important file,” said Ali Shamkhani of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
The landmark accord in 2015 granted Iran sanctions relief in exchange for strict curbs on its nuclear program. Former President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal four years ago, piling sanctions on Iran under a policy of “maximum pressure.” In response, Iran has gradually accelerated its enrichment of uranium — including a small amount to 60% enrichment, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels.
President Joe Biden vowed to rejoin the deal. Talks to get both sides to return to compliance began in Vienna over a year ago. But the negotiations, which also involve the United Kingdom, Germany, France, China and Russia, have stalled since breaking off in March. The sides had seemed just on the verge of a breakthrough.
Mora has played a crucial role in facilitating the negotiations, given that Iran refuses to speak directly to America. He last traveled to Tehran in late March, before heading to Washington.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Mora would be “conveying messages” from the other signatories to Tehran during his trip.
But talks in Vienna have remained at an impasse over several unresolved issues. U.S. officials have said a key hurdle involvesIranian demands that Washington lift its terrorism designation of Iran’s powerful, paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine also has complicated the talks, as Moscow threatened to derail negotiations with new demands and European capitals have grown distracted by the continent’s greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II.
Separately, the International Atomic Energy Agency, charged with monitoring Iran’s nuclear program, has grown increasingly critical of Iran’s failure to cooperate with the organization and its refusal to explain the traces of radioactive material at several undeclared nuclear sites in the country.
The agency’s head, Rafael Mariano Grossi, expressed his frustration with Iran in comments to the European Parliament committees on Tuesday.
“We, in the last few months, were able to identify traces of enriched uranium in places that have never been declared by Iran … so we are extremely concerned about this,” Grossi said, adding he was skeptical that officials could close a nuclear deal if the IAEA still had unanswered questions.
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Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. | https://www.wric.com/news/eu-coordinator-heads-to-tehran-in-bid-to-save-nuclear-deal/ | 2022-05-10 18:35:36 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/eu-coordinator-heads-to-tehran-in-bid-to-save-nuclear-deal/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin has agreed to join the Tampa Bay Rays on a three-year, $40 million contract that’s the largest the club has ever awarded in free agency, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Thursday night because the agreement was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced.
Eflin, who spent portions of seven seasons with the Phillies, will join a rotation that includes All-Star lefty Shane McClanahan and right-handers Tyler Glasnow and Drew Rasmussen with the Rays, who will pay him $11 million in 2023, $11 million in 2024 and $18 million in 2025.
The 28-year-old right-hander began last season as a starter and later worked out of the bullpen for the NL champions, going 3-5 with a 4.04 ERA in 20 appearances. Overall, he has a 36-45 career record with a 4.49 ERA over 127 games, including 115 starts.
He appeared in 10 games as a reliever during Philadelphia’s postseason run this year, going 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA over 10 2/3 innings.
The $40 million commitment to Eflin is the largest the budget-minded Rays have made to a free agent, surpassing the five-year, $35 million contract pitcher Wilson Alvarez signed in 1998, and the two-year, $30 million deal right-hander Charlie Morton received in 2019.
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A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for crimes he committed during a blood-testing scam he orchestrated with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes.
The 17-page ruling issued late Thursday pushes Balwani, 57, a step closer to having to begin a nearly 13-year prison sentence he received after a jury convicted him of 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy last year.
Balwani is scheduled to report to prison March 15 unless he can win a reprieve from a federal appeals court in a motion his lawyers say they plan to file.
Unless the appeals court rules he can remain free, Balwani has been ordered to report to an Atlanta federal prison, according to court documents. The 121-year-old prison has been plagued by misconduct and other abuses described by whistleblowers during a congressional hearing last year.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who sentenced Balwani and denied his request to remain free on appeal, had recommended he serve his time in a Lompoc prison. That facility is located about 250 miles (400 kilometers) from the San Jose, California, courtroom where his trial unfolded last year.
The judge’s denial of Balwani’s request to remain free on appeal may not bode well for Holmes, Theranos’ CEO and founder. Her lawyers are also pushing Davila to allow her to stay out of prison during an appeal of her conviction on four felony counts of investor fraud and conspiracy. A March 17 hearing has been scheduled for Holmes’ lawyers to try to persuade Davila to allow her to remain free until the appeals case is resolved.
Holmes, 39, is scheduled to start a sentence of more than 11 years on April 27. That will separate her from a 1-year-old son she had shortly before her trial began in September 2021 and a recently born child she was carrying at her November sentencing.
Although they had separate trials, Holmes and Balwani were accused of essentially the same crimes centered on a ruse touting Theranos’ blood-testing system as a revolutionary breakthrough in health care. The claims helped the company become a Silicon Valley sensation that raised nearly $1 billion from investors.
But its technology never came close to working like Holmes and Balwani boasted, resulting in Theranos’ scandalous collapse and a criminal case that shined a bright light on Silicon Valley greed and hubris.
Davila hasn’t yet decided on how much money Holmes and Balwani each should have to pay for their crimes. Federal prosecutors are seeking restitution of nearly $900 million.
In a hearing last month on Balwani’s bid to remain free, his attorneys alleged federal prosecutors had distorted and misrepresented trail evidence in a manner that makes it likely Balwani will prevail in his appeal of the convictions. The lawyers also pointed to Balwani’s non-violent history and past charity work in India as justification for him remaining free, asserting that he poses no danger to the community.
Although Davila agreed Balwani is neither a flight risk nor dangerous, he concluded that still wasn’t enough to allow him to delay his time in prison. Davila wrote that he didn’t find evidence raising “substantial question of law or fact” during Balwani’s four-month trial that would merit overturning the jury’s verdict. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/tech-news/ap-technology/theranos-exec-sunny-balwani-loses-bid-to-delay-prison-term/ | 2023-03-10 18:18:50 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/tech-news/ap-technology/theranos-exec-sunny-balwani-loses-bid-to-delay-prison-term/ |
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HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Houston scanned the Michigan street where his fixer-upper and older homes bridge gaps between the vacant, overgrown lots and abandoned, ramshackle houses, boarded-up businesses and potholed streets of Highland Park.
But no one would confuse the neighborhood for a park.
“It’s not a bad place to live,” Houston said. “It’s not the best.”
The community, just under 3 square miles (7.8 square kilometers) and nearly surrounded by Detroit, is a shell of its auto baron past, when manufacturing boomed and money flowed. Over 50,000 people lived there in 1930. Homes — elegant and spacious — rivaled some of those built in Detroit.
Fewer than 9,000 now call it home. The auto companies are long gone, leaving strip malls and retail shops to bolster the city's dwindling business tax base.
And, owing about $20 million to a regional water service, Highland Park is considering municipal bankruptcy — a strategy that a decade ago allowed Detroit to erase or restructure $7 billion in debt — to keep its financial future afloat.
Troubled cities like Highland Park are the toughest cases in America to figure out how to fix, because they have so few assets to build on, said Alan Mallach, author of a soon-to-be-released book, “Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth.”
“They have appalling levels of poverty and abandonment,” Mallach said. “A city like Highland Park probably cannot turn itself around all by itself. They just don’t have the resources.”
Highland Park and communities like it have been fading as jobs dry up and families move away, but before the decline began, the auto and manufacturing industries helped build up some of these inner ring suburbs.
In 1907, Henry Ford bought 160 acres of land for what would be his Highland Park Ford Plant. The first moving assembly line started a few years later at the plant. Immigrants and other workers eager to earn $5 per day flocked to the area.
A building boom followed that included thousands of homes along tree-canopied streets.
“Highland Park was really a shining city on a hill. It was really the place to live,” said Jeff Horner, urban studies professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. Horner credits Ford with turning the city into an important and successful suburb run by his political friends.
Ford would move its auto production operations to nearby Dearborn in the 1920s. The automaker would keep a tractor plant in Highland Park and Chrysler, now Stellantis, had its headquarters in the city. But both moved away in the 1990s.
Like Detroit and other large urban cities, white residents began fleeing Highland Park in the 1950s for the suburbs. Jobs followed. About 85% of Highland Park's residents are Black. The median household income is about $25,000 and about 40% of the population lives in poverty, according to the U.S. Census.
Neighborhood malaise and neglect are overpowering in some parts of the city. In a rat-infested, vacant apartment building in early February, authorities found the bodies of three aspiring rappers. The trio were to perform Jan. 21 at a club in Detroit when they disappeared.
“There’s very little left there in terms of a tax base that built this city,” Horner said. “Any time you’re a small, inner ring suburb that can’t grow in land you have to bring in a tax base. You have to bring in more residents.”
Highland Park has said that property taxes in the 2022 fiscal year were about $9.6 million. Estimated revenues for the coming fiscal year are expected to be about $12.6 million, according to Mayor Glenda McDonald's proposed 2023-24 budget.
Income and property taxes, respectively, would account for $4.7 million and $2.6 million in revenue. Another $3.5 million would come from state revenue, according to the proposed budget.
McDonald declined to comment due to ongoing court-ordered mediation over the water debt with the Great Lakes Water Authority.
The debt owed to the Great Lakes Water Authority stretches back to at least the 1990s when the water system was run by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
In 2014, the state determined Highland Park was in a financial emergency and appointed a manager. A court granted the water department a $19 million judgment in 2015 against Highland Park. The ongoing mediation is expected to lead to a plan for how the debt will be paid.
Highland Park has not made any payments for sewer services since April 2021 and has paid less than 1% of its water service charges since 2012, according to the water authority.
The water authority says other communities in the system have incurred charges due to Highland Park's nonpayment. Once the judgment is paid those communities will be reimbursed, the authority said.
And those communities have “no sympathy” for Highland Park, said Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.
“They don’t want to float the city anymore, floating their debt while the city figures this out," Lupher said. "They want what’s best for Highland Park, but they’re not willing to pay Highland Park’s way.”
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office has said the water authority and Highland Park need to find a solution that doesn’t push the cost to homeowners or businesses.
In April, Highland Park's council voted 3-2 to ask Whitmer to move quickly on a municipal bankruptcy.
The state Treasurer's office is looking into the city's request for a financial review.
Bankruptcy would be only a “Band-Aid” for Highland Park, Mallach said.
“It’s not just the water debt,” Mallach said. “The city is not able to generate enough revenue to provide adequate services or reverse the downward spiral of its properties. Any benefit from bankruptcy would probably disappear over the course of the next five years or so.”
However, Houston, the 40-year-old resident who remembers when every Highland Park house had a family in it, said he can't disagree with the bankruptcy option.
“If it’s the best way to get out of it, you have to do what you have to do," he said. | https://www.expressnews.com/living/article/detroit-enclave-city-built-on-auto-industry-18107961.php | 2023-05-19 06:21:21 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/living/article/detroit-enclave-city-built-on-auto-industry-18107961.php |
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc. a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on developing novel therapies for patients with chronic liver diseases, today reported positive top-line results from the Phase 2a RISE clinical trial of HPG1860, a next generation non-bile acid, liver selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The trial met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, and HPG1860 also achieved a significant reduction in liver fat content (LFC), a key secondary endpoint.
The RISE study (NCT05338034) is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered HPG1860 tablet at doses of 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg in 87 adult patients with presumed non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The primary objective of the clinical trial was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HPG1860. Secondary endpoints included percent change from baseline in LFC measured by MRI proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF), ALT levels, plasma pharmacokinetics of HPG1860, pharmacodynamic parameters, and serum NASH biomarkers.
In the RISE trial, once daily administration of HPG1860 for 12 weeks was generally well tolerated and most AEs were mild and moderate. Treatment-related pruritus occurred in 9.1%, 9.5%, 27.3% of patients in the 3, 5, and 8mg cohort respectively and no significant change in LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) was observed in the 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg HPG1860 cohorts.
Mean relative changes in LFC at week 12 were 0.68% (placebo), -20.15% (3 mg, p=0.002 vs placebo), -7.08% (5 mg, p=0.244 vs placebo), and -38.64% (8 mg, P<0.0001 vs placebo). Relatively reduced efficacy in 5 mg cohort may be due to the lower LFC at baseline vs other cohorts. For patients with ALT ≥ULN at baseline, at week 12, mean ALT percentage change from baseline in placebo, 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg cohort was 32.6%, -7.0%, -7.6% and -22.5% respectively, indicating dose-dependent reduction of ALT in HPG1860 treated patients.
Stephen Harrison, MD, Chairman of Summit Clinical Research whose network was responsible for enrolling this study stated, "Positive signals of LFC reduction and improvement in liver chemistry tests, along with a good safety and tolerability profile, make HPG1860 an interesting compound to study further in combination with other mechanisms of action targeting the pathogenic pathways in NASH. LDL elevations are typically seen with FXR agonists so it is encouraging to note that no significant elevations in LDL were seen in this short term trial with HPG1860."
"We are very encouraged by the significant improvement in LFC and safety profile of HPG1860. I would like to thank those who have supported enrollment in the RISE Study, especially our outstanding investigators and the patients who participated in the study." said Que Liu MD PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Hepagene, "NASH is a multifactorial liver disease and combination therapy may be needed to achieve clinically meaningful responses and outcomes. We look forward to advancing HPG1860 clinically, including as the key component for future NASH combination treatments."
Hepagene plans to submit an abstract with detailed data from the RISE Study to an upcoming scientific conference. Based on these positive results, Hepagene continues with the current clinical development plan including a combination trial of HPG1860 with HPG7233, a thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist (THR-β) developed in house for the treatment of NASH.
About HPG1860
HPG1860 is a next generation liver enrichment FXR agonist with a non-bile acid scaffold. Through regulation of gene expression of bile acids, FXR serves as a key controller of bile acid homeostasis. FXR has been studied for its role in modulating inflammation and the expression of FXR is down-regulated during NASH development. HPG1860 exhibited superb efficacy and safety profile in preclinical, Phase 1 and 2a clinical trial.
About NASH
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly becoming the most common liver disease worldwide, with an approximate prevalence of 20-30% in western countries. An estimated 20-25% of these patients will further progress to NASH, marked by steatohepatitis, ballooning and inflammation. Typically, NASH is accompanied with liver fibrosis that can progress to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. NASH is currently ranked the second most common reason for liver transplants in the USA and is expected to become the leading cause for liver transplant by 2025.
About Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc.
Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc. devotes its efforts towards discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over liver diseases, especially non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), chronic Hepatitis B infection and rare liver diseases.
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How to Watch the Virginia Tech vs. LSU Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the NCAA Tournament Final Four
Published: Mar. 31, 2023 at 1:13 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
A Final Four battle features the No. 1 seed Virginia Tech Hokies (31-4) and the No. 3 seed LSU Lady Tigers (32-2) playing with a trip to the National Championship Game on the line on Friday at American Airlines Center. The NCAA Tournament matchup tips off at 7:00 PM.
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Virginia Tech vs. LSU Scoring Comparison
- The Lady Tigers put up an average of 81.8 points per game, 24.7 more points than the 57.1 the Hokies give up.
- LSU is 27-1 when it scores more than 57.1 points.
- Virginia Tech's record is 24-4 when it allows fewer than 81.8 points.
- The Hokies put up 15.7 more points per game (72.4) than the Lady Tigers allow (56.7).
- Virginia Tech has a 24-2 record when scoring more than 56.7 points.
- LSU is 24-0 when allowing fewer than 72.4 points.
- This year the Hokies are shooting 45.2% from the field, 9.8% higher than the Lady Tigers concede.
- The Lady Tigers shoot 46.1% from the field, 8% higher than the Hokies concede.
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The Nebraska Republican Party fired its chairman Saturday amid GOP turmoil that stemmed partly from the hard-fought primary for governor. The day also included one arrest and a raft of resignations.
William "Billy" Hall, a former paraeducator at Goodrich Middle School who was preparing to teach there this fall, died after the car he was riding in rolled into a creek southwest of Sterling.
Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m., where they found a woman dead in Beal Slough, a small stream that feeds into Salt Creek.
A man in his 70s was found dead at a home on the 1600 block of Southwest 40th Street just after 8 a.m. Monday, according to the sheriff's office.
The sudden takeover of the Nebraska Republican Party by conservative activists could impact gubernatorial race and strength of the GOP.
Police say the girl was alone for about seven hours before a relative arrived at 2 p.m. to meet Caden Dober and found the child under blankets on the couch.
Some of the cars might sell well into the six figures, though others might go for under $5,000. "There's a little bit of something for everybody," the auction company's co-owner said.
Deputies arrived to find Gene Oltman dead with evidence of physical trauma to his body.
Does the Husker offensive coordinator like opening with a conference game? "If you win it," says Whipple, who also spoke individually about each NU quarterback.
Bereuter said it's important Trump never be elected again. "It is clear that he was not qualified to be president in terms of knowledge, temperament, judgment and the lack of a moral compass," he said.
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Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78.
The Daily Camera reports that Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility.
Rorex was a newly elected Boulder County clerk when a gay couple denied a marriage license elsewhere sought her help in March 1975.
The then-31-year-old agreed and went on to issue six licenses to gay couples before Colorado’s attorney general ordered her to stop.
Colorado legalized gay marriage in 2014. A 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision recognized the fundamental right nationwide.
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PHOENIX (AP) — If the Super Bowl is decided in the trenches: Advantage Philadelphia Eagles with their two All-Pro offensive linemen and four double-digit sack artists.
If it comes down to which team has better receiving and running options: Advantage Eagles with their pair of 1,000-yard receivers and record-setting running game.
If it comes down to the superior secondary: Advantage Eagles and their two proven cornerbacks.
Philadelphia has built a team without any holes, which should set the stage for a repeat from five years ago when Eagles used a more complete roster to outduel an MVP quarterback and win the Super Bowl.
The Eagles will do to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs what they did to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots and deliver Philadelphia its second Lombardi Trophy.
“We’ve been getting overlooked all year, but for what reason I don’t know,” edge rusher Haason Reddick said. “Because we have dogs across every position, people who can make plays. This team is talented from top to bottom. I don’t think I’ve been on a more talented team.”
This version of the Eagles might be even better than the 2017 team, which got to the title game with backup quarterback Nick Foles.
While Foles delivered a surprise MVP performance in that 41-33 victory with three TD passes, one TD catch and a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, it would be little shock to see Jalen Hurts lead the way on Sunday.
While Hurts isn’t at the level of two-time MVP Mahomes, he proved in his third season that he is a legitimate threat of his own and the Eagles lost just once when he started this season.
Hurts was a second-team All-Pro and finished second to Mahomes in MVP voting after tying a franchise record with 35 combined TD passes and runs despite missing two games with a shoulder injury.
Hurts hasn’t looked in peak form since returning from the injury that sidelined him in Weeks 16 and 17, but the two weeks since the NFC championship game should help him regain his deep passing prowess that should prove the difference on Sunday.
At the time of his injury, Hurts was tied for the NFL lead with 11 touchdown passes on throws at least 20 yards downfield and ranked fourth in yards gained on those plays with 786. Since returning in Week 18, Hurts is 3 for 10 on deep throws with no TDs.
A healthier Hurts should be able to connect with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith on a few long balls against a Kansas City defense that allowed the third-highest passer rating on deep passes in the regular season.
If the big-play pass doesn’t do it, Philadelphia has the running game that has set a record with 39 touchdowns on the ground in the regular season and playoffs.
The Chiefs allowed the fifth-most rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks this season, which could be a major problem against Hurts, who rushed for 760 yards in the regular season and has a quarterback-record 15 TDs runs, including the playoffs.
Hurts’ rushing ability opens up holes for a trio of backs in Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott running behind a line that ranks near the top in all run-blocking metrics thanks to All-Pro center Jason Kelce and All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson.
To beat Mahomes and the Chiefs, the Eagles defense will also need to step up and the league’s deepest group of pass rushers should do the trick.
Reddick led the way for Philadelphia with 16 sacks in the regular season and he has been even better in the playoffs with 3 1/2 sacks in wins over the Giants and 49ers.
Reddick will line up against the weak link on Kansas City’s line — right tackle Andrew Wylie, whose nine sacks allowed in the regular season were fourth most in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.
If the Chiefs want to pay extra attention to Reddick, good luck against the rest of the defensive line. Brandon Graham, Javon Hargrave and Jose Sweat each had 11 sacks as the Eagles had the highest sack rate in the NFL in more than 30 years.
With Fletcher Cox and Ndamukong Suh also in the mix, Mahomes could be on the run on his gimpy ankle as he was in Kansas City’s Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay two years ago.
The fierce front four allows the Eagles to get pressure without blitzing, which will make life easier for cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry against Kansas City’s less-than-stellar wideouts.
That will allow the rest of the back seven to focus on limiting All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and making sure the Chiefs don’t get big gains in the screen game.
If that happens, get ready for another parade down Broad Street.
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WASHINGTON, July 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Saturday regarding debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket:
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) did not share specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth.
"All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow reliable predictions of potential debris impact risk, especially for heavy-lift vehicles, like the Long March 5B, which carry a significant risk of loss of life and property. Doing so is critical to the responsible use of space and to ensure the safety of people here on Earth."
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Winners Physician's Weekly, CMI Media Group and PatientPoint demonstrate effective use of the Point of Care channel.
NEW YORK, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Point of Care Marketing Association (POCMA; www.pocmarketing.org), a non-profit organization that aims to support the continued growth of the Point of Care (POC) media channel, hosted 270 healthcare marketers at its annual POC NOW Industry Summit at City Winery in New York City, March 22nd. For the event's inaugural POC Excellence Awards, POCMA gathered a panel of independent industry experts to review entries across four categories. POCMA awarded three companies and named eight finalists based on criteria including overall strategy, creativity, and performance.
Best Patient Targeted Campaign
CMI Media Group's winning campaign focused on facilitating discussion through empowering patients and educating Health Care Professionals (HCP) on brand benefits at the point of care.
Finalists: BBH London, WebMD POC.
Best Custom POC Creative
Physician's Weekly won the Best Custom POC Creative for its HCP-facing content at the POC created with Nuance Communications, Inc., a technology pioneer with market leadership in conversational AI and ambient intelligence. Nuance Communications leveraged the PW Feature Report, a 2 foot-by-3 foot printed wallboard, to educate HCPs through creative messaging on their AI-powered technology, Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX™). The customized creative provided a window into their DAX product, capturing the product experience and including a large QR code for a video showing how the latest in AI improves patient care and overall workflow.
"We are excited that Nuance Communications appreciates the value of our format and connection with HCPs in the POC back office," said Joe Marziani, chief revenue officer. "The custom creative educates physicians where they practice, increasing adoption and utilization of their timesaving AI-driven solution."
Finalists: U360 Medical, CheckedUp.
Best POC Media Partner to Elevate the Educational Experience
Physician's Weekly won for adding augmented reality to its in-office Patient Exam Room posters that cover 20 medical conditions and counting. Shivoo Studios, a virtual reality company, built PW's Web/AR experience, which doesn't require wearing AR glasses or downloading mobile apps to access. Using a personal smart device, patients scan the QR code displayed on the Patient Exam Room print poster and engage with interactive 3D elements that explain health concepts in either English or Spanish.
"In educating patients and caregivers, we wanted to take the comfort and convenience of print and add the dynamic engagement and flexibility that Web/AR provides," said Christy Tetterton, chief strategy and marketing officer of Physician's Weekly. "We went from introducing the concept at the 2022 POC NOW Summit to then prototyping, iterating, and launching in twelve months, so to have a panel of independent judges honor us with this award is extra special."
Finalists: PatientPoint, ConnectiveRX.
Best Campaign Addressing Health Equity/DE&I
PatientPoint, in partnership with their client Susan G. Komen created the campaign, "A Health Equity Revolution." This campaign brought trusted breast health resources and support to patients, families and providers at the POC to connect with the Black community when and where health was top of mind.
"PatientPoint and Susan G. Komen share the belief that health equity begins at the point of care where technology and education can directly impact lives," said PatientPoint Founder and CEO Mike Collette. "This partnership has been very successful in addressing health disparities, reaching audiences in their physician's office and sparking important, possibly life-saving conversations. PatientPoint is thrilled to be recognized by Point of Care Marketing Association as we continue to make EVERY doctor-patient engagement better."
Finalists: Health Monitor Network, Phreesia.
"The Point of Care Marketing Association thanks all who submitted in our inaugural Point of Care Excellence awards. The competition was tough and we are proud of the great work being done in this industry to educate patients and HCPs to improve patient outcomes. We look forward to seeing the work continue with submissions for our awards next year," said POCMA Executive Director Nicole Divinagracia.
About Point of Care Marketing Association
The Point of Care Marketing Association exists to advocate for the effective use of the point of care channel to advance patient healthcare outcomes.
About Physician's Weekly
Physician's Weekly is a leading source of trusted medical information, perspectives, and education for healthcare providers and patients.
About PatientPoint
PatientPoint® is the patient engagement platform for every point of care.
About CMI Media Group
CMI Media Group, a WPP company (NYSE: WPP, http://www.wpp.com), is a full-service media agency focused solely on health, wellness, and pharmaceutical marketing.
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Drug-sniffing K-9s alert police to 400 pounds of meth in man’s storage unit, officials say
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) – A Missouri man has been indicted by a grand jury after authorities made the largest meth seizure in the St. Louis DEA division’s history.
Police said they found nearly 500 pounds of meth valued at more than $1 million in a storage unit rented by Kolby L. Kristiansen, 68.
Drug-sniffing K-9s alerted authorities to Kristiansen’s storage unit on June 29. A federal search warrant was then executed on July 1 at the storage unit. Authorities found three plastic containers containing suspected methamphetamine, charging documents say.
The containers weighed a total of 476 pounds, including the suspected meth and packaging materials.
Kristiansen was charged with possession of meth with the intent to sell.
Michael A. Davis, special agent in charge of DEA’s St. Louis Division, said in a press release the seized drugs are valued at more than $1 million. That makes it the largest meth seizure in the St. Louis DEA division’s history.
Kristiansen was recently released from federal prison after serving time for similar charges back in 2014. A mugshot of Kristiansen was not immediately available.
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TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower® Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has issued the following business update which can be found at:
About Welltower
Welltower® Inc. (NYSE: WELL), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers, and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower, a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing, post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties. More information is available at www.welltower.com.
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Which electrolyte water is best?
Water is essential for our bodies, but electrolytes are also a necessity as they help our bodies absorb water more efficiently. Electrolytes contain minerals that our bodies use to function.
Drinking sports drinks can be helpful in replenishing after workouts, but you don’t need a sports drink to add more to your system.
Electrolyte water can be sugar-free and contain no dyes and other additives, all while tasting just like water. If you’re looking for the most popular electrolyte water that uses clean and purified water, Essentia Bottled Water is the top choice.
What to know before you buy an electrolyte water
Quantity
Similar to most waters, you tend to get a better deal on electrolyte water when it’s bought in bulk rather than by the bottle. And most major retailers will push to sell them in bulk, whereas smaller stores will offer single bottles if you don’t need a case.
But if you plan on drinking electrolyte water regularly, it may be best to buy packs or cases of bottles because it will save you money in the long run, and you don’t have to worry about going to the store every time you need a bottle.
Natural vs. artificial alkaline
Electrolyte water will commonly be alkalized so that its acidity can be reduced. Unfortunately, many commercial electrolyte water brands artificially alkalize their waters.
Naturally alkalized water has much more minerals and benefits your body. But because natural alkaline bottled water is so expensive to sell, many brands have to use special filters and technology to alkalize their water. Both artificial and natural alkalized electrolyte water are beneficial for the body, but natural is best.
Water bottles vs. making your own electrolyte water
Similar to how brands use filtration systems to produce their electrolyte water, you can do the same. You can purchase your own filtration system or pitcher, such as an ionization filter, and create your own electrolyte water. Purchasing a filtration system is very expensive, though.
What to look for in a quality electrolyte water
High pH level
A pH level means the acidity levels are lower and more balanced for you to drink. Lower pH levels mean the water is more acidic, and high acidity is not good for the body, especially those with a highly acidic diet. Water with high acidity levels can be harmful to our stomach, kidneys, and other organs of our body. Electrolyte waters will generally have a pH level labeled on the bottle. Anything over a seven is considered good, and anything under that is not recommended.
Natural flavoring and zero sugar
Some brands will use artificial flavors or sugar to hide the taste of their electrolyte water because the added minerals might add an unpleasant taste to the water. You generally don’t have to worry about this with the top electrolyte water brands, but cheaper brands may add artificial ingredients to make the water taste better. Always check the label of the electrolyte water you’re getting to ensure that there are no artificial additives and that there is no sugar.
How much you can expect to spend on an electrolyte water
If you’re looking for a smaller bottle of electrolyte water (16 ounces-1 liter), it should only cost about $2-$5. If you want a pack of electrolyte waters, they can cost $5-$20, depending on the brand and the number of bottles that come in a pack. If you want large packs or cases of water bottles, expect to pay more than $20, as the price of water mainly depends on brand and amount.
Electrolyte water FAQ
Can you drink electrolyte water every day?
A. Drinking small amounts of electrolyte water every day, such as a 1-liter bottle, shouldn’t affect you. If you’re drinking large amounts of electrolyte water, such as a gallon, it can create too much acidity in your stomach and cause vomiting and an upset stomach. However, many brands will specifically state if their water is safe to drink daily.
Is electrolyte water bad for the kidneys?
A. Unless you have a specific condition, such as chronic kidney disease, there hasn’t been significant evidence of electrolyte water being bad for the kidneys. If you have kidney disease, take medications, or want to take extra precautions, consult a doctor before drinking electrolyte water.
What is the best electrolyte water to buy?
Top electrolyte water
What you need to know: Essentia has become the top brand for alkaline water in the last few years, and with its high pH levels, it’s no wonder the water has seen so much success.
What you’ll love: With micro-filtration and reverse osmosis purification process, this water is 99.9% pure, leaving a great taste. The water has a pH level of at least 9.5, supplying you with enough electrolytes.
What you should consider: It is not naturally alkalized.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top electrolyte water for the money
LIFEWTR Premium Purified Water
What you need to know: This purified water comes in various pack sizes, all for very affordable prices.
What you’ll love: There are different artworks for the water bottles, and the designs are done by professional artists. The water is purified and made with electrolytes, providing a great taste.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have pH levels as high as other brands.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: One of the biggest misconceptions about Pedialyte is that it’s only for kids, when in fact, some of its drinks contain more electrolytes than leading sports drinks.
What you’ll love: It comes in multiple flavors but is sugar-free and has no artificial flavors so that it won’t taste too sweet. This drink contains 50% more electrolytes than the top sports drinks and electrolyte waters.
What you should consider: This brand contains sucralose, which is a fake sugar.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Wilson to Sponsor Swing Campus to Revolutionize Racquet Sport Experience and Grow Global Player Base
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swing Racquet + Paddle (Swing), in line with their mission to drive the evolution of sport through a first-of-its-kind dedicated multi-racquet & paddle sport and Sportstainment™ venue, is proud to announce Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Wilson) as a leading sponsor. Swing and Wilson plan to revolutionize the racquet and paddle sport experience, growing the player base for racquet sports in the United States and beyond. Through its sponsorship of Swing, Wilson will continue to lead innovation in the industry while fueling growth and participation in racquet and paddle sports.
"Wilson is thrilled to align with Swing to bring multiple racquet and paddle sports under one roof; it is just what the industry needs. We are very bullish about this project and feel Wilson can play an integral role in Swing's movement," said Joe Dudy, president and CEO of Wilson Sports Goods. "We cannot wait to see Swing come to life in Raleigh and beyond."
Swing's Raleigh campus will include a Wilson Stringing Bar for tennis racquets and act as a testing ground for Wilson's new consumer experiences, driven by technology including AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), and gamification. The space will offer a brick & mortar Wilson branded multi-racquet sport retail experience, showcasing the latest innovations in Wilson equipment and sportswear; act as a destination for national and international tournaments and events; and continue efforts to grow the player base in the U.S. and beyond. The multipurpose venue will also be home to a satellite hub of Wilson Labs, the brand's R&D arm responsible for industry-leading Racquet Sports innovation.
"We have created a new platform that will truly accelerate the growth of racquet + paddle sports by pushing the boundaries on what has traditionally been a highly fragmented consumer experience. With Wilson's dedication to innovation, we are one step closer to delivering an experience unlike any other destination in the world," said Rob Autry, founder and CEO of Swing Racquet + Paddle. "Swing is proud to announce Wilson as a strategic sponsor to not only develop and execute this concept but continuously support the further evolution of the industry."
Additionally, Swing and Wilson will align on community programming in and around Raleigh, offering steady tennis, padel and pickleball programming. Wilson will also sponsor scholarships for youth development and other charitable initiatives that align with their objective of increasing access to and growing participation in racquet sports.
Swing's first flagship location is a 45-acre campus headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. that will break ground in 2023 and open to the public in late 2024. The Swing campus will serve up tennis, pickleball, padel, table tennis, and beach tennis courts adjacent to retail and an innovative food and beverage experience. To learn more about Swing, please visit SwingNC.com.
About Swing:
Swing Racquet + Paddle, led by entrepreneur Rob Autry and business partner Jason DeGroff, is the first multi-racquet + paddle Sportstainment facility designed to scale nationwide and will feature a 45-acre flagship campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Swing addresses an unmet need in the racquet sports space through a first of its kind Sportstainment experience. The flagship location, slated for completion in late 2024, will be the largest, multi-racquet sports facility in the world. Swing is a place that combines the best in racquet + paddle courts, tournament play, sports fitness, technology, and eatertainment- with a goal of producing players with a lifelong love of the game. More than a facility, Swing is an experience. An approachable and fun way to play. A place that brings people together through a common connection centered on sustainability, social good, and inclusion. For more information, please visit www.SwingNC.com.
About Wilson
Chicago, USA-based Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company brings more than a century of innovation, history and heritage across many sports including Racquet Sports, Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer and Golf.
In Racquet Sports, Wilson is a global leader in tennis, padel, racquetball, badminton and pickleball. The brand also offers Wilson Sportswear inclusive of lifestyle and performance apparel for all to live like an athlete. Leveraging player insights to create products that push equipment and apparel innovation into new territories, Wilson empowers athletes at every level to perform at their best. Visit www.wilson.com for more information.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, but the nation, its leaders, and the justices themselves do not appear to be over the last one.
The court’s 6-to-3 conservative majority quickly moved its jurisprudence sharply to the right, and there is no reason to believe the direction or pace is likely to change. This version of the court seems steadfast on allowing more restrictions on abortion, fewer on guns, shifting a previously strict line separating church and state, and reigning in government agencies.
If it is the conservative legal establishment’s dream, it has come at a cost.
Polls show public approval of the court plummeted to historic lows — with a record number of respondents saying the court is too conservative — after the right wing of the court overturned Roe v. Wade’s guarantee of a constitutional right to abortion. President Biden is trying to put the court in the political spotlight, hoping the abortion decision’s shock waves rocked the foundation of this fall’s midterm elections, once thought to be a boon to Republicans.
And the justices themselves are openly debating what the court’s rightward turn has meant for its institutional integrity. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defends his conservative colleagues, with whom he does not always agree, saying unpopular decisions should not call the court’s legitimacy into question.
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On the other side, liberal Justice Elena Kagan increasingly is sounding an alarm about the next precedents that could fall and the implications for public perception of the bench.
Justices have agreed to revisit whether universities can use race in a limited way when making admission decisions, a practice the court has endorsed since 1978. Two major cases involve voting rights. The court again will consider whether laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation must give way to business owners who do not want to provide wedding services to same-sex couples. And after limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority in air pollution cases last term, the court will hear a challenge regarding the Clean Water Act.
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Liberal justices sound worried.
‘’The court shouldn’t be wandering around just inserting itself into every hot-button issue in America, and especially it shouldn’t be doing that in a way that reflects one ideology or one set of political views over another,’’ Kagan said last week at Salve Regina, a Roman Catholic university in Rhode Island.
She said that disregarding stare decisis — the doctrine of abiding by past decisions in the absence of compelling evidence that change is required — undermines public confidence. ‘’It just doesn’t look like law when some new judges appointed by a new president come in and start just tossing out the old stuff,’’ she said.
The new justice this year is a liberal — Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s first African American woman — who was nominated by Biden to fill the seat of Stephen G. Breyer, who retired after 28 years. Jackson will not change the court’s ideological makeup.
Breyer declared his last term on the court ‘’very frustrating’' in a recent interview with CNN. Breyer was known during his tenure for pragmatism and trying to reach compromise, and he seemed to warn the conservative majority against making further bold moves.
‘’You start writing too rigidly . . . the world will come around and bite you in the back,’’ he said.
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No matter what the new term brings, it is unlikely to match the drama of its predecessor — a repudiation of decades of the court’s precedents on abortion rights. The leak of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, upholding a restrictive Mississippi abortion law, created unprecedented tension at the court, which for a time was surrounded by a high black fence to ward off protesters.
The opinion, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas and the three justices chosen by then-President Donald Trump, achieved a decades-long conservative goal of overturning Roe.
‘’For many, that was a cause for great celebration,’’ said Irv Gornstein, the executive director of the Supreme Court Institute at the Georgetown Law Center. ‘’For many others, it shattered their faith in the Supreme Court. Inside the court, Dobbs has provoked a deeply divisive debate on what it means for the court to act with legitimacy.’’
Roberts voted to uphold the Mississippi law, but not to overturn Roe, calling that step too great a ‘’jolt’' to the legal system. But at a speech in Colorado last month, he defended justices who make controversial decisions.
‘’All of our opinions are open to criticism,’’ Roberts said in remarks to judges and lawyers. ‘’In fact, our members do a great job of criticizing some opinions from time to time. But simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for criticizing the legitimacy of the court.’’
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NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting.
But the decision by Visa, the world’s largest payment processor, will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and gun lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when most sales do not lead to mass shootings. It joins Mastercard and American Express, which also said they plan to move forward with categorizing gun shop sales.
Visa said it would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant code for gun sales, which was announced on Friday. Until Friday, gun store sales were considered “general merchandise.”
“Following ISO’s decision to establish a new merchant category code, Visa will proceed with next steps, while ensuring we protect all legal commerce on the Visa network in accordance with our long-standing rules,” the payment processor said in a statement.
Visa’s adoption is significant as the largest payment network, and with Mastercard and AmeEx, will likely put pressure on the banks as the card issuers to adopt the standard as well. Visa acts as a middleman between merchants and banks, and it will be up to banks to decide whether they will allow sales at gun stores to happen on their issued cards.
Gun control advocates had gained significant wins on this front in recent weeks. New York City officials and pension funds had pressured the ISO and banks to adopt this code.
Two of the country’s largest public pension funds, in California and New York, have been pressing the country’s largest credit card firms to establish sales codes specifically for firearm-related sales that could flag suspicious purchases or more easily trace how guns and ammunition are sold.
Merchant category codes now exist for almost every kind of purchase, including those made at supermarkets, clothing stores, coffee shops and many other retailers.
“When you buy an airline ticket or pay for your groceries, your credit card company has a special code for those retailers. It’s just common sense that we have the same policies in place for gun and ammunition stores,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain who blames the proliferation of guns for his city’s deadly violence.
The city’s comptroller, Brad Lander, said it made moral and financial sense as a tool to push back against gun violence.
“Unfortunately, the credit card companies have failed to support this simple, practical, potentially lifesaving tool. The time has come for them to do so,” Lander said recently, before Visa and others had adopted the move.
Lander is a trustee of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System and Board of Education Retirement System — which together own 667,200 shares in American Express valued at approximately $92.49 million; 1.1 million shares in MasterCard valued at approximately $347.59 million; and 1.85 million shares in Visa valued at approximately $363.86 million.
The pension funds and gun control advocates argue that creating a merchant category code for standalone firearm and ammunition stores could aid in the battle against gun violence. A week before the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, where 49 people died after a shooter opened fire in 2016, the assailant used credit cards to buy more than $26,000 worth of guns and ammunition, including purchases at a stand-alone gun retailer.
Gun rights advocates argue that tracking sales at gun stores would unfairly target legal gun purchases, since merchant codes just track the type of merchant where the credit or debit card is used, not the actual items purchased. A sale of a gun safe, worth thousands of dollars and an item considered part of responsible gun ownership, could be seen as a just a large purchase at a gun shop.
“The (industry’s) decision to create a firearm specific code is nothing more than a capitulation to anti-gun politicians and activists bent on eroding the rights of law-abiding Americans one transaction at a time,” said Lars Dalseide, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association.
Over the years, public pension funds have used their extensive investment portfolios to influence public policy and the market place.
The California teacher’s fund, the second largest pension fund in the country, has long taken aim on the gun industry. It has divested its holdings from gun manufacturers and has sought to persuade some retailers from selling guns.
Four years ago, the teacher’s fund made guns a key initiative. It called for background checks and called on retailers “monitor irregularities at the point of sale, to record all firearm sales, to audit firearms inventory on a regular basis, and to proactively assist law enforcement.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government’s retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River, emails obtained by The Associated Press show.
The documents span the June-to-August window the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gave states to reach consensus on water cuts for a system that supplies 40 million people annually — or have the federal government force them. They largely include communication among water officials in Arizona and California, the major users in the river’s Lower Basin.
Reclamation wanted the seven U.S. states that rely on the river to decide how to cut 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water — or up to roughly one-third — on top of already anticipated reductions. The emails, obtained through a public records request, depict a desire to reach a consensus but persistent disagreement over how much each state could or should give.
As the deadline approached without meaningful progress, one water manager warned: “We’re all headed to a very dark place.”
“The challenges we had this summer were significant challenges, they truly were,” Chris Harris, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California, said in an interview about the early negotiations. “I don’t know that anybody was to blame, I genuinely don’t. There were an awful lot of different interpretations of what was being asked and what we were trying to do.”
Scientists say the megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. is the worst in 1,200 years, putting a deep strain on the Colorado River as key reservoirs dip to historically low levels. If states don’t begin taking less out of the river, the major reservoirs threaten to fall so low they can’t produce hydropower or supply any water at all to farms that grow crops for the rest of the nation and cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix.
The future of the river seemed so precarious last summer that some water managers felt attempting to reach a voluntary deal was futile — only mandated cuts would stave off crisis.
“We are out of time and out of any cushion to allow for a voluntary plan,” Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, told a Bureau of Reclamation official in a July 18 email.
As 2023 begins, fresh incentives make the states more likely to give up water. The federal government has put up $4 billion for drought relief, and Colorado River users have submitted proposals to get some of that money through actions like leaving fields unplanted. Some cities are ripping up thirsty decorative grass, and tribes and major water agencies have left some water in key reservoirs — either voluntarily or by mandate.
Reclamation also has agreed to spend $250 million mitigating hazards at a drying California lake bed, a condition of the state’s water users agreeing to cut their use by 400,000 acre feet in a proposal released in October.
The Interior Department is still evaluating proposals for a slice of the $4 billion and can’t say how much savings it will generate, Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau said in an interview.
The states are again trying to reach a grand bargain — with a deadline of Tuesday — so that Reclamation can factor it into a larger plan to modify operations at Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam, behemoth power producers on the Colorado River. Failure to do so would set up the possibility of the federal government imposing cuts — a move that could invite litigation.
Figuring out who absorbs additional water cuts has been contentious, with allegations of drought profiteering, reneging on commitments, too many negotiators in the room and an unsteady hand from the federal government, the emails and follow-up interviews showed.
California says it’s a partner willing to sacrifice, but other states see it as a reluctant participant clinging to a water priority system where it ranks near the top. Arizona and Nevada have long felt they’re unfairly forced to bear the brunt of cuts because of a water rights system developed long ago, a simmering frustration that reared its head during talks.
Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton’s call for a massive water cut in testimony to Congress on June 14 was a public bombshell of sorts. A week earlier, with a heads-up from the federal government, the Lower Basin states talked about collectively, with Mexico, cutting up to 2 million acre-feet during a meeting in Salt Lake City, the emails and interviews showed.
But as the weeks passed and proposals were exchanged, the Lower Basin states barely reached half that amount, and the commitment was nowhere near firm, the emails showed. Adding to the difficulty was not knowing what Mexico, which also has a share of the river, might contribute.
In a series of exchanges through July, Arizona and California each proposed multiple ways to achieve cuts, building on existing agreements tied to the levels of Lake Mead, factoring in the water lost to evaporation or inefficient infrastructure, and fiercely protecting a priority system, though it was clear negotiators were becoming weary.
The states shared disdain for a proposal from farmers near Yuma and southern California to be paid $1,500 an acre foot for water they conserved. Cooke responded by suggesting the farmers make it work at one-third of the price, higher but closer to going rates.
In late July, Harris, of California, emailed a proposal to the Bureau of Reclamation outlining scenarios in the range of 1 million acre feet in cuts, saying it was imperative negotiators be able to “declare some level of victory.”
“Otherwise,” he wrote, “I genuinely believe that we are at an impasse, and we’re all headed to a very dark place.”
But ultimately, Arizona and Nevada never felt that California was willing to give enough.
“It was futile, it wasn’t enough. We did not trust that California was going to come through on their piece of it,” Cooke said in an interview.
By then, Reclamation privately told the states — but didn’t acknowledge publicly — that it backed away from the supposed mid-August deadline, officials involved in the talks said. Beaudreau, the deputy Interior secretary, said in an interview the deadline was never meant to create an ultimatum between reaching a deal and forced cuts.
But state officials said when it became clear the federal government wouldn’t act unilaterally, it created a “chilling effect” that removed the urgency from the talks because water users with higher-priority water rights were no longer at risk of harsh cuts, Arizona’s Buschatzke said in an interview.
“Without that hammer, there was a different tone of negotiations,” he said.
Today, the Interior Department’s priority remains ensuring Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam have enough water in them to maintain hydropower, and the department will do whatever is necessary to ensure that, Beaudreau said.
The Upper Basin states of New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado — which historically haven’t used their full supplies — are looking toward the Lower Basin states to do much of the work.
Reclamation is now focused on weighing the latest round of comments from states on how to save the river. Nevada wants to count water lost to evaporation and transportation in water allocations — a move that could mean the biggest volume of cuts for California — and some Arizona water managers agree, comment letters obtained by the AP show.
But disputes remain over how to determine what level of cuts are fair and legal. California’s goal remains protecting its status while other states and tribes want more than old water rights taken into account — such as whether users have access to other water sources, and the effects of cuts on disadvantaged communities and food security.
Reclamation’s goal is to get a draft of proposed cuts out by early March, then a final decision before mid-August, when Reclamation regularly announces how much — or how little — river water is available for the next year.
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Fonseca reported from Flagstaff, Arizona. Follow her on Twitter: @FonsecaAP. Associated Press writer Michael Phillis in St. Louis contributed. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/ap-ap-exclusive-emails-reveal-tensions-in-colorado-river-talks/ | 2023-01-29 22:07:39 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/ap-ap-exclusive-emails-reveal-tensions-in-colorado-river-talks/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks — and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company’s offices.
Twitter owes $136,260 in overdue rent on its offices on the 30th floor of a building in downtown in San Francisco, according to a lawsuit filed by the building’s landlord last week.
The landlord at 650 California St., which is not Twitter’s main San Francisco headquarters, served a notice to the social media company on Dec. 16 informing it that it would be in default if it didn’t pay within five days. The five days elapsed without payment, according to the lawsuit.
The landlord, Columbia REIT 650 California LLC, is seeking damages totaling the back rent, as well as attorney fees and other expenses. Twitter signed a seven-year lease for the offices in 2017. The monthly rent was $107,526.50 in the first full year and increase gradually to $128,397 per month in the seventh year.
Twitter did not respond to a message for comment. The company no longer has a media relations department.
Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October and the company is on the hook for about $1 billion a year in interest payments from the deal. Most of Musk’s wealth is tied to his ownership of Tesla shares, which have lost more than half of their value since he took ownership of Twitter. He has sold nearly $23 billion worth of the electric vehicle company’s stock to fund the purchase since April, when he started building a position in Twitter. He’s even lost the top spot for the world’s wealthiest person, according to Forbes.
Musk defended his extreme cost cutting measures last month in a late night Twitter Spaces call.
“This company is like, basically, you’re in a plane that is headed towards the ground at high speed with the engines on fire and the controls don’t work,” Musk said on Dec. 21.
The company’s headquarters are located at another San Francisco address, 1355 Market St., where Twitter has also reportedly fallen behind on rent, according to The New York Times.
In addition to not paying rent and laying off workers, Musk’s Twitter is also auctioning off high-end office furniture, kitchen equipment and other relics the past, when Twitter had over 7,500 full-time workers around the world, and free lunch and other office perks were common. Some three-quarters of Twitter’s employee base are expected to have left the company, either because they were laid off, fired or quit.
Among the items Twitter is auctioning off are a pizza oven, 40-quart commercial kitchen floor mixer (retails for around $18,000; bidding starts at $25), high-end designer furniture such as Eames chairs from Herman Miller and Knoll Diamond chairs that retail in the thousands.
Even a Twitter bird statue (bidding starts at $25) and a neon Twitter bird light display (bidding starts at $50) are up for grabs in this fire sale-style auction reminiscent of the dot-com bust of the early 2000s when failed tech startups were selling off their decadent office wares. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/tech-news/ap-elon-musk-cuts-twitter-expenses-by-falling-behind-on-bills/ | 2023-01-04 18:26:00 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/tech-news/ap-elon-musk-cuts-twitter-expenses-by-falling-behind-on-bills/ |
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Lubbock woman was arrested on Halloween after investigators said she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend and was caught with a large amount of methamphetamine. Kayla Lynn Chappell, 30, has been charged with Assault, Tampering with Evidence, Possession of a Dangerous Drug, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Prohibited Substance in a Correction Facility.
According to an affidavit, on October 31, officers with the Odessa Police Department responded to a Flying J store in the 5000 block of E Interstate 20 to investigate a disturbance. At the scene, officers met with Chappell and her boyfriend. Chappell reportedly told investigators that she’d been assaulted by her boyfriend who “knocked out all her teeth”. Officers stated that Chappell wasn’t missing any teeth and could not give any more details about the alleged assault.
Investigators then spoke with Chappel’s boyfriend who said that he was the one who had been assaulted. The victim said Chappell became angry and tried to take his phone; she then reportedly lashed out and began hitting him. Investigators said the victim had a bite mark on his left thigh, scratches on his face and neck, and a bruised right eye.
Witnesses at the scene said Chappell was the aggressor, despite her claim that she was the one who had been assaulted. As such, Chappell was placed in handcuffs and moved to the back of a patrol car. Investigators then found a bag of methamphetamines in her backpack, as well as a prescription bottle full of medication prescribed for someone else. Additionally, officers later noticed a white, crystal-like substance on the floorboards of the patrol car and said that Chappell was caught on the in-car camera removing a small bag from her sock; she reportedly crushed the bag into the floorboard with her foot.
While driving Chappell to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center, investigators said they asked her if she was hiding any more narcotics; she said no but was later allegedly caught hiding another bag of methamphetamines inside her body. Chappell remained in custody as of Tuesday morning; her bond has not yet been set. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/woman-accused-of-assaulting-boyfriend-despite-her-claim-that-he-knocked-her-teeth-out/ | 2022-11-01 18:24:30 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/woman-accused-of-assaulting-boyfriend-despite-her-claim-that-he-knocked-her-teeth-out/ |
DETROIT, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC; Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP; Spector Roseman & Kodroff, P.C.; and Cera LLP ("Settlement Class Counsel") announce that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division ("Court") has approved the following announcement of proposed class action settlements with the KYB and Hitachi Astemo Defendants (collectively "Settling Defendants"). The settlements resolve allegations against the Settling Defendants that they conspired to suppress and eliminate competition for Shock Absorbers by agreeing to raise, fix, maintain, and/or stabilize prices, rig bids, and allocate markets and customers for Shock Absorbers sold in the United States, in violation of federal antitrust laws. (The proceeds of the two settlement funds are referred to collectively to as the "Shock Absorbers Settlement Fund").
The settlements affect those who purchased shock absorbers in the United States between January 1, 1995 and September 18, 2021 directly from any one of the following entities (or their controlled subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint ventures): KYB Corporation (f/k/a Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.); KYB Americas Corporation; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (f/k/a Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.), successor to Showa Corporation; and Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc. (f/k/a Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. and successor to American Showa, Inc.).
A hearing will be held on June 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Sean F. Cox, United States District Judge, for the purpose of determining whether to approve: (1) the proposed settlements with the KYB and Hitachi Astemo Defendants totaling $6,000,000; (2) Settlement Class Counsel's request for an award from the KYB and Hitachi Astemo settlement proceeds of attorneys' fees and litigation costs and expenses; (3) the proposed plan of distribution of the Shock Absorbers Settlement Fund; and (4) service awards for the Class Representatives.
A Notice of Proposed Settlements and Claim Form (the "Notice") was mailed to potential Settlement Class members on or about March 9, 2023. The Notice describes the litigation and options available to Settlement Class members with respect to the KYB and Hitachi Astemo settlements in more detail. The Notice and other important documents related to the settlements can be accessed at www.AutoPartsAntitrustLitigation.com/ShockAbsorbers, or by calling 1-877-393-1069 or writing to Shock Absorbers Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, P.O. Box 3170, Portland, OR 97208-3170. Those who believe they may be a member of either or both of the KYB and Hitachi Astemo settlement classes, are urged to obtain a copy of the Notice.
SOURCE: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
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ATLANTA (AP) — For Marcus Mariota, the loss of confidence was the biggest blow.
He'd experienced so much success, from winning the Heisman Trophy to being the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft.
Then, for one of the rare times in his life, he wasn't good enough.
“You go through a process of kind of looking within and reflecting," Mariota remembered. “Throughout that journey for me, I kind of knew that I had to find my confidence to be able to play at a high level. When you get your confidence taken away from you, it's tough as an athlete because I think that's truly the only mental weapon you have.”
No journey of this type is ever complete, but Mariota feels he's heading in the right direction again.
This past Sunday, he completed 13 of 14 passes, two of them for touchdowns, and ran for a score as the Atlanta Falcons surprised the San Francisco 49ers 28-14.
The Falcons (3-3), who were supposed to be in a massive rebuilding job, are surprisingly tied with Tampa Bay atop the NFC South.
And Mariota, who was supposed to merely mind the gap between longtime Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and whatever prospect the team could land in next year's draft, is showing flashes of the form that was supposed to carry him to NFL stardom.
He was even picked as the NFC offensive player of the week, an honor that was out of reach the past 2 1/2 years as he rode the bench for two teams.
Mariota knows how fortunate he is to even get a shot at starting again in the NFL.
“I'm forever grateful to this organization for allowing me to have that chance,” he said. “Across the league, a lot of guys in my situation don't really get a second chance.”
Coming off a brilliant career at Oregon, Mariota was taken by the Tennessee Titans with the second pick of the 2015 draft. He was immediately handed the starting job and only heightened expectations by throwing four touchdowns passes in his very first game.
Yet, even as he guided Tennessee to three straight winning seasons and a playoff victory during the 2017 campaign, his passing numbers were downright ordinary.
Mariota's running ability gave the offense a bit of an extra weapon, but the grumbling among Titans fans only grew as their heralded quarterback was unable to push the team to the next level.
Then, during a dismal performance in Week 6 of the 2019 season, when he completed just 7 of 18 passes for 63 yards with two interceptions in a 16-0 loss at Denver, Titans coach Mike Vrabel decided he had seen enough.
Mariota was yanked. Ryan Tannehill took over, guiding Tennessee from a 2-4 start to a surprising run to the AFC championship game.
Mariota's career as a Titan was over. He wouldn't start another game in the NFL for 1,064 days.
“I felt like I was part of a good team, part of a good organization,” Mariota says now. “I thought if we could get the ball rolling, I could be there for a long time.”
Instead, he moved on to Las Vegas, where he spent two years backing up Derek Carr and getting scant playing time with the Raiders.
Just when it looked as if Mariota's career might be on its last legs, he hooked up with his former offensive coordinator in Tennessee, Arthur Smith.
Heading into his second year as Atlanta's coach, Smith needed a quarterback. The Falcons decided to trade longtime starter Ryan to ease their salary cap woes, and they didn't have anyone ready to step into the job immediately.
Smith remembered Mariota's potential and thought he could be just what his rebuilding team needed, at least in the short term.
Mariota got off to a rocky start, with four touchdown passes and four interceptions through his first five games, not to mention some major issues hanging on to the ball. He fumbled seven times, losing three of them.
Through it all, though, his steady demeanor was winning over his teammates. A quarterback's job goes beyond the numbers. He also must be a leader, and Mariota fits that bill perfectly.
“That's probably one of the coolest dudes I've ever met in my life,” safety Jaylinn Hawkins said. ”He's a very, very humble individual and sharp at what he does. He's always poised. There's no panic in his game. He has everybody’s back.”
Smith saw Mariota's confidence growing with each start, especially when the Falcons won a couple of games and kept things close in their losses. The coach saw Mariota's demeanor having an impact on those around him.
“These guys believe in him. Those are things you can't put in a stat sheet," Smith said. “He didn't play for 2 1/2 years, so it took a couple of games. He was a little rusty here and there. But I feel like every game, he’s getting more comfortable.”
There's still a long way to go in the season. If Mariota stumbles again, he could be one-and-done in Atlanta. If that happens, this could be his final chance to prove he's capable of starting for an NFL team.
Mariota isn't looking too far ahead.
After all, it took so long just to get back here.
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U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.
The goal is to improve nutrition and align with U.S. dietary guidelines in the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million children and lunch to nearly 30 million children every day, Vilsack said.
“School meals happen to be the meals with the highest nutritional value of any meal that children can get outside the home,” Vilsack said in an interview.
The first limits on added sugars would be required in the 2025-2026 school year, starting with high-sugar foods such as sweetened cereals, yogurts and flavored milks.
Under the plan, for instance, an 8-ounce container of chocolate milk could contain no more than 10 grams of sugar. Some popular flavored milks now contain twice that amount. The plan also limits sugary grain desserts, such as muffins or doughnuts, to no more than twice a week at breakfast.
By the fall of 2027, added sugars in school meals would be limited to less than 10% of the total calories per week for breakfasts and lunches.
The proposal also would reduce sodium in school meals by 30% by the fall of 2029. They would gradually be reduced to align with federal guidelines, which recommend Americans aged 14 and older limit sodium to about 2,300 milligrams a day, with less for younger children.
Levels would drop, for instance, from an average of about 1,280 milligrams of sodium allowed now per lunch for kids in grades 9 to 12 to about 935 milligrams. For comparison, a typical turkey sandwich with mustard and cheese might contain 1,500 milligrams of sodium.
Health experts say cutting back on sugar and salt can help decrease the risk of disease in kids, including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other problems that often continue into adulthood.
The plan, detailed in a 280-page document, drew mixed reactions. Katie Wilson, executive director of the Urban School Food Alliance, said the changes are “necessary to help America’s children lead healthier lives.”
But Diane Pratt-Heavner, spokeswoman for the School Nutrition Association, a trade group, said school meals are already healthier than they were a decade ago and that increased regulations are a burden, especially for small and rural school districts.
“School meal programs are at a breaking point,” she said. “These programs are simply not equipped to meet additional rules.”
Vilsack emphasized that the plan phases changes in over the next six years to allow schools and food manufacturers time to adjust to the new standards.
“Our hope is that many school districts and food providers accelerate the timeline on their own,” he said.
Courtney Gaines, president of the Sugar Association, said the proposal ignores the “many functional roles” sugar plays in food beyond sweetness and encourages the use of sugar substitutes, which have not been fully studied in children. Sugar substitutes are allowed under the new standards, Vilsack said.
As part of the plan, agriculture officials are seeking feedback about a proposal that would continue to require that 80% of all grains offered in a week must be whole grains. But it would allow schools to serve non-whole grain foods, such as white-flour tortillas, one day a week to vary their menus.
Another option suggests serving unflavored nonfat and lowfat milk to the youngest children and reserving chocolate and other flavored milks for high school kids.
A 60-day public comment period on the plan opens Feb. 7.
Shiriki Kumanyika, a community health expert at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health said if they’re done right some of the changes will be hard for kids to notice: “They’ll see things that they like to eat, but those foods will be healthier,” she said.
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AP Videojournalist Shelby Lum and AP Science Writer Maddie Burakoff contributed to this report.
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When Wordle popularity was at its absolute peak, social media would go ballistic if that day's Wordle was a doozy. But what was the toughest Wordle of 2022?
This's precisely what gaming site im-a-puzzle attempted to figure out, trawling through data stored in a Twitter API called WordleStats. How does it work? Well, remember when absolutely everyone was posting their Wordle attempts on Twitter? WordleStats has been collecting that data, and calculating difficulty based on the relative success and failure of each puzzle.
So what were the hardest words? According to the numbers they are...
- PARER
- FOYER
- CATCH
- WATCH
- MUMMY
- CATER
- COYLY
- TRITE
- FOUND
- TACIT
And to be honest? Some of this checks out. A number of them -- like FOYER or TACIT -- feel like words I'd accidentally spell incorrectly. Others like PARER barely feel like words that actually exist. All of them, outside maybe CATER or FOUND, feel like words that might be difficult to solve using traditional Wordle techniques (loading up on vowels early, for example.)
But we absolutely have to take this study with the proverbial grain of salt. Especially given that it was based on users posting on Twitter. It's very possible more people failed on less obvious words that we didn't post on Twitter. Or that people were more likely to post successes if the word was deemed difficult.
It'll be interesting to see how Wordle plays out in the future. Months after buying the game from its creator, software engineer Josh Wardle, the New York Times has finally assigned a full time editor to manage the Wordle process, which means new words will be manually chosen, as opposed to being selected at random.
For more Wordle tips and tricks, here's a roundup of excellent strategies. Plus, New York Times Games has released a new way to play Wordle. If you're done with Wordle for the day, try these other addicting puzzle games. | https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/these-are-the-10-hardest-wordle-words-of-2022/ | 2022-11-13 23:27:36 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/these-are-the-10-hardest-wordle-words-of-2022/ |
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Duke moved within a win of reaching the College World Series for the first time in 62 years, and TCU will clinch a spot in the final eight of the NCAA Tournament with one more victory over Indiana State.
Since the tournament went to its current format in 1999, the winner of a super regional opener advanced to the CWS in Omaha, Nebraska, 78% of the time (144 of 182).
Oral Roberts played at Oregon and South Carolina visited Florida in super regionals Friday night.
Virginia had entered Friday 35-4 at home, but two of those losses were to Duke in the regular season.
Duke went ahead 5-4 in the eighth inning on an RBI groundout and Luke Storm’s base hit, then secured the win when left fielder Tyler Albright caught Jake Gelof’s deep fly to the wall to end the game. It was the first time in 46 games that Virginia had lost when tied or leading after the sixth inning.
“Off the bat, I was a little nervous,” said Duke’s Damon Lux, who watched the winning catch from right field. “My throat kind of dropped into my stomach, but we made the play and got out of it.”
Duke’s only CWS appearances were in 1952, 1953 and 1961. This is the Blue Devils’ third super regional since 2018. Duke won its 2019 opener against Vanderbilt but lost the next two games.
TCU is playing its best ball of the season as it goes for a sixth CWS since 2010, and first under second-year coach Kirk Saarloos. The Horned Frogs are 18-2 since May 1.
Freshman Kole Klecker allowed three hits and struck out a season-high nine in seven shutout innings, and Luke Savage allowed only Keegan Watson’s homer over the last two innings.
Cole Fontenelle and Austin Davis homered in the third to put TCU up 3-0 against the No. 14 Sycamores, who had come from behind in each of their three regional wins. The loss was just their fifth in 42 games.
SATURDAY OPENERS
The four other super regionals open Saturday: No. 16 seed Alabama (43-19) at No. 1 Wake Forest (50-10); Texas (41-20) at No. 8 Stanford (42-17); No. 12 Kentucky (40-19) at No. 5 LSU (46-15); and Tennessee (41-19) at Southern Mississippi (45-18).
OVERFLOW CROWD
TCU announced the attendance at a record 8,812 at Lupton Stadium, quite a feat for a venue with a listed seating capacity of 4,500.
The overflow crowd was along the right-field line, outside the right-field fence and on the outfield berm.
The previous record was 7,383 for a 2015 super regional game against Texas A&M.
TCU is hosting the super regional even though Indiana State is a national seed. The Sycamores’ home field was unavailable because the school is hosting the Indiana Special Olympics this weekend.
DUKE GETS SCARE
Duke got a scare in the eighth inning of its game when Virginia catcher Kyle Teel’s pickoff throw hit Luke Storm in the face as he dived back to first base.
Storm is a right-handed batter, so the protective ear flap is on the left side of his helmet. He was trying to get back to the bag after taking a big lead, and Teel’s throw hit him on the right side of his face.
The athletic trainer and coach Chris Pollard tended to Storm, and he stayed in the game.
AROUND THE HORN
TCU is 5-0 when winning Game 1 of a super regional. ... Freshman James Tallon set the Duke school record with his 12th save. ... Jonah Cox’s bunt single in the first inning for Oral Roberts extended his hitting streak to 45 games, the sixth-longest in Division I history.
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SHENZHEN, China, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the just-concluded Vietnam ICTComm 2023, rock space from Shenzhen, China, took center stage again with "Cellphone Beautify" product solution. Its star product, screen protector cutting machine, has been sold to more than 100 countries, serving 55,000 mobile phone stores around the world. In March of this year, the brand launched two blockbuster products - a phone skin printer to customize phone sticker and a sublimation machine to customize phone case, which are also know as "Cellphone Beautify" product solution. Benefiting from customization on-spot, mobile phone retail stores don't need to stock accessories per brand or model, which greatly reduces store's inventory backlog, increases store revenue and foot traffic.
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The process of "Cellphone Beautify" is simple. Consumers only need to scan the QR code on the machine, choose the phone model and then upload whatever picture they like. rock space Phone Skin Printer and Phone Case Sublimation Machine both adopt dye sublimation technology, which features high image restoration, accurate colors and rich details compared with the traditional UV printing technology. Both machines are fashionable in appearance, light in size, easy in operation, perfect for all kinds of mobile phone stores.
A shop owner who bought rock space customized equipment said that the store rent is expensive, and the store is too small to stock various brands of accessories, thus lose customers for lack of a certain model. rock space's products have greatly solved his troubles. The film cutting machine can cut any screen protector on-demand with nearly 30,000 templates. Now with the phone skin printer, consumers can personalize their phones with their favorite photos. The phone case sublimation machine can transfer a very clear case within a few minutes, therefore the store's benefits are much better than before.
rock space will be participating in the China (Mexico) Trade Fair at Expo Santa Fe, Mexico, June 27-29th with booth no. Hall C, H108, where buyers can experience "Cellphone Beautify" service up close. It is reported that brand is carrying out the "Become our agent" activity for the Mexican market. Distributor who becomes the agent will obtain lots of supports from rock space on design, marketing, data report, exclusive backstage management, etc., to accelerate the market development and business growth!
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Results to be Presented at BIOTECH SHOWCASETM 2023 on Wednesday, January 11th at 2:00pm PST
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: "LIPO") ("Lipella," "our, "us" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new drugs by reformulating the active agents in existing generic drugs and optimizing these reformulations for new applications, today announced top line results of the Company's recently completed Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of its drug candidate LP-10 for Hemorrhagic Cystitis, a rare but highly morbid disease for which there are currently no FDA approved treatments.
Jonathan Kaufman, Chief Executive Officer, will present a corporate overview including the top-line results, at Biotech Showcase 2023™ on Wednesday, January 11th at 2:00pm PST at the Hilton San Francisco - Union Square, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA.
"The successful completion of the Phase 2a clinical trial of LP-10 is a critical milestone in Lipella's development," said Jonathan Kaufman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Lipella. "We're gratified with the results and look forward to our next step, which will be to communicate with the FDA on the study's results and the pathway forward to seeking regulatory approval for LP-10. The achievement of this milestone brings Lipella one step closer to providing a first-in class treatment for the cancer survivor community with hemorrhagic cystitis."
The LP-10 Phase 2a clinical trial was a multi-center, dose-escalation study (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01393223). The study recruited 13 subjects with moderate to severe refractory hemorrhagic cystitis. These subjects were treated with up to two courses of LP-10 intravesical bladder instillations.
The top line results indicated:
- All subjects tolerated LP-10 instillations and completed the study without report of product related serious adverse events.
- LP-10 pharmacokinetic analysis demonstrated short duration of systemic uptake.
- A dose response was noted and there were
- Responder analysis noted complete response in 3 subjects, partial response in 7 subjects and no response in 3 subjects.
Lipella received Orphan Disease Designation LP-10 for the treatment of moderate to severe hemorrhagic cystitis, a disease with great unmet need and no currently approved drug treatment. Radiation used to treat prostate, colon, uterine, cervical and other pelvic cancers can cause chronic, painful urinary inflammation and blood loss called radiation hemorrhagic cystitis. Certain chemotherapies (such as cyclophosphamide) can also cause this painful form of urinary bleeding. The blood loss associated with hemorrhagic cystitis can lead to surgery and can be fatal.
Lipella is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new drugs by reformulating the active agents in existing generic drugs and optimizing these reformulations for new applications. We believe that this strategy combines many of the cost efficiencies and risk abatements derived from using existing generic drugs with potential patent protections for our proprietary formulations; this strategy allows us to expedite, protect, and monetize our product candidates. Additionally, we maintain a therapeutic focus on diseases with significant, unaddressed morbidity and mortality where no approved drug therapy currently exists, believing that this focus can potentially help reduce the cost, time and risk associated with obtaining marketing approval. For more information, please visit: www.lipella.com
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Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections only as of the date of this release and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, completion of Lipella's initial public offering on the anticipated terms, or at all, market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to such initial public offering. These and other risks concerning our product candidates and operations are described in additional detail in the Registration Statement on file with the SEC. We explicitly disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except to the extent required by law.
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New platform unlocks the full potential of Independence's information
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Health Group, Inc. (Independence) today announced that it successfully completed migrating its Data Warehouse to Google Cloud BigQuery, marking a major milestone in the company's digital transformation as a leading health care company.
"Data is the heartbeat of our organization. Migrating to Google Cloud lets us unlock the true potential of our information," said Michael R. Vennera, executive vice president and chief strategy, corporate development, and information officer at Independence. "This transformation is not just about technology; it's about harnessing data-driven insights for the benefit of our customers and members, making informed decisions, and moving us ahead in a rapidly changing health care landscape."
The technical and business benefits from this migration include:
- Accelerated insights for better decision making: Near-real-time analytics that will enable faster and more informed, data-driven decisions to benefit customers and members.
- Cost optimization for business efficiency: The migration facilitates a more flexible and cost-efficient infrastructure model. The pay-as-you-go model of cloud computing eliminates the need for expensive hardware investments and maintenance.
- Agility and scalability for future growth: The cloud-based architecture offers scalability, allowing the company to handle massive amounts of information effortlessly, embrace emerging technologies, support innovation, and capitalize on new market opportunities swiftly.
- Enhanced security and compliance: With Google Cloud's robust security framework, Independence has strengthened its data protection measures, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive health care data.
"Moving to Google Cloud will help deliver a more personalized experience for customers and members and improve care coordination by providing clinical insights in a much faster, real-time manner," said Sushma Akunuru, senior vice president, Business Technology Services for Independence Blue Cross.
About Independence Health Group
Independence Health Group and its subsidiaries serve consumers and employer groups ranging from small businesses to national corporations. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Independence Health Group is a diversified company offering a wide range of services including commercial, Medicare and Medicaid medical coverage, and third-party benefits administration. Independence Health Group and Independence Blue Cross are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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(The Hill) – An independent laboratory and healthcare research group found elevated levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene in the majority of tested samples from several dry shampoo brands.
In a new study released Tuesday, Valisure said 70 percent of the samples it tested contained elevated levels of benzene, with some reaching up to 170 times the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit of 2 parts per million (ppm).
Valisure tested 148 batches from 34 different brands, including from Not Your Mother’s, Sebastian and Batiste.
The healthcare and medical research group sent a petition to the FDA asking for a recall of the products it identified in the study and requesting updated guidelines for the regulation of benzene.
David Light, the CEO of Valisure, said “the detection of high levels of benzene in dry shampoos should be cause for significant concern since these products are likely used indoors, where benzene may linger and be inhaled for prolonged periods of time.”
“These and other issues identified by Valisure, including the detection of benzene in body spray, hand sanitizer, and sunscreen products, strongly underscore the importance of independent testing,” Light said in a statement.
Last month, Unilever, which makes beauty and personal care products, voluntarily recalled several dry shampoo brands, including Dove, Suave and Bed Head, because of elevated levels of benzene.
Benzene is a colorless or light yellow liquid that has a sweet odor. The chemical, which is both natural and manmade, evaporates into the air quickly and humans are typically exposed to it through inhalation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, benzene is one of the top 20 most commonly used chemicals in production.
Prolonged exposure to benzene is associated primarily with the loss of red blood cells and anemia as well as leukemia, cancer of the blood-forming organs.
In Valisure’s study, three batches from one brand contained benzene levels of more than 100 ppm, while 11 batches from three other brands contained more than 20 ppm. Even more products were found to have levels between 2 and 20 ppm.
According to Valisure, prolonged exposure to even just 1 ppm of benzene could result in the development of leukemia.
Light said one issue may be that raw, shipped materials and products are not rigorously checked, which can be risky due to companies using the global supply chain.
“Adding independent testing and certification into the supply chain could significantly improve the overall quality and help prevent these contamination issues from reaching consumers,” he suggested in a statement. | https://www.cbs42.com/consumer-alerts/study-finds-benzene-in-many-dry-shampoos/ | 2022-11-02 15:31:57 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/consumer-alerts/study-finds-benzene-in-many-dry-shampoos/ |
Judge James M. DeLeon is a Democrat running for Philadelphia Mayor.
As a former judge of 34 years, Judge DeLeon’s campaign is to make a “A Safer Philadelphia”
Visions for Philadelphia:
- Solve Gun-Violence Emergency
- Add 1,500 police officers to Philadelphia Police Force
- Hire 4,000 new workers to address City Government staffing shortages
- Create Youth Ambassadorships, allowing high students to weigh in on gun violence, education, economy, health, housing, criminal justice reform, and other issues.
- Strengthen education system by creating a ‘School-To-Work’ curriculum
- Host solution based City-wide listening sessions with business owners to help the Philadelphia economy
- Advocate for housing, real estate industry, and help the homeless population
- Citywide rent control
- Rent-To-Own affordable housing for First-Time Home Buyers
- Set citywide goal to reducing homelessness
- Host listening sessions with Criminal Justice reform/Prison reform organizations, advocates, and activists
- Establish Mayoral Men’s Health Commission and advocate for health care professionals, providers, and community stakeholders to address physical and mental health care accessibility and affordability
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The Latest on Hurricane Ian:
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In Lee County, home to the city of Fort Myers, rescue officials said they were overwhelmed with calls for rescues and feared significant fatalities.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno told ABC's “Good Morning America” that there had been thousands of calls to 911 and that he believed the death toll would be “in the hundreds.”
Rescues have been underway, he said, but “we still cannot access many of the people in the waterways, bridges are compromised, and it’s a real real rough road ahead.”
Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told NBC’s “Today” that he has not been told of any deaths in the city, though there may have been some elsewhere in the metro area.
Anderson said that he has been in the area since the 1970s and that this was by far the worst storm he has ever witnessed.
“Watching the water from my condo in the heart of downtown, watching that water rise and just flood out all the stores on the first floor, it was heartbreaking,” Anderson said.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Hurricane Ian leaves destruction in southwest Florida, has South Carolina in sights for second U.S. landfall
— Hurricane Ian strikes Florida hospital from above and below
— Tampa Bay drains from Ian’s winds, then refills
— Ian threatens Florida’s already unstable insurance market
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
NAPLES, Fla. — Along Interstate 75, the main highway connecting the Miami and Naples areas, utility trucks from Texas — flanked by pickup trucks with flashing yellow beacons — made their way west early Thursday toward the area of southwest Florida ravaged by Hurricane Ian.
Also along that path were pickup trucks loaded with generators, gas cans and other storm recovery supplies.
Naples Fire Chief Pete DiMaria said that his firefighters had to wade through the water to make rescues on foot.
“We made a couple of rescues where we had to actually walk from the fire station about two blocks to rescue a couple that was stuck in their house that was flooding rapidly,” DiMaria said Thursday on NBC’s “Today.”
Meanwhile, in South Carolina, where Ian’s second U.S. landfall as a strong tropical storm was predicted Friday, officials didn’t order evacuations, but warned the storm needed to be taken seriously.
Flooding appeared to be the main threat, both from rain and days of onshore winds piling ocean water inland.
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DELTONA, Fla. — A 72-year-old man died after going outside early Thursday to drain his swimming pool during the storm, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called to the home in Deltona, near Daytona Beach on Florida’s Atlantic coastline, around 1 a.m. Thursday.
The man’s wife told deputies that he disappeared after heading outside around 1 a.m. Deputies found his flashlight and then found him in a canal behind his home. The man was not responsive, deputies said.
He was pulled from the water, and deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived, the statement said.
Investigators said it appears he was using a hose to drain the pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal. The steep decline into the canal was “extremely soft and slippery due to the heavy rain.”
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
939 AM CST Tue Jan 24 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL DEWITT...SOUTHEASTERN GONZALES AND SOUTHWESTERN LAVACA
COUNTIES...
At 939 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Yorktown, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cuero, Yoakum, Cheapside, Westhoff, Hochheim, Dreyer, Edgar, Gruenau,
Terryville, Glaze City, Concrete and Hope.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Austin San Antonio.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
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MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two people are dead following a fiery solo crash on Highway 99 in Madera County.
California Highway Patrol responded to a call of a crash just after 5 p.m. Saturday just before the northbound Avenue 18 and a half exit.
The CHP says the driver of a Toyota crashed, causing the car to overturn and land in a creek embankment on its roof.
Investigators say the vehicle caught fire and both people inside died at the scene.
Madera County firefighters were called in to help put out the flames.
It's unknown if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.
The driver and passenger have not yet been identified.
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LOS ANGELES — Dr. Meredith Grey will be cutting back her workload on “Grey's Anatomy.”
Series star Ellen Pompeo is set to appear in eight episodes of the hospital drama — about a third of the usual per-season number — when the ABC show returns for its 19th season on Oct. 6.
Pompeo is reducing her commitment as she prepares to star in an untitled, limited series based on the real-life story of a tangled 2010 adoption involving a U.S. couple. It's for the streaming service Hulu, a Disney corporate sibling to ABC.
The network declined comment. Pompeo's spokeswoman didn't respond to an email request for comment.
There will be newcomers to help pick up the slack at fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle. Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho and Harry Shum Jr. will be among those joining the show as interns.
Pompeo is one among the few original remaining cast members, which include Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. The series was created by producer-writer Shonda Rhimes, a TV powerhouse whose credits include “Bridgerton” and “Scandal.”
Pompeo will retain her duties as an executive producer and narrator for “Grey's Anatomy,” said Deadline Hollywood, which reported the story Wednesday. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy/507-02047d91-f359-4f24-981d-d75501c17d62 | 2022-08-04 02:38:35 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy/507-02047d91-f359-4f24-981d-d75501c17d62 |
Participatory Surveillance programs gain traction worldwide in early outbreak detection and response
SAN FRANCISCO and PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the growing success of innovations in disease detection, Ending Pandemics today released the One Health Participatory Surveillance Map. This interactive, web-based, comprehensive compilation of systems enlisting direct participation from the public was previewed at the 4th International Workshop on Participatory Surveillance in Phnom Penh, and represents 60 systems in 41 countries. The new map is located online at www.endingpandemics.org.
Participatory surveillance (PS) programs provide community members a way to report abnormal health events in their families, animals and local environment. Within PS programs, a chicken farmer in Thailand, a World Cup soccer fan in Brazil, a mother in Cambodia, and a student in NYC are all examples of the millions of citizens who have helped detect and report questionable health circumstances in their communities, using basic phone, photo, and text technologies to aid in outbreak detection and community awareness. The users of the PS systems receive direct feedback in the form of health information, real time maps of similar illnesses in their locality, and during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, what to do to keep safe.
The new PS systems map reflects the broad and increasing interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health – an approach commonly known as One Health – and organizes programs by different health sectors and countries.
"Ending Pandemics is a visionary team creating exemplary outbreak surveillance tools and systems now in use by health agencies at national and regional levels across the globe," said Dr. Larry Brilliant, distinguished epidemiologist and CEO of Pandefense Advisory. "The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the urgent need for innovation in rapid detection. This new map of participatory surveillance systems is poised to serve as a fundamental resource to the vast expansion of global disease detection in the years ahead."
Participatory surveillance has emerged as a promising approach to rapidly detecting and verifying outbreaks, with growing recognition of its success. Three such examples include:
- The World Health Organization Innovation for Health Impact challenge prize, awarded in 2022 to Cambodia's Hotline 115 system, which was credited for identifying 90% of the early COVID-19 cases in the country.
- The Trinity Challenge Grand Prize, awarded in 2021 to Thailand's Participatory One Health Disease Detection program, working with thousands of farmers to identify and stop avian-based outbreaks early.
- The Pierre Faber Foundations Global South e-Health Observatory prize, awarded in 2019 to AfyaData in Tanzania for its innovative digital disease surveillance app, enabling people in communities to report potential infectious disease outbreaks in humans and animals. AfyaData also was recognized in the "Heroes in the Field" series by Bill Gates.
Dr. Mark Smolinski, epidemiologist and president of Ending Pandemics, said, "Speed is of the essence in disease prevention and control, and as the COVID-19 pandemic showed us, our global surveillance needs to be faster and stronger. Communities directly reporting symptoms of illness or adverse events are earlier to detect and faster to respond to health crises. We have invested in partnerships on five continents to expand participatory surveillance, hoping to inspire communities in every country across the globe for true pandemic prevention."
Ending Pandemics envisions a world where all people in all countries participate in early disease detection openly and freely, and where currently operating systems inspire and generate more interest in participatory surveillance. The organization created the interactive map as a resource that is freely available to support and engage communities to be a part of this greater movement. The map is designed to allow additional systems to be incorporated as they emerge, maintaining its value as an up-to-date global resource.
The objectives of the map are to:
- Illustrate the expanse of participatory surveillance across the globe
- Showcase the utilization of this innovative approach in One Health
- Provide key metrics for each system, including contact information
- Foster connection and collaboration among communities deploying participatory surveillance systems
San Francisco-based Ending Pandemics is a nonprofit organization that provides scientific, technical and catalytic funding to find outbreaks faster in emerging disease hotspots. An innovator in community engagement, cross-sector/cross-border collaboration, and expanding epidemic intelligence, Ending Pandemics partners closely with local governments, citizens, private sector partners, and human, animal, and environmental health workforces. For more information, visit www.endingpandemics.org.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InteliChart, a leading patient engagement and consumer healthcare provider, will be exhibiting at the 2022 Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo in Chicago, IL, from August 28-30 at booth #337. The event, hosted by the National Association of Community Health Centers, is the largest gathering of health center clinicians, executives, and consumer board members passionate about advocating for the betterment of community health.
"We're excited to attend the CHI & EXPO again this year and showcase how we're helping community health centers nationwide improve the health outcomes of their patients," said Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart. "Our Healthy Outcomes platform allows organizations to use one vendor for all their patient engagement needs. Managing the entire patient journey from a single place not only creates a cohesive care experience for patients, but also allows organizations to focus on patient care, rather than manual administrative tasks."
InteliChart's Healthy Outcomes patient engagement platform helps community health centers better serve their populations with integrated, patient-centric technology that promotes proactive care. The platform was designed to empower patients at every stage of their healthcare journey, from the first appointment to the post-visit survey, with tools designed to be accessible and easy-to-use.
Of particular interest to attendees will be InteliChart's industry-leading solutions for improving population health:
- Patient Activate: A population health solution that fully integrates with other InteliChart services to create "set and forget" campaigns that streamline care education, increase compliance, and improve patient outcomes, particularly among community health's high-risk patients.
- Patient Survey: An automated survey solution that helps organizations keep their finger on the pulse of patient satisfaction and outcomes that is easy to customize to patient populations.
- Patient eHealth: An affordable, easy-to-implement solution that integrates seamlessly with a center's existing workflows, creating a smooth experience for providers and patients.
At this year's exhibit, InteliChart staff will be prepared to discuss engagement challenges specific to community health centers and offer solutions that can be tailored to the populations they serve. The booth will also feature live demonstrations of the Healthy Outcomes platform and how its features work together to improve population health and support UDS reporting.
"We're proud of our proven record of success with community health centers. Our platform of patient engagement solutions provides these facilities with exactly what they need to engage with their highest risk patients. Through powerful automation, it's easy to filter and identify high-risk populations and automatically deliver information that encourages better health outcomes," said Craig Allen, InteliChart's VP of Sales.
InteliChart delivers Healthy Outcomes, the market-leading patient-engagement platform that helps providers attain superior patient outcomes. The Healthy Outcomes platform consists of Patient Portal, Family Portal, Patient Intake, Patient Notify, Patient Survey, Patient Schedule, Patient Activate, and Patient eHealth.
Located in Charlotte, NC, InteliChart was founded in 2010. Industry-leading EHR vendors, hospitals, health systems, and physician practices have selected InteliChart as their patient engagement platform, collectively representing 75 million patients. We integrate with 35-plus EHR products and deliver single integration API access to all the solutions on our Healthy Outcomes platform. For more information, visit www.intelichart.com.
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Buried treasure, including nearly 200 Roman coins, found in Italy
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN
Archaeologists in Livorno, Italy, are putting together the pieces of a great mystery that began with a stunning find.
While hiking in a cleared area of a Tuscan forest northeast of Livorno, a member of the Livorno Paleontological Archaeological Group spotted a few glimmering coins in the dirt in November 2021. Upon closer inspection and excavation, researchers determined that the find included 175 silver Roman denarii coins. Nearly all were in good condition, making this one of the few hoards of ancient coins found intact, according to the group.
But the discovery prompted a number of questions: Whose treasure was it? Who were they hiding it from? And why didn’t they come back for it?
The archaeological group, along with the archaeologist official for the provinces of Pisa and Livorno, Dr. Lorella Alderighi, has spent more than a year measuring, weighing and documenting the coins, according to a news release posted on its Facebook page. Now, the researchers think they have some answers.
“This treasure is about a person’s life, the savings of a soldier’s life and his hopes for building his farm,” Alderighi said via email. “However, it also tells a sad story: (T)he owner of the coins died before he could make his dreams come true using his savings. The coins tell his story.”
The hoard will soon be on display in an exhibition at the Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean in Livorno from May 5 to July 2, Alderighi said.
Mysterious past of the coins
It’s impossible to know exactly who buried the coins, Alderighi said, but the coins would most likely have been the treasure of a former soldier who served during Rome’s Social War from 91 to 88 BC and during the civil war between Sulla and the Marians from 83 to 82 BC.
The owner of the hoard buried it in a terra-cotta pot, which served as a sort of piggy bank. The earliest coins in the stash dated to 157 or 156 BC, and the latest up to 83 or 82 BC, according to the archaeological group’s release.
During that time, 175 denarii would have been a soldier’s salary for about a year and a half, Alderighi said. Now, the treasure has a value of around 20,000 to 25,000 euros, she added.
The coins were preserved well in their buried state. Only two are fractured, but they can be reassembled, the release noted. Studying them could provide scholars with more background on the history of coins and how people used them and could even lead to changes with the fundamental typology — created in 1974 and still used today — to identify and date Roman coins, she added.
“It is one of the very few hoards of ancient coins found intact and provides a lot of numismatic, historical and social information,” Alderighi said.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s secretary of state has won bipartisan praise during his first term in office for expanding voter access during the COVID-19 pandemic and overseeing elections that have been free of widespread problems.
That record still hasn’t paved a clear path to reelection for Republican Michael Adams. He now must persuade primary voters who have been bombarded for years with false claims about rigged elections.
He faces one challenger in Tuesday’s GOP primary who has promoted debunked election claims and another who favors pulling Kentucky out of a multistate effort designed to detect voter fraud, an effort being pushed by conspiracy theorists in conservative states.
The battle for Kentucky’s top elections post follows similar campaigns during last year’s midterm elections, when candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election won GOP primaries in numerous states. A handful of them went on to win the office in deeply Republican states, but each of those candidates lost in the closely contested swing states that typically decide presidential elections.
Adams, a lawyer, soundly defeated Steve Knipper in the primary four years ago. Knipper, who has questioned the result of the 2020 presidential election, is back for another run along with another Republican, Allen Maricle, a former state representative and television station executive. The winner will face Democrat Buddy Wheatley, a former state representative who recently lost reelection. He is unopposed in his primary.
Adams earned praise from both parties for increasing voting opportunities and allowing mail-in ballots in the 2020 elections during the pandemic. He has raised significantly more campaign cash than his two opponents. But he said the political landscape has shifted dramatically for secretary of state races around the country, namely because of a wave of conspiracy theories and false allegations after the 2020 presidential race.
“This job has gotten a lot more high-profile than it used to be,” Adams said. “And I think the big question in this election is, which direction are we going to go in?”
Adams, 47, has had harsh words for election skeptics, calling them “cranks and kooks” who shouldn’t be in charge of Kentucky’s election process.
State and local election officials continue to grapple with the fallout from former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. The lies he continues to tell, including during a televised town hall, earlier this week, not only undermine confidence in elections, particularly among Republicans, but have led to harassment and death threats against election officials and their staff.
Reviews in multiple states, including ones controlled by Republicans, have shown there was no widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines. Dozens of judges, including several nominated by Trump, also rejected his claims.
Knipper, 52, won the GOP nomination for secretary of state in 2015 before losing to Democratic incumbent Alison Grimes in the general election. The former city council member from a small town across the Ohio River from Cincinnati was a staffer under former Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton, but was fired by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin.
Knipper and a former colleague of his in the lieutenant governor’s office who also was swept out by Bevin, Adrienne Southworth, have been touring the state together alleging — without evidence — election fraud in the 2019 governor’s race won by Democrat Andy Beshear and in the 2020 presidential election.
Knipper said he has raised more money and enjoyed more support from the public than during his previous two races, and is running television ads for the first time.
“I’ve had enthusiasm, but I have never had this much enthusiasm behind me,” he said.
Maricle has campaigned on his experience in the Kentucky Legislature, saying he is the only candidate who has a voting record on election legislation. That includes support for a bill in the 1990s that allowed voters who were in line at the time of poll closings to remain in line and finish voting.
Maricle, 60, is critical of Knipper’s election skepticism, saying Knipper has provided no evidence.
“He’s said these elections have been stolen through the machines — prove it,” Maricle said.
But Maricle also has campaigned on moving the state out of a multistate system intended to combat voter fraud. He said he is taking a cue from other Republican secretaries of state critical of it and said it is not doing a good enough job helping states clear their voter rolls.
“It’s flawed,” he said. “You have nine Republican states in the last 90 days do away with that system.”
Knipper has also sought to capitalize on the issue, which has divided Republican state election officials. In a March release, he urged supporters to call on Adams to withdraw Kentucky from the bipartisan effort, which has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Trump’s false claims.
In the release, Knipper repeated claims that the Electronic Registration Information Center, a voluntary system known as ERIC, was funded by George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist who has long been the subject of conspiracy theories. While ERIC received initial funding from the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts, that money was separate from the money provided to Pew by a Soros-affiliated organization that went to an unrelated effort, according to ERIC’s executive director, Shane Hamlin.
Knipper’s stance on the ERIC system won him the vote of Dae Combs, a 63-year-old Louisville resident who visited an early voting location on Thursday.
“I’m just concerned that it would be easily manipulated,” Combs said. “I’m not saying that’s what happened, but I just think there needs to be more investigation into it.”
Combs said she doesn’t question the results of the 2020 election despite her support of Knipper.
Biden “is our president and we kind of go with the system. This is our system, it’s the best system in the world, but I do think there is room to look at things and not just take things at face value.”
Louisiana has left a group of states using the ERIC system after a series of online posts early last year questioning its funding and purpose. Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia subsequently provided notice that they, too, would leave. Texas has said it’s working on an alternative effort and is unlikely to stay. Kentucky is among six Republican-led states that have so far remained.
Judy Davenport, who was voting in Louisville on her 62nd birthday, said her vote for Adams was influenced by Knipper’s election skepticsm.
“I’m not an election denier,” she said.
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Cassidy reported from Atlanta.
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Bulgogi short rib at Soji Modern Asian
Between the fantastic raw bar, specialty cocktails and small plates, there is no end to what we can recommend from Soji. The Bulgogi beef short rib is one of the large plates that I feel has flown under the radar (very few pictures out there on Yelp and Google reviews), but it's definitely the best thing I've eaten in my handful of visits here. The short rib is the most tender beef I have ever had — you could literally cut it with a spoon. The water chestnuts and baby corn add a lovely crunch to the soft flat noodles. It's so worth the splurge.
Soji Modern Asian, 5050 Government St., Baton Rouge, 70806. (225) 300-4448
Soji is closed Mondays and open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. On Fridays and Saturdays, it's open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Sundays, it's open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Ha-Vy Nguyen, page designer)
Brisket birria taco and the pineapple jalapeno margarita at Modesto
Modesto has a large selection of unique taco creations to pick from and it’s easy to wonder what’s the best. Start with the brisket birria taco on a house-made corn tortilla. The soft tortilla is loaded with slow-stewed brisket served with Oaxacan cheese and topped with tomatillo salsa and served with a side of that braising liquid. Pair this tasty taco with the pineapple jalepeno margarita.
The pineapple juice cools down the spice of the jalapeno-infused tequila, which is sure to leave a deliciously slight tingle on the tongue.
Modesto, 3930 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge 70808, (225) 478-0860.
Hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Jennifer Brown, senior editor)
Scallion pancakes and potstickers at Asian Seafood House
While there were no little carts on wheels rolling around the dining room serving the dim sum at Asian Seafood House the day we went, the food is authentic Chinese cuisine nonetheless. Instead of the carts, servers bring you a paper menu to mark, which works well as the items are written in both English and Chinese. (If you've ever been confused as to what you're pointing to or getting at a traditional dim sum place, you may appreciate the modified logistics.) Once you've turned in your menu, they start bringing out the small plates and steam pans of deliciousness to your table.
My husband is hardcore and preferred the chicken feet (he got a second order he liked them so much), but my more American palate preferred the scallion pancakes and potstickers — both piping hot and accompanied by a perfect sauce. The fried spring rolls and soup dumplings were also tasty.
Asian Seafood House is located at 11294 Florida Blvd., in Baton Rouge. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Asian Seafood House is closed Wednesdays. (Jan Risher, features editor) | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_c8dc610e-e125-11ec-b666-5b670cfcf4e3.html | 2022-06-03 14:59:30 | 0 | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_c8dc610e-e125-11ec-b666-5b670cfcf4e3.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats, including President Joe Biden, repeatedly invoked it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security.
Scott unveiled his original plan last year when serving as chair of the campaign committee for Senate Republicans. It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.
His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
Biden held up a pamphlet of Scott’s original plan when he visited the senator’s home state of Florida last week, saying “I know that a lot of Republicans — their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has also been highlighting Scott’s proposals to criticize the GOP’s budgetary demands. And Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has consistently sought to distance Senate Republicans from Scott, telling reporters this week: “Let me say one more time, there is no agenda on the part of Senate Republicans to revisit Medicare or Social Security, period.”
Scott’s new plan takes a shot at his critics, saying in bold typeface: “Note to President Biden, Sen. Schumer, and Sen. McConnell – As you know, this was never intended to apply to Social Security, Medicare, or the US Navy.”
Scott explained the changes he made in a Washington Examiner op-ed that lashed out at Biden as well as McConnell.
“I have never supported cutting Social Security or Medicare, ever. To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat lie from a very confused president. And Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is also well aware of that. It’s shallow gotcha politics, which is what Washington does,” Scott wrote.
The White House wasn’t buying Scott’s explanation, though. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said cutting Medicare and Social Security was a “longstanding passion” for Scott.
“Make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record,” Jean-Pierre said.
McConnell and Scott have been at odds for some time now. Scott challenged McConnell in November to become the chamber’s minority leader, but McConnell easily prevailed in the first attempt to oust him. The vote was 37-10, senators said, with one other senator voting present.
House Republicans have been calling for reducing government spending as part of any agreement to increase the nation’s borrowing authority in the coming months. Democrats have been calling for a clean debt ceiling with no strings attached and are challenging Republicans to spell out any cuts they propose to make. Scott’s overhaul Friday signals the difficulty Republicans will have in answering that challenge.
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The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve's attempt to cool the labor market by raising interest rates.
U.S. applications for jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 248,000 for the week ending July 1, from 236,000 previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 3,500 by 253,250.
Jobless claim applications are seen as a proxy for the number of layoffs in a given week.
For three weeks in late May and early June, jobless claims had appeared to reach a sustained, higher level, above 260,000. Even so, that increase may not have been enough for Fed officials to pivot from raising its main rate at its next meeting.
The U.S. economy has added jobs at a furious pace since more than 20 million jobs vanished when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the spring of 2020. Americans have enjoyed unusual job security as companies have been reluctant to shed staff in a worker-friendly labor environment.
U.S. employers added a better-than-expected 339,000 jobs in May, surprising economists and painting a mostly encouraging picture of the labor market, even though the unemployment rose to a still-healthy 3.7%. Fed officials have said that the unemployment rate needs to rise well past 4% to bring inflation down.
The June jobs report, with a far more expansive set of labor data for the Fed to consider, is due out Friday. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect the economy added about 205,000 jobs.
However, the payroll processor ADP on Thursday said its survey showed employers added 497,000 jobs in June, nearly twice as many as analysts were expecting. That sent markets lower before the bell on the perception that the odds of new rate hikes just went up when the Fed meets later this month.
For the most part, the U.S. economy has been been resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hiking campaign in its effort to extinguish persistent inflation not seen since the early 1980s. The rate hikes have slowly helped to suppress inflation, though perhaps not as quickly as the Fed had hoped.
Last week, the government said the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March, much higher than the previous estimate of 1.3%. That, combined with a resilient labor market, will likely push Fed officials to go through with another rate hike or two before the end of the year as it continues to try to bring down stubborn inflation.
In June, Fed officials chose not to increase the central bank’s benchmark borrowing rate for the first time in 15 months, though some said they expect to add another half-point to rates by the end of the year.
There have been a number high-profile layoffs recently, mostly in the technology sector, where many companies acknowledging they hired too many people during the pandemic.
IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, Twitter, Lyft, LinkedIn, Spotify and DoorDash have all announced layoffs in recent months. Amazon and Facebook parent Meta have each announced two sets of job cuts since November.
Outside the tech sector, McDonald’s, Morgan Stanley and 3M have also recently announced layoffs.
The manufacturing sector has been contracting and the real estate sector has suffered because of higher interest rates. Three bank failures also have been blamed in part on higher interest rates.
Overall, 1.72 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended June 24, 13,000 fewer than the previous week.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about how useful fines are in deterring illegal behavior in the financial industry, saying some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Rohit Chopra signaled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to deploy an array of tools that could limit the ability of a bank or financial firm to conduct business if they violate the law.
In less than a year at the helm of the CFPB, Chopra has moved to turn the agency back into the assertive regulator it was under President Obama. The bureau took far fewer enforcement actions during the Trump administration.
Some staff that had left the CFPB under President Trump have returned. The bureau has been adding enforcement staff and has reprioritized issues such fair lending that were set aside during the previous administration.
Chopra, in a video interview with The Associated Press, said that the changes at the bureau have been necessary because the financial services industry has been transformed dramatically. Apple is now one of the biggest payment processors and has a credit card, Facebook tried to launch its own digital currency, and Amazon acts a financial middle man between merchants and customers in a way unthinkable a few years ago.
There’s also been the rapid growth of buy now, pay later companies, which offer ways for borrowers to split up a purchase into a small number of equal installments. It’s a product that effectively did not exist in the U.S. even three or four years ago.
In some of his earliest moves, Chopra directed the bureau to investigate whether technology companies such as Apple, Amazon, PayPal, Square and others may be violating privacy laws when it comes to payments. The bureau is also investigating whether buy now, pay later companies are causing consumers to take on too much debt as well as how those loans should be reported on consumers’ credit reports.
“We are trying to make sure that we have a real-world understanding of today’s markets, not in light of what happened in the pandemic, but in light of banking has really changed in the past few years,” he said.
Banks and other businesses have taken notice of the bureau’s shift. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched an advertising campaign this summer deliberately targeting Chopra, who the business lobbying group has alleged is trying to “radically change” the financially services industry.
Chopra is re-evaluating some of the traditional tools at regulators’ disposal. Because of the size of some of these companies, he said that tools such as fines may no longer be sufficient to punish bad actors.
The CFPB is exploring other ways to rein in illegal practices, ranging from limitations on a firm’s growth or banning a company from opening new accounts, as well as imposing fines and liability on individuals instead of just the company.
One option now being considered for repeat gross violations would be to revoke a bank’s deposit insurance, under the premise it is operating in an unsafe and unsound manner. Revoking bank deposit insurance would be a crippling blow for any financial company.
In April, the CFPB sued TransUnion for allegedly engaging in deceptive marketing of credit products, in violation of a 2017 enforcement order. The bureau also sued one of TransUnion’s executives as part of its lawsuit, which is seeking monetary fines as well as an injunction to stop the practices.
“We’re shifting our enforcement focus to these larger actors who knew something was a violation of the law but made a calculated decision to violate that law,” Chopra said.
TransUnion has denied it violated the 2017 order and is fighting the CFPB’s lawsuit.
Chopra’s comments partly reflect his experience as one of the Democratic seats on the Federal Trade Commission under President Trump. During his tenure, Chopra was openly critical of the regulator’s history of big investigations into anticompetitive behavior that ultimately ended in an inconsequential fine against a large company.
In 2019, the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion for the social media company’s extensive privacy violations. While the fine was the largest ever imposed by the agency, it represented less than 10% of the company’s total sales that year, and less than one-third of the company’s annual profits. In the interview, Chopra reiterated that he believes the FTC’s actions did little to stem Facebook’s bad practices.
“It felt like there were two standards at the FTC: hammer the little guy when they break the law, but when a big firm engaged in repeat offenses, it felt like nothing happened,” he said.
Chopra publicly referenced the need for more forms of enforcement than just a fine Wednesday after a company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was found to have illegally discriminated against potential Black and Latino home owners.
“We will continue to seek new remedies to ensure all lenders meet and fulfill their responsibilities and obligations,” Chopra said.
Other financial regulators have also taken a multifaceted approach. Regulators have fined Wells Fargo billions of dollars for various bad practices, including pressuring its employees to illegally open millions of fake accounts in order to meet unrealistic sales goals.
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EMERSON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker may be getting closer to debating in the state’s U.S. Senate race.
Warnock said Wednesday that he will participate in the debate Walker prefers if Walker agrees to another forum Warnock wants, the latest turn in a monthslong debate over debates. But later Wednesday, Walker and a spokesperson wouldn’t answer direct questions about whether Walker would agree to any other matchups.
Georgia’s Senate race is one of the most closely watched in the country as Republicans try to wrest back control of Congress. Twin 2021 runoff victories by Warnock and Jon Ossoff gave Democrats control of the Senate thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote, but Warnock has to run again this November to win a full six-year term.
Walker refused to participate in debates during the Republican primary race, brushing off criticism from GOP rivals as he cruised to victory. But Walker also repeatedly proclaimed his eagerness to face off with Warnock in the fall. Warnock responded in June by challenging Walker to three debates, one each in Atlanta, Macon and Savannah.
Last month, Walker instead accepted an invitation to an Oct. 14 debate hosted by a different Savannah television station, WSAV-TV, owned by Nexstar Media Group. The contest would be shown on Nexstar and other stations across Georgia.
The Nexstar debate promised a live audience, which Walker said was key, and said candidates would get the question topics in advance. Warnock on Wednesday said he would do the Nexstar debate if Walker would agree to forgo knowing the topics in advance and launched a campaign ad criticizing Walker for dodging him.
“The job of a U.S. senator isn’t one where you know the topics ahead of time or get a cheat sheet, and Herschel Walker shouldn’t need one to find the courage to walk on a debate stage,” Warnock’s campaign manager, Quentin Fulks, said in a statement.
Warnock and Democrats have relentlessly attacked Walker as unqualified and untrustworthy after months of news stories questioning Walker’s past.
But Warnock also said he wants Walker to accept either an Oct. 13 debate sponsored by Mercer University and local news organizations in Macon or the Atlanta Press Club debate to be aired statewide on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Oct. 16.
Walker, who has attacked Warnock for dodging his chosen forum, said Wednesday that he accepts not knowing the topics in advance but did not immediately commit to a second debate.
“Let’s lock down Savannah Oct. 14th, Senator,” Walker tweeted. “I don’t care what the topics are. It’s a fair debate. Open to the public. Televised statewide. And it’s not run by your donors. You in? Let’s do this for the people.”
Walker spokesperson Will Kiley said that Walker never sought the advance information on topics or questions that organizers offered and he accepts Warnock’s terms for the Savannah event.
But responding to a question from a reporter after speaking at a campaign event in Emerson, in Atlanta’s far northwestern suburbs, Walker wouldn’t say whether he would do any forums.
“Oh, we’re going to debate — Oct. 14. He said, ‘I’m going to debate,'” Walker said of Warnock. “So I’m ready for him.”
Asked specifically whether that meant Walker would not consider any of the original three debates that Warnock agreed to attend, Kiley later repeated that Walker will debate Oct. 14 in Savannah.
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Mike Trout (27) and Taylor Ward (3) look on after scoring on Trout's home run off aMariners starter Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning Sunday in Seattle.
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, talks with Mike Trout, left on the bench, as they prepare to bat against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout kicks his foot in the air and stops after home plate umpire calls Trout out on called strikes during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout will be day-to-day with a groin injury.
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Mike Trout in action during Sunday’s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville took a career-worst 0-for-26 slump into Monday night’s game against Boston.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is hitting .294 (57 for 194) with 16 home runs, 34 RBIs and 42 runs scored in 55 games.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Mike Trout stands in at the plate for the Angels during Saturday night’s game in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville went hitless in the three-game series.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout breaks his bat while hitting a ground ball during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani was forced out at second, and Trout reached first. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout comes to Philadelphia to meet up with the Phillies on Friday.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout stands for a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Mike Trout looks back during an at-bat against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Trout began Friday leading the majors in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS among qualified players.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout is hitting .320 with 11 home runs, 23 RBIs and 32 runs scored in 35 games.
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Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout (27) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is hitting .337 (32 for 95) with nine home runs, 19 RBIs and 25 runs scored in 28 games.
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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) celebrates with Mike Trout (27) after throwing a no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Angels won 12-0. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Mike Trout walks back to the dugout after striking out against White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease during the fifth inning Monday in Chicago.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is batting .319 with six home runs, 11 RBIs and 17 runs scored in 21 games.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, center, hits a two-run home run as Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, right, watches along with home plate umpire Bill Miller during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Mike Trout watches one of his two home runs for the Angels against Baltimore on Saturday night.
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Mike Trout celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting one of his two home runs against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a homerun during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout looks to the scoreboard after striking out swinging during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, left, hits a run scoring single with New York Mets catcher Tomas Nido watching during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Mike Trout, 30, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Monday: Went 1 for 4 in a 6-2 loss to the visiting Royals. He batted second and played center field.
Tuesday: Went 0 for 4 with two walks and two runs scored in an 11-inning, 12-11 loss to Kansas City. He batted second and played center field.
Wednesday: Left-hander Daniel Lynch (3-6, 5.19 ERA) will start the 9:49 p.m. series finale for the Royals. Trout has not faced him.
Stats: Trout is hitting .284 (64 for 225) with 21 home runs, 43 RBIs and 49 runs scored in 63 games. He has walked 33 times and struck out 75 times. His on-base percentage is .385, his OPS 1.025.
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Mike Trout (27) and Taylor Ward (3) look on after scoring on Trout's home run off aMariners starter Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning Sunday in Seattle.
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, left, talks with Mike Trout, left on the bench, as they prepare to bat against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a two-run home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout kicks his foot in the air and stops after home plate umpire calls Trout out on called strikes during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Mike Trout in action during Sunday’s game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville took a career-worst 0-for-26 slump into Monday night’s game against Boston.
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Mike Trout stands in at the plate for the Angels during Saturday night’s game in Philadelphia. The three-time AL MVP from Millville went hitless in the three-game series.
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) in action during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout breaks his bat while hitting a ground ball during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani was forced out at second, and Trout reached first. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout stands for a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Mike Trout looks back during an at-bat against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Trout began Friday leading the majors in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS among qualified players.
Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout (27) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) celebrates with Mike Trout (27) after throwing a no hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Angels won 12-0. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, center, hits a two-run home run as Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges, right, watches along with home plate umpire Bill Miller during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) runs the bases after hitting a homerun during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout looks to the scoreboard after striking out swinging during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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(The Hill) — More than 1,000 scheduled flights have been canceled in the U.S. on Wednesday as the northern part of the country braces for the arrival of a massive winter storm.
According to flight tracking website FlightAware, 1,306 U.S. flights were canceled on Wednesday and 1,914 others were delayed.
The airport that saw the highest number of cancelations was the Minneapolis−St. Paul International Airport, where 193 outgoing and 218 incoming flights were canceled, accounting for 44 percent and 52 percent of those scheduled, respectively. The Denver International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport also each saw over 200 outgoing or incoming flights canceled on Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service, the latest winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow and freezing rain from coast to coast in the northern U.S., with blizzard conditions forecast in some areas.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area could see snowfall up to two feet for the first time in three decades, according to The Associated Press. Forecasters also said that parts of South Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan are expected to see more than a foot of snow.
The massive winter storm has led multiple U.S. states to shut down local government offices and schools as they brace for the impact of the storm. In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz (D) declared a peacetime emergency on Tuesday in preparation for the winter storm and authorized the state’s National Gaurd to provide emergency services and the State Patrol to assist with public safety.
“As forecasts predict up to 20 inches of snow, I’ve directed state agencies, including @MnDPS_MSP, @MnDOT, and @MNNationalGuard, to take steps to prepare,” Walz wrote in a tweet. “We’re working to ensure we’re ready – and Minnesotans have a part to play, too. Plan ahead, drive safe, and limit travel.”
In South Dakota, meanwhile, Gov. Kristi Noem (R) shut down state executive branches in several parts of the state, directing government employees to work remotely for the time being, the AP reported. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/more-than-1000-flights-canceled-as-massive-winter-storm-targets-northern-us/ | 2023-02-22 21:20:17 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/more-than-1000-flights-canceled-as-massive-winter-storm-targets-northern-us/ |
AUSTIN (KFDX/KJTL) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, announced that he is endorsing Incumbent Representative David Spiller for Texas House District 68.
“From border security to cutting taxes to defending your values from the far left, David Spiller is one of Texas’s strongest conservatives on the issues,” Gov. Abbott said. “It’s my honor to endorse Representative David Spiller.”
Spiller won the 2022 Republican Primary Election after receiving 68.2% of the votes, defeating challenger Mark Middleton, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2021 along with his wife for charges connected to the January 6 Capitol Riots.
Spiller will run unopposed for the TX-68 seat after no Democratic candidates filed for the 2022 Democratic Primary, meaning none will appear on the November 2022 ballot.
Spiller, Jacksboro’s former city attorney, was elected to represent District 68 in 2021 after defeating Nocona businessman Craig Carter in a runoff election.
Prior to the election of Spiller, the last person to sit in the House District 68 seat was Drew Springer, who stepped down from the role after being elected to the Texas Senate District 30 seat.
Currently, Texas House District 68 includes Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Throckmorton, Wilbarger, and Young Counties.
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State lawmakers respond to SC Supreme Court’s ruling on Fetal Heartbeat Act
COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - State lawmakers released statements in response to the South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s Fetal Heartbeat Act.
The ruling said the law violates constitutional rights to privacy, “Six weeks is, quite simply, not a reasonable period of time” for a woman to know she is pregnant and “take reasonable steps to terminate that pregnancy.”
Some state lawmakers do not agree with the ruling.
Governor McMaster made the following statement:
“Our State Supreme Court has found a right in our Constitution which was never intended by the people of South Carolina. With this opinion, the Court has clearly exceeded its authority. The people have spoken through their elected representatives multiple times on this issue. I look forward to working with the General Assembly to correct this error.”
South Carolina House Democrats Leader Todd Rutherford said:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Republican’s extreme abortion ban is a major victory for women’s freedom in South Carolina,” Rutherford said. “As the court stated, this law was unreasonable and an invasion of privacy - something Democrats have said all along. We stood against this bill at every turn at the State House and will continue to fight against every attempt to restrict a woman’s control over her own body. If Republicans choose to continue this war on women - knowing the court’s position - they are deliberately wasting taxpayer dollars and time, because there are pressing issues facing our state that cannot afford to be sidelined.”
Congressman Ralph Norman released the following statement on Thursday afternoon.
“South Carolina’s Supreme Court decision deeming the Heartbeat Bill unconstitutional is deeply disappointing. South Carolinians have made their voices clear that we should protect life in its most vulnerable state, and I hope the South Carolina Legislature and Governor McMaster will explore ways to lawfully reinstate this important pro-life legislation. I have faith this will only be a brief step backward in our ongoing efforts to protect life.”
Thursday’s ruling is the latest step in a lengthy legal battle that began in 2022 after the United States Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade’s legal precedent that protected abortion access.
“We respectfully, but strongly, disagree with the Court’s ruling,” said South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. “We’re working with the Governor’s office and legislature to review all our available options moving forward.”
MORE NEWS: SC Supreme Court strikes down six week abortion ban, cites privacy concerns in law
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(The Conversation) – Most of the debates on the usage of “Latinx” – pronounced “la-teen-ex” – have taken place in the U.S. But the word has begun to spread into Spanish-speaking countries – where it hasn’t exactly been embraced.
In July 2022, Argentina and Spain released public statements banning the use of Latinx, or any gender-neutral variant. Both governments reasoned that these new terms are violations of the rules of the Spanish language.
Latinx is used as an individual identity for those who are gender-nonconforming, and it can also describe an entire population without using “Latinos,” which is currently the default in Spanish for a group of men and women.
As a Mexican-born, U.S.-raised scholar, I agree with the official Argentine and Spanish stance on banning Latinx from the Spanish language – English, too.
When I first heard Latinx in 2017, I thought it was progressive and inclusive, but I quickly realized how problematic it was. Five years later, Latinx is not commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries, nor is it used by the majority of those identifying as Hispanic or Latino in the U.S.
In fact, there’s a gender-inclusive term that’s already being used by Spanish-speaking activists that works as a far more natural replacement.
Low usage
Though the exact origins of Latinx are unclear, it emerged sometime around 2004 and gained popularity around 2014. Merriam-Webster added it to its dictionary in 2018.
However, a 2019 Pew research study and 2021 Gallup poll indicated that less than 5% of the U.S. population used “Latinx” as a racial or ethnic identity.
Nonetheless, Latinx is becoming commonplace among academics; it’s used at conferences, in communication and especially in publications.
But is it inclusive to use Latinx when most of the population does not?
Perpetuating elitism
The distinct demographic differences of those who are aware of or use Latinx calls into question whether the term is inclusive or just elitist.
Individuals who self-identiy as Latinx or are aware of the term are most likely to be U.S.-born, young adults from 18 to 29 years old. They are predominately English-speakers and have some college education. In other words, the most marginalized communities do not use Latinx.
Scholars, in my view, should never impose social identities onto groups that do not self-identify that way.
I once had a reviewer for an academic journal article I submitted about women’s experiences with catcalling tell me to replace my use of “Latino” and “Latina” with “Latinx.” However, they had no issue with me using “man” or “woman” when it came to my white participants.
I was annoyed at the audacity of this reviewer. The goal of the study was to show catcalling, a gendered interaction, as an everyday form of sexism.
How was I supposed to differentiate my participants’ sexism experiences by gender and race if I labeled them all as Latinx?
The ‘x’ factor
If a term is truly inclusive, it gives equitable weight to vastly diverse experiences and knowledge; it is not meant to be a blanket identity.
Women of color, in general, are severely underrepresented in leadership positions and STEM fields. Using “Latinx” for women further obscures their contributions and identity. I have even seen some academics try to get around the nebulous nature of Latinx by writing “Latinx mothers” or “Latinx women” instead of “Latinas.”
Furthermore, if the goal is to be inclusive, the “x” would be easily pronounceable and naturally applied to other parts of the Spanish language.
Some Spanish speakers would rather identify by nationality – say, “Mexicano” or “Argentino” – instead of using umbrella terms like Hispanic or Latino. But the “x” can’t be easily applied to nationalities. Like Latinx, “Mexicanx” and “Argentinx” don’t exactly roll off the tongue in any language. Meanwhile, gendered articles in Spanish – “los” and “las” for the plural “the” – become “lxs,” while gendered pronouns –“el” and “ella” becomes “ellx.”
The utility and logic of it quickly falls apart.
‘Latine’ as an alternative
Many academics might feel compelled to continue to use Latinx because they fought hard to have it recognized by their institutions or have already published the term in an academic journal. But there is a much better gender-inclusive alternative, one that’s been largely overlooked by the U.S. academic community and is already being used in Spanish-speaking parts of Latin America, especially among young social activists in those countries.
It’s “Latine” – pronounced “lah-teen-eh” – and it’s far more adaptable to the Spanish language. It can be implemented as articles – “les” instead of “los” or “las,” the words for “the.” When it comes to pronouns, “elle” can become a singular form of “they” and used in place of the masculine “él” or feminine “ella,” which translate to “he” and “she.” It can also be readily applied to most nationalities, such as “Mexicane” or “Argentine.”
Because language shapes the way we think, it’s important to note that gendered languages like Spanish, German and French do facilitate gender stereotypes and discrimination. For example, in German, the word for bridge is feminine, and in Spanish, the word for bridge is masculine. Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky had German speakers and Spanish speakers describe a bridge. The German speakers were more likely to describe it using adjectives like “beautiful” or “elegant,” while the Spanish speakers were more likely to describe it in masculine ways – “tall” and “strong.”
Moreover, the existing gender rules in Spanish are not perfect. Usually words ending in “-o” are masculine and those ending in “-a” are feminine, but there are many common words that break those gender rules, like “la mano,” the word for “hand.” And, of course, Spanish already uses an “e” for gender-neutral words, such as “estudiante,” or “student.”
I believe Latine accomplishes what Latinx originally meant to and more. Similarly, it eliminates the gender binary in its singular and plural form. However, Latine is not confined to an elite, English-speaking population within the U.S. It is inclusive.
Nevertheless, problems can still arise when the word “Latine” is imposed onto others. “Latina” and “Latino” may still be preferable for many individuals. I don’t think the “-e” should eliminate the existing “-o” and the “-a.” Instead, it could be a grammatically acceptable addition to the Spanish language.
Yes, Argentina and Spain’s ban of Latinx also included a ban on the use of Latine. Here is where I diverge from their directive. To me, the idea that language can be purist is nonsensical; language always evolves, whether it’s through technology – think emojis and textspeak – or increased social awareness, such as the evolution from “wife beating” to “intimate partner violence.”
Linguistic theory posits that language shapes reality, so cultures and communities can create words that shape the inclusive world they want to inhabit.
Language matters. Latine embodies that inclusivity – across socioeconomic status, citizenship, education, gender identity, age groups and nations, while honoring the Spanish language in the process. | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/stop-using-latinx-if-you-really-want-to-be-inclusive/ | 2022-09-11 16:51:14 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/stop-using-latinx-if-you-really-want-to-be-inclusive/ |
With Growing Demand for Multicultural Campaigns, Garibaldi will Partner with Founder and CEO, Natalie Boden, to Accelerate Growth for the Independent, Minority-Owned Agency
MIAMI, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BODEN, an award-winning, independent, minority-owned communications agency welcomes former Ketchum partner Sara Garibaldi as president. Garibaldi will work closely with Founder and CEO Natalie Boden to address the growing demand and accelerated growth from companies looking to lead through impactful campaigns that authentically engage with the Hispanic community.
Garibaldi joins BODEN after an exceptional 14-year career at Ketchum where she was a partner and held multiple roles, including NY Brand practice director and, most recently, Portfolio Leader providing day-to-day counsel to many companies across a wide range of industries, in addition to overseeing operations, including financial management and talent resourcing across the portfolio. She is an agency veteran with over 20 years of experience gathered at the top global public relations agencies, leading award-winning consumer and corporate communications campaigns impacting brand reputation and driving business growth. Prior to her time at Ketchum, Garibaldi worked at Edelman and Weber Shandwick. She has been recognized as one of PRWeek's "Top 40 under 40" and has been credited for more than 50 industry awards throughout her career including the PRWeek Awards, PRovoke SABRES, and Cannes Lions, among others.
"BODEN has been on an incredible growth journey these past few years supporting our dream list of clients, including PepsiCo and McDonald's, who are leading the way in activating impactful campaigns that truly make a difference," said Natalie Boden, BODEN Founder and CEO. "Adding Sara as president will help us accelerate our growth and broaden our expertise as an agency. Sara's strategic mindset, business and brand acumen, creativity, and stellar reputation as a mentor, leader, and growth agent will help us accelerate BODEN's mission: to help brands empower, inform and enhance the lives of the Hispanic community and elevate the next generation of diverse communicators."
"It could not be a more exciting time to join BODEN and help drive forward its important mission as consumers demand more representation and authenticity from brands than ever before," said Garibaldi. "The strong reputation Natalie and her team have built, including the roster of quality, global brands, the award-winning work, and the strong culture of the BODEN familia, appealed to my core. Paired with the fact that more and more companies are realizing the importance of authentically speaking to diverse audiences through impactful, purpose-driven campaigns, I am thrilled to embark on this next chapter with BODEN and be a critical partner to those who see the urgency in needing to future-proof their brands by engaging with and investing in these fast-growing diverse communities."
At BODEN, Garibaldi will counsel existing clients, as well as expand current service offerings, develop new specialty expertise areas, oversee growth and drive operational excellence for the agency. With BODEN's headquarters in Miami, FL, and talent throughout the U.S., Garibaldi will remain based in the New York area.
"The social justice issues that surfaced in recent years required brands to evaluate both their DE&I position and also assess the true impact of their internal and external marketing communications efforts. Given our specialty in culture-first communications with the Hispanic market at our center, BODEN is primed for growth," said Lauren Gongora, EVP and Partner at BODEN. "I am delighted that a seasoned leader like Sara is now part of our team and look forward to working with her as we look to BODEN's future. Sara adds a wealth of experience and an empathetic leadership style that fits in beautifully with our culture."
Garibaldi holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from NYU's Stern School of Business bringing together integrated marketing expertise with a strong business mindset. Having taught integrated marketing and public relations as an Adjunct Professor for many years, she has a passion for mentoring the next generation of communicators. Originally from Argentina, Garibaldi is fluent in Spanish, has led both general market and multicultural campaigns for an expansive list of global brands, and having grown up around the world during her upbringing, she brings a culture-first approach and unique global perspective to her everyday work.
BODEN is an award-winning, independent, minority-owned Hispanic communications powerhouse on a mission: to build trust and make an impact for brands in the Hispanic market. BODEN's work is powered by Escucha®, the company's proprietary strategic planning process, which provides brands with the insights necessary to empower, inform and enhance the lives of today's diverse U.S. Hispanic population. For more information, visit www.bodenagency.com
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FAYETTEVILLE -- A Bentonville man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison on one count of transporting child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The Rogers Police Department received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in September 2020 in reference to suspected child pornography being uploaded to a Google account, according to court documents. Further investigation revealed the email address associated with the Google account was assigned to Keith Alan Miller, 36, and the account contained child pornography belonging to Miller.
Miller was indicted in April and pleaded guilty in June.
The Rogers Police Department and the Arkansas Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/10/miller-sentenced-for-child-porn/ | 2022-11-10 18:02:42 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/10/miller-sentenced-for-child-porn/ |
Elton John playing White House lawn as part of farewell tour
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elton John was all in on a plan to perform at the White House before the world-famous rockin’ piano player hangs it up — he says — for good.
John was swinging by the South Lawn on Friday night for a show he’s calling “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes.
It will be John’s first White House gig since he performed with Stevie Wonder at a state dinner in 1998 honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair. At age 75, John is on a farewell tour after performing for more than 50 years.
A giant open-air tent and stage were set up on the White House lawn for the show,. The 2,000-person guest list includes teachers, nurses, frontline workers and LGBTQ advocates, plus civil rights advocate Ruby Bridges and Jeanne White-Ginder, an AIDS activist and mother of Ryan White, who died from AIDs-related complications in 1990. The president was expected to give remarks.
The show came together after A+E Networks and the History Channel, which are footing the bill, asked the White House and John if they’d be up for a collaboration honoring “everyday history-makers” as well as John himself, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.
It’s not clear whether the show will be broadcast beyond the live performance, though eager viewers can tune into the White House livestream to catch the president’s remarks, at least. John has worked with A+E in the past on his global HIV/AIDS charity, the Elton John Foundation, which has raised more than $525 million to combat the virus around the world.
The History Channel is hosting a new episode of its series “HistoryTalks” in Washington on Saturday, and John will be in town playing Nationals Park as part of his final tour. He opened the final leg of his North American farewell series in Philadelphia in July.
The president and first lady are big fans. Biden wrote in a 2017 memoir about singing “Crocodile Rock” to his two young boys as he drove them to school, and again later to son Beau before he died of cancer at age 46.
“I started singing the lyrics to Beau, quietly, so just the two of us could hear it,” Biden wrote. “Beau didn’t open his eyes, but I could see through my own tears that he was smiling.”
Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, was also a fan of John. He tried to get John to perform at his 2017 inauguration but John declined, saying he didn’t think it was appropriate for a Brit to play at the swearing-in of an American president.
The White House insisted Friday’s show wasn’t an effort to troll Trump, who has praised John in his books and has often featured John’s music — including “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer” — in his pre-rally playlists over the years. Trump nicknamed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “rocket man” for his record of test-firing missiles.
Sir Elton — he was knighted in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II — has sold over 300 million records worldwide, played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies.
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GRAPHIC: Louisiana worker terminated after relieving himself in water supply
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana government employee has been terminated and arrested after allegedly relieving himself in the water supply at a Donaldsonville water plant.
WAFB reports Michael Mastin, 57, of Baton Rouge, is charged with two counts of contaminating water supplies, and two counts of criminal damage to a critical infrastructure after he urinated inside of the water supply.
Officials say they were first informed of the incident on Wednesday and after a further investigation, it was determined that the information was credible.
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Mastin was arrested by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and was booked into the parish jail.
“At no time was the public in danger. All water samples taken to date are in good standing and meet all safe water drinking requirements,” said Ascension Parish President Clint Coinment.
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